Apartment, Entertainment Complex Proposed In Purcellville

Town of Purcellville

“The Franklin Johnston Group last week presented its proposal for the Catoctin Creek Towne Center—a development of multi-family apartments and an entertainment and sports center on 28 acres between Maple Avenue and Hirst Road in Purcellville—before a large crowd at the Purcellville Planning Commission meeting.

The project requires a Comprehensive Plan amendment, rezoning and special use permit. Once the project has gone through the regulatory process, the Franklin Johnston Group would purchase the acreage needed for the multi-family apartment component, while Tilley Entertainment would purchase the commercial portion of the property, according to a Franklin Johnston Group representative this week.

The Virginia Beach-based apartment development group, which manages apartment communities across the country, is proposing to provide more housing for workforce employees and seniors in the town and in western Loudoun in general. Bowman Consultants land use planner Chris Mohn cited a lack of affordable housing in the town, noting it had been 12 years since an apartment had been built in town.”

~Writes Margaret Morton of Leesburg Today

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Purcellville Council Overturns Restrictions On Vineyard Square Project

Town of Purcellville

“Following a sometimes raucous public comment session Tuesday night, the Purcellville Town Council approved the appeal by the developers of the proposed Vineyard Square downtown redevelopment project who challenged a number of design conditions imposed by the town’s Board of Architectural Review.

The council voted 6-1 to approve the appeal, with Councilman Patrick McConville opposed. Councilman Tom Priscilla made the motion to modify conditions imposed by the BAR, notably, a height restriction on the structure planned at the corner of O and North 21st streets. The motion also reversed the BAR’s elimination of several design features.

Overwhelmingly, the tone of public comment was strongly opposed to the design of the redevelopment—although not to the concept of redevelopment in the area, which many approved as a way to bring vitality back to the downtown. Only one person spoke in favor of the project as presented.”

~Writes Margaret Morton of Leesburg Today

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