Brighton Council OKs Final Northridge Condo Phase Brighton Council OKs Final Northridge Condo Phase

2/7/14 - The Brighton City Council approved an amended, conditional site plan for the Northridge Woods condominium development at its meeting Thursday night. Developer Steve Davis, who owns Advance Craft Home Builders of Brighton, is building 67 deluxe condo units after having previously received approval for 132 units. He says he is reducing the number of condos in order to accommodate the three-car garages preferred by the older demographic he is now going after. Council approved the site plan, but Davis must follow certain conditions, including constructing a sidewalk along Black Walnut Street. The city also wants Davis to haul away the bulk of the dirt that accumulates from his land balancing activities by the end of this summer. Northridge Woods is located on the far southwest side of Brighton, just north of Lee Road. Council Member Jim Bohn, who lives in one of the Northridge condos, says he is concerned about more noise, dirt and construction activity in the development as a result of the latest expansion. He says homeowners have been putting up with the noise ever since they moved in and want some peace and quiet. However, Davis assures council that the 67-unit expansion he is constructing is the last phase of Northridge and will use up the remaining undeveloped acreage. Davis says all of the condos will be over 1,600 square feet in size, will have high-efficiency furnaces, and ceilings will have an “R” factor of 50. Over the last 14 years Davis has built about 600 condominiums and single-family homes in several phases at his Northridge development. (TT)