The proposed site of the project at 320 Reily St.
A proposal to construct a large apartment building in Midtown Harrisburg has taken a step forward again, over two years since it was first proposed.
At a meeting last week, the Harrisburg Planning Commission voted in favor of zoning variance and special exception relief for a proposed 144-unit building at 320 Reily St., moving the project forward for further approvals.
The proposal received variance and special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board in October 2021, but the developer, Harrisburg-based GreenWorks Development, never subsequently filed a land development plan so the relief was revoked, according to Geoffrey Knight, the city’s planning director. Therefore, GreenWorks was required to start the approval process again.
The plan also has changed slightly, knocking the number of units down to 144 from 155 and reducing first-floor commercial space from 3,000 square feet to 2,590 square feet. Additionally, GreenWorks originally proposed only 86 off-street parking spaces, but now plans to include 160, using space at 1511 N. 3rd St. and 1530 N. 4th St. The developer is requesting parking relief, as city code requires 191 spaces for a project of this scope.
The proposed project site is currently a surface parking lot.
The project will need zoning relief approval from the zoning board and eventual project approval from City Council.
Additionally, the planning board heard a proposal for a four-story, 36-unit senior apartment building on land bounded by N. 4th, Clinton, Logan and Harris streets.
The board voted in favor of the land development plan, the consolidation of 19 lots on the project site and the vacation of several grocer’s alleys at the property.
The project, proposed by developer Midtown Redevelopment LLC, would also include two first-floor commercial units, 30 first-floor interior parking spaces and 12 outdoor, on-site parking spots.
Developers will need approval from the zoning board and council, as well.
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