Project with 530 residential units planned for site near Westchester Commons

The Crescent Communities project proposed for a 43-acres site near Westchester Commons would feature more than 500 residential units, most of them apartments spread across several buildings that would front Midlothian Turnpike. (Images courtesy Chesterfield)

A North Carolina firm’s latest Richmond-region development would bring hundreds more residential units to the area around Westchester Commons.

Crescent Communities recently filed plans for more than 530 residential units and 12,000 square feet of commercial space for a site just west of the western Chesterfield shopping center close to the county’s border with Powhatan.

The development would rise on 43 acres at the corner of Huguenot Springs Road and Midlothian Turnpike next to The Aire at Westchester, a mixed-use development with 2,200 homes by HHHunt Communities that’s now underway.

The Crescent project, which is referred to in county records as Westchester Assemblage, would feature a range of residential units along with the commercial component.

There would be about 360 apartments spread across seven 4-story buildings fronting Midlothian Turnpike, according to a site plan submitted to the county in April.

It would also feature about 160 two- and three-story townhomes, as well as 13 single-family homes.

The development would feature a commercial area split between about 10,000 square feet labeled “retail” and 2,000 labeled “coffee” closest to the Midlothian Turnpike and Huguenot Springs Road intersection.

There would also be a nearly 9,000-square-foot clubhouse, which would sit on a 1.5-acre open space area. The development’s perimeter would have buffers of 50 feet along Midlothian Turnpike and Huguenot Springs Road.

Crescent Communities is planning a 530-unit residential project near Westchester Commons. About 12,000 square feet of commercial space would be built at the corner of Midlothian Turnpike and Huguenot Springs Road.

Three vehicular entrances would be created on Huguenot Springs, and one would be on the turnpike. The site plan doesn’t show any connectivity with the adjacent Aire project.

Crescent’s project site is on about 43 acres that are split across three parcels. The project site was most recently assessed at $4.6 million, per online land records. Most of the assemblage’s acreage is a parcel at 1401 Huguenot Springs Road owned by Foxdene LLC. About 15 acres is owned by funeral home Bliley’s. The rest is owned by the Marie Watson estate.

It would appear that two homes on the property would be demolished to make way for the development.

Crescent is seeking a rezoning of the property to allow the project to proceed. The request will be reviewed by the Chesterfield Planning Commission, but a hearing date hasn’t been set yet.

After commissioners determine whether they will recommend approval of the proposal, the Board of Supervisors will render a final decision at a later date.

Crescent didn’t respond to requests for comment.

The company’s other Richmond-area projects include apartment complex Novel Scott’s Addition and a 500,000-square-foot warehouse called Axial Gateway 95 outside Colonial Heights, both of which are under construction.

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