The half-acre lot is at the corner of Altamont Avenue and West Moore Street. (Mike Platania photo)
The developer behind a significant part of Chesterfield’s Springline at District 60 project is eyeing a piece of Scott’s Addition.
Collins Enterprises recently filed plans to construct a four-story apartment building at 1600 Altamont Ave.
With 46 planned units, the project would be quite a bit smaller than the two projects Collins is working on at Springline at District 60 in the Southside, where it’s nearing completion of a 300-unit mixed-use building and is preparing to break ground on an additional 245 units.
Arthur Collins, who leads the Connecticut-based development firm, declined to comment on their Scott’s Addition plans.
The Altamont site is currently home to a one-story building that was once the home of The Big Kitchen, a drive-thru prepared meals concept from the restaurant group behind Tazza Kitchen. The 2,400-square-foot space has been vacant in recent years and marketed for lease.
A conceptual drawing of the building. (City documents)
Plans filed with the city show that Collins is looking to clear the half-acre site and build a new, four-story building with 37 one bedroom/studio units and nine two-bedroom units. Much of the first floor would be a 38-space parking garage.
The property is owned by local investment company The Baker Cos., which bought it for $805,000 in 2016. The city most recently assessed the parcel at $2.2 million, and the land’s B-7 zoning allows Collins to build the development by-right.
A pair of local firms fill out the development team, with Winks Snowa Architects as the designer, Timmons Group the engineer and Baker Development Resources the planning consultant.
Another, larger residential development is in the works a few blocks to the west along Moore Street. Earlier this year Hoffman & Associates bought the whole city block bound by Moore, Norfolk, Highpoint and MacTavish for over $13 million. The prolific D.C. developer is planning to build more than 360 apartments plus commercial space on the parcel, which is currently primarily a parking lot.
