Controversial new condos in Sacramento’s Campus Commons development can move forward
The construction of 24 new condos in the Campus Commons neighborhood will move forward.
The city’s Planning and Design Commission unanimously approved the condos Thursday, despite an appeal submitted by nearby homeowners.
More than 20 Campus Commons residents attended the meeting to raise concerns with the design of the condos not fitting in with the character of the existing neighborhood, a planned community located next to Sierra Oaks. They also took issue with the proposed removal of 10 trees. Some also raised concerns that the condos would not be affordable enough to tenants.
Commissioners were most sympathetic to the tree argument, but ultimately voted in favor of the project in order to add more much-needed housing to the city.
Though affordable housing is needed, housing at all levels will help alleviate the crisis, said developer Katherine Bardis-Mary of Mather-based Bardis & Miry Development.
The condos will be built within six new three-story fourplex buildings, according to a city staff report. An office building will be demolished to make way for the development.
Carr Kunze, a Campus Commons homeowner, submitted the appeal.
The project did not require Planning and Design Commission approval originally, but was approved by the city staff in November. The appeal caused it to be reconsidered by the commission.
If there is no appeal to the full City Council, the project will be able to move forward.
This story was originally published January 12, 2024 at 12:34 PM.
CORRECTION: Campus Commons is a neighborhood in Sacramento. An earlier version of the story was unclear on its status as a neighborhood.
