Two high-profile developments in Germantown — one residential and one mixed-use — could be underway soon.
One of the projects is the development of Glasgow, the shuttered Germantown Country Club site, while the other is the re-tooling of Carrefour at the Gateway, a major change on the suburb’s western doorstep.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen will review the development contracts for the two projects at its meeting Monday night, according to the meeting agenda published Wednesday.
The development contracts seek the final needed approval before significant changes begin on site.
Developers for Carrefour plan to begin an overhaul of the shopping center, and changes to a two-story building are just the first step. The building’s final plan was previously approved by the board. The first floor will be 6,300 square feet, and the second floor will be 4,300 square feet. Adam Slovis, project manager for the center’s redevelopment, said lots of interest exists in the building due to its location among other factors. The building could house one or two tenants, but no user has been secured for either space. He hopes a business can move in soon after construction is complete.
Slovis has previously said the first floor is an ideal space for a restaurant. Drawings depict an outdoor patio on the top floor.
Carrefour is pushing a deadline set by state law. The vested rights law says a developer must begin site work within three years of the preliminary plan approval. Germantown’s board approved the outline plan in December of 2019.
| Use | Space |
| Office | 320,000 square feet |
| Retail | 100,000 square feet |
| Hotel | 174 rooms |
| Residential | 320 units |
| Civic Space | 20,000 square feet |
| Parking | 1,400 spaces |
The single building is just the first step in a series of changes to the shopping center. In previous reviews, some worried the building would be used to begin work, and then it could be years before other progress begins. However, Mike Fahy, a representative for Billy Orgel and other partners working on the site, noted letting a property sit is not their style of work.
Spence Ray, a partner with Farmington-Kimbrough Development Group, is also returning to the board Monday for approvals of Glasgow, a residential subdivision for the former golf course on 178 acres. While he plans 366 homes, he is seeking approval for the first 150.
While developing the first phase, 28 acres on the north side of the development will help accommodate drainage. The Planning Commission reviewed a revised plan for that area earlier this summer, which addressed Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation concerns. Two ponds on the property will help ease drainage concerns and split one large retention pond into two. The amended plan also helped retain about 120 trees previously slated for removal.
Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meet at 6 p.m. on Monday at Germantown City Hall, 1930 S Germantown Rd. The meeting is open to the public but may also be streamed online.