Character exhibits show what homes in the Rollingwood development in Noblesville will look like once constructed. (Renderings courtesy of the city of Noblesville and Drees Homes)
Two residential projects are moving forward and are expected to bring 296 homes to Noblesville after the city council approved rezone requests for the developments on Tuesday.
The first encompasses 160 acres at the southwest intersection of 156th Street and Cyntheanne Road for a development called Winslow Hills by Lennar Homes of Indiana LLC.
The other is 73 acres at the southeast corner of 146th Street and Prairie Baptist Road for a development called Rollingwood by Kentucky-based Drees Homes.
Both projects had been introduced earlier this year.
The Winslow Hills property is outside Noblesville city limits and was zoned A-2 General Agriculture under Hamilton County’s zoning ordinance. The property will now be annexed into Noblesville under the R-3 Residential zoning code. The former Fairview Wayne Township school building, constructed in 1902, sits on the southern portion of the property. The schoolhouse will be demolished, as the structure can’t be saved, said Jim Shinaver, an attorney from Nelson & Frankenberger representing Lennar.
Plans for Winslow Hills call for 200 executive-style estate homes between 3,900 square feet and 4,700 square feet. The expected average sale price will range from $650,000 to $900,000 and above.
All homes will have a side-load or carriage-style garage. Proposed amenities include walking paths, a 6,000-square-foot amenity center with an indoor pickleball court and a central post office building inspired by the former Fairview school house with a fire pit and gathering space, said Amy Steffans, the city’s senior planner.
The site does have wetland areas. As such, about 65 acres, or 40% of the site, will be reserved for common areas.
The council unanimously approved Lennar’s request.
Meanwhile, plans for Rollingwood call for 96 ranch and two-story homes ranging from 2,200 to 4,200 square feet each, not including optional basements. All homes are required to have side-loading or optional carriage-style garages. The estimated sale price is $750,000 and above, said Shinaver, who is also representing Drees Homes.
The property was zoned Corporate Campus Planned Development District and Innovation Mile District/Flood Hazard District. It was rezoned to the R3 Residential District / Flood Hazard District.
Council member Aaron Smith was the only person who voted against Drees Homes’ rezoning request, with Evan Elliott absent.
“I voted against Rollingwood because I had concerns about tree preservation,” Smith told IBJ in a written statement. “I know it matters to people in my district, and I want to see those standards reflected in other parts of Noblesville too.”
About 44%, or 32 acres, of the development will be open space, which includes a “significant amount of tree preservation” on the eastern perimeter, Shinaver said during the meeting.
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