- The Gainesville City Plan Board approved increasing The Verve’s density by 23 units and 125 bedrooms, totaling 227 units and 682 bedrooms.
- The Verve will include 24 affordable housing units and features a unique L-shaped design with a carve-out allowing traffic under the building.
The Gainesville City Plan Board voted Thursday to give higher density and more rooms for a 12-story planned development initially greenlighted in 2023.
The amendment to the 2023 land use and zoning allows 23 more units and 125 more bedrooms, bringing the totals to 227 and 682, respectively. That will include 24 affordable housing units at 50-80% of the area median income. The changes also include moving the minimum number of parking spaces from 90 to 100.
The proposed building (1026 SW Second Avenue) is called The Verve and is just south of University Avenue and east of SW 13th Street near the Innovation District…