The Spruce Hill Community Association (SHCA) zoning committee will have its monthly meeting on Monday, May 20, where more details will be revealed about the mixed-use complex proposed on the site of the demolished Memorial Christ Church at 43rd and Chestnut. The property was sold to Alterra Property Group for $17 million earlier this year.

The proposed complex will reportedly include 278 residential units, ground-floor retail, below-grade accessory parking for 54 vehicles, and 109 bicycle spots. The property is in a CMX-4 Commercial Mixed-Use Zoning District, so this proposal complies with the existing zoning code and already has conditional approval. However, due to the size of the project, it must go before the City Planning Commission’s “civic design review” process. An early step in that process is a presentation to the appropriate coordinating RCO (Registered Community Organization), which is the SHCA Zoning Committee. 

The developer is also reportedly interested in community feedback and “understands the neighborhood’s concern about the architectural design and proposed façade elements,” according to a SHCA zoning committee email.

The meeting will take place at the Spruce Hill Center (257 S. 45th St.), beginning at 7 p.m.

Another item on the agenda of Monday’s zoning meeting is a proposal to convert a single family structure at 225 Buckingham Place into a three-unit building.