Housing project moves forward

A drawing shows a conceptual site plan at Blue Springs Crossing in Island City. The 38 units at the development would add to the approximately 210 units the Northeast Oregon Housing Authority owns and manages in Union, Wallowa and Baker counties. (Myhre Group Architects illustration)

We fully expect to begin construction (in 2014), said J. Daniel Steffey of Guardian Real Estate Services.

Steffey is the senior vice president for development with Guardian Real Estate, a Portland firm set to oversee the construction of the 38-unit Blue Springs Crossing apartment complex that would be located on Walton Road.

Guardian Real Estate may submit a development plan to the City of Island City later this month.

We hope to submit the development plan to Island City by the end of January, said Jessy Olson, the development project project manager for Guardian Real Estate Services.

Dale De Long, the mayorof Island City, said that once the development plan is submitted, the city will determine if its plans conform with all zoning ordinances and codes.

We will look extensively to make sure there are no development code violations, De Long said.

Should any portion of the plan not meet requirements of the development code the city would have to grant variances before the building project could proceed. Steffey anticipates that the plan submitted will meet all requirements of Island Citys building code.

That is fully our intent, Steffey said.

Should Guardian Real Estates development plan be approved the firm would then be able to apply for building permits from the city.

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Housing project moves forward