- Two long-vacant lot at 56th and Frances is set to be developed.
- Resident Patty Molinksy expresses hope for a community-centered project.
- The area previously housed a glass repair shop and adjacent owner’s residence.
- Developers plan to build six new homes
After years of vacancy, a developer plans to build six homes at 56th and Frances in Aksarben.
Developer plans to build six new homes in Aksarben at 56th and Frances.
“It just sits there sometimes the neighbor kids will go over there to play because it is it is empty,” Patty Molinksy, the owner, said.
Molinksy has lived in this neighborhood for nearly 35 years; she claims there used to be a glass repair shop there, and the owners lived on the lot next to it.
The lots had been vacant for years, and Molinksy hoped for something more community-oriented that neighbors could use to move in.
“We have always wondered if something would go in there. “I would like to see something like a community garden where children, the elderly, and residents of the neighborhood could participate,” said Molinksy.
Because one lot is zoned residential and the other commercial, developers will need to request that the city rezone the area. Sierra Homes are the builders. Owner Matt Kronaizl told KMTV that they intend to build six homes on the lot, with construction beginning in the fall pending permit approval.
Molinsky is not opposed to new homes being built, but he does not believe six will fit on this lot.
“I feel the lot’s too small for 6 homes, 2 maybe 3 at the most, but…it would be great to see family homes as long as they are not excessive, kids do need a yard to play in,” Molinksy told me.
The vote to rezone the plot has yet to be scheduled with the planning board.
