The next step in building a new home development at the former Hawthorne Valley golf course was taken this past week.
The Westland City Council approved the rezoning and preliminary site plan during its Oct. 15 regular meeting for the new Hawthorne Oaks residential development, located on Merriman between Ann Arbor Trail and Edward Hines Drive.
The project would see 27 houses and two-four attached housing units on the north and south of the property and would range from condominiums to detached single-family homes.
“The homes will range from 1,288 square feet to 1,697 square feet,” said Charles House, the city’s economic development director. “The attached buildings would be 2,900 and 3,900 square feet and could be even potentially larger, 4,300 to 5,030 square feet.”
Some smaller cottage-style homes included would be smaller, ranging from 624 square feet up to 871 square feet, House said.
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The development is being done by Ann Arbor-based Three Oaks Communities, which gears its projects toward those with developmental disabilities. The project was first showcased earlier this year after an agreement to buy the dilapidated golf course between the developer and the city.
The eastern portion of the property will go undeveloped, instead providing passive recreational activity areas such as walking paths, picnic tables and a fire ring. The T-shaped private road serving the development will be constructed from the current driveway to the former golf course.
The plan was unanimously approved by the city council, allowing the development to move forward.
President Pro Tem Peter Herzberg said he was happy with the plan, including the renovations being planned for the bridge on the property.
“I like the plan. I like that you’re going to renovate the bridge that connects back to the former golf course,” he said. “I know the state’s not letting us build new ones, but you can repair the old ones, so I think that’s very beneficial.”
Councilman Adam Hammons echoed the thoughts of Herzberg, saying he was glad to see development finally come to that location.
“I know we’ve all wanted something to come to that Hawthorne Valley site,” he said. “That area definitely needs a shot in the arm and this is definitely going to bring it to that corridor and also bring some new residents to us.”
For more information on the homes, including ways to set up an appointment to speak to someone at Three Oaks about them, go to hawthorneoaksmi.com.
Contact David Veselenak at [email protected] or 734-678-6728. Follow him on Twitter @davidveselenak.
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