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7/9/26, 2:57 PM City Council Regular Meeting - Dec 09 2025 - Midtown Community Center (570 McLawhorne Dr, Newport News, VA 23601) - Minute…
120 dwelling units in the development. The proffers stipulate the site layout,
which provides a building setback of 40 feet along the eastern boundary of the
property, a 20-foot transitional buffer area where the property abuts the R5
Low Density Multiple Family district along the eastern and southern
boundaries, the overall landscape plan, and building elevations. Additionally,
the proffers provide for traffic improvements including a 200-foot stacking lane
and 100-foot taper on Fort Eustis Boulevard, widening Old Fort Eustis Boulevard
and Old Stable Road to mitigate any impacts the development may have on
surrounding streets.
The proposed change of zoning is consistent with the One City, One Future 2040
Comprehensive Plan land use map.
Mr. Tyler Rosa, Attorney with Williams Mullen for the applicant, 222 Central
Park Avenue, Virginia Beach, Virginia, explained that the project had evolved
over the past 10 months following the previous remand in February 2025 by
City Council, and with significant community engagement. The project would
include 120 units with all traffic improvements recommended by the Traffic
Impact Analysis, including a 200-foot eastbound right turn lane on Fort Eustis
Boulevard, widening Old Fort Eustis Boulevard to 32 feet, widening the Old
Stable Road entrance, and conducting a warrant analysis for a potential future
traffic light.
Mr. Rosa noted that the portion of Old Fort Eustis Road serving the property
would be a dedicated road that dead-ends, providing right turn access off Fort
Eustis Boulevard, which the developer believed would discourage cut-through
traffic through the Wood Creek neighborhood. The developer emphasized that
the project was consistent with the current comprehensive plan that identified
the parcel for R7 medium density, compatible with the Woods of Jefferson
complex to the south and aligned with City Council goals to increase quality
housing.
Mr. Jack Claud, Engineer and Assistant Director, Hoggard-Eure Group, 704 Court
Center Parkway, Portsmouth, addressed drainage concerns, explaining that
regardless of the site's conditions, would measure ground water flow, collect
water at the property line, divert it back to Best Management Practice (BMP),
treat it, and then release it. He indicated for water coming from off-site onto
the property would be accepted, treated, and redirected through the BMP
system.
Ms. Latania Clay, 738 Long Leaf Lane, raised concerns about the high-density
development that had only a single access point, which would create a public
safety hazard. She argued the site had drainage challenges and narrow roads
unsuitable for multifamily density, and that the rezoning represented a dramatic
shift in land use intensity. She opposed the project and requested that City
Council vote against it.
Mr. Alvin Keels, a managing partner of A4 Development Group, 999 Waterside
Drive, Suite 1300, Norfolk, advised that over the past 10 months, there had
been community engagement since the project was initially rejected, he stated
they had obtained both positive and negative input and tried to address
concerns. He was committed to developing a high-quality project, if approved.
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