‘Hands tied.’ Fresno approves contentious northwest housing project despite angry neighbors

The Fresno City Council on Thursday voted 4-2 to approve a market-rate housing project in northwest Fresno – a year after they rejected the same proposal, prompting a legal battle the city lost quickly.

The proposed apartment complex consists of three three-story buildings and one four-story building of 82-unit market-rate apartments. It will be on the northeast corner of West Herndon and North Prospect Avenues, neighboring Orchard Park and H. Roger Tatarian Elementary School.

The project is from local developer James Huelskamp’s group LandValue Management…

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