A 93-home planned unit development in East Brainerd was endorsed by Chattanooga planners Monday despite concerns from some neighbors about traffic problems in the area.
The proposed development, which is projected to cost up to $30 million to fully develop, consists of 83 traditional home lots and 10 townhome lots, all for single-family living. The homes will sit on a 19.9-acre tract of land off Hitchcock Road, with seven acres set aside for public green space.
Chattanooga’s Collier Construction – owned by planning commission Chairman Ethan Collier – is the project’s developer.
Collier has built several urban housing developments in Chattanooga. The new East Brainerd project will look and feel more like a traditional neighborhood than a typical suburban subdivision, he said. For instance, it will not contain cul-de-sac streets and will have a shared, neighborhood green space, he added.
But during discussion about Collier’s East Brainerd project at Monday’s meeting, some neighbors had heavy criticism.