Sandy Heights Apartment Complex: The 138-unit apartment complex was recently noticed to surrounding property owners and we have been receiving some inquiries. This apartment complex is approximately double the size of the next largest apartment complex in the City of Sandy. While quite large, the developer has produced similar complexes in the Portland region including the StonePlace Apartments in Molalla that are a crown jewel to that community. While our department understands the hesitancy to the apartment complex we are fairly confident the developer will construct a quality multi-family complex.
Warnock Industrial Building: Staff is currently reviewing a 5,000 square foot industrial building for the expansion of Advanced Plastics (located in the industrial hole to the south of Safeway). This new industrial building will cleanup the existing site and provide more employment to the growing industrial sector in Sandy.
Tickle Creek Terrace: The first seven townhouses in the Tickle Creek Terrace subdivision have been completed and are occupied. Upon full completion of the project this subdivision will house 15 new townhouses. One of the main features about that developments is the amazing proximity to the east Tickle Creek trailhead and other park opportunities.
Pleasant Street Masterplan and Walkability Plan: On September 11th we welcomed our newest team member, Emma Porricolo, to our staff. Emma will be assisting the Planning and Building staff over the next 11 months with downtown master planning and other planning objectives as we define are necessary throughout Sandy. We are excited for her to join our staff through the RARE (Resource Assistance for Rural Environments) program.
The National Walking Summit: I just attended the National Walking Summit on September 13th-15th in St. Paul, MN. The conference was spectacular and staff has been forwarded a number of idea and initiatives to implement in Downtown Sandy. While Sandy has improved in areas of walkability and providing ‘third place design’ this conference reiterated that we still have a long ways to go to design complete streets and a vibrant downtown corridor.
New Tupper Hill Apartments (9/7/17)