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A Vancouver, Washington-based developer is asking city officials to approve the plan for the 38-acre site in west Eugene.

A developer has submitted a land-use application to Eugene for a subdivision with 212 residential lots on slightly more than 38 acres.

The site, near the far western edge of the city, is part of a recent annexation the city completed to increase its available land for housing, according to the developer’s 412-page application submitted June 4. The applicant is GSC Investments, a Vancouver, Washington, company that is a real estate investor and housing developer.

The 38.15-acre site is south of Crow Road on a strip of land between Green Hill Road and La Porte Drive. The address is 29004 Crow Road. 

The proposed development will be a combination of single-family houses and townhouses.  The primary access to the subdivision would be from Crow Road and the project would have internal streets, public sanitary sewer, water and utilities. 

“A variety of lot sizes and housing options are planned throughout the project, appealing to a broad spectrum of future residents,” the application states. 

The developers are relying on an existing city capital improvement project planned for 2027 that will extend necessary infrastructure along West 11th Avenue and Crow Road to support the city’s housing goals, the application states. The land currently has an existing residential dwelling that will be removed.

The site is zoned for low- and medium-density residential, the same as surrounding parcels. The application says the current residential zoning aligns with the proposed project’s use.

The company didn’t respond to a request for comment. GSC’s portfolio includes 35 properties with more than 2,500 lots, spread throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico, according to the company’s website.

A city spokesperson was unable to provide any information about the next steps for the application, which is a tentative subdivision request that seeks to divide the land into 212 lots.

The developer would not seek building permits until after securing initial subdivision approvals.

Ben Botkin covers politics and policy in Lane County. He has worked as a journalist since 2003, most recently at the Oregon Capital Chronicle, where he covered justice, health and human services and documented regional efforts to combat fentanyl addiction. Botkin has worked in statehouses in Idaho, Nevada, Oklahoma and, of course, Oregon. When he's not working, you'll find him road tripping across the West, hiking or surfing along the Oregon Coast.