Developers of student housing project The Grove to hold second public meeting Wednesday

A preliminary plan for The Grove shows the general layout of the site, with the Grace Bible Church building to the north. The two buildings on the southern end of the site have been moved to the northern end in the most recent drawings.

North Carolina-based Developer Campus Crest Communities is holding its second public meeting for The Grove - a student housing project proposed for the Grace Bible Church property - on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at Dicken Elementary School in Ann Arbor.

The project, located on a 15-acre site just south of the church building off South Maple Road near Pauline Boulevard, drew criticism at the first citizen participation meeting Jan. 19.

Campus Crest agreed to hold a second citizen participation meeting at the request of an attendee.

The company is proposing 10 to 12 three-story apartment buildings, totaling about 224 units each with two or three bedrooms. It includes one parking space per bed, and would likely include shuttling students to and from campus.

About 50 members of the community came to the first meeting, and many of the concerns stemmed from the project’s similarities to the controversial 42 North Project, which never moved forward after receiving approval from city council.

A major concern: the site’s distance from the University of Michigan campus.

Other concerns raised among attendees included stormwater management, water pressure issues, traffic and transportation, home values, safety, and whether the demand for student housing can support another apartment project.

Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at lizzyalfs@annarbor.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.

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