Despite hearing arguments from opponents who fear a proposed new apartment building will negatively impact North Roland Park, Poplar Hill and other areas, a City Council committee voted yesterday to approve legislation that would allow the project to be built.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted 6-0, with one abstention, to designate a parcel at 1190 W. Northern Parkway as a Residential Planned Unit Development and accept a plan to let developers construct a $40 million, six-level, 148-unit apartment building called The Overlook at Roland Park.
The land use bill creating the Planned Unit Development will now head to a full council vote next week. If it passes and is signed into law by Mayor Catherine Pugh, the developers say they want to begin construction before the end of the year.
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