CANANDAIGUA, NY – Although Canandaigua City Council narrowly gave the OK for a rezoning that could have led to more housing in the northeast part of the city, the project is, in the words of the developer, “a dead project.”
Developer Chris Iversen wanted to build 132 units of townhomes between Stewart Place and North Road and sought the rezoning of 30 acres of land from residential to planned unit development to make it happen. That particular zoning gives the developer more leeway in designing the overall project in exchange for certain concessions to the city.
By a 5-4 vote on Thursday night, City Council approved the rezoning, although with conditions that would have required granite curbs, sidewalks on both sides of the street and signs indicating where construction traffic could enter the project.
Iversen said he agrees with councilmembers that this is a difficult property to develop, which impacts the cost of the units that would be sold. Iversen added that he found it “curious” that councilmembers felt it was imperative to add to the cost of the project and think that would make it more successful, Iversen said.