Rezoning of former DePugh Nursing Center site
Summary
The owner wants to rezone the old nursing home site on West Morse from split R-2/O-1 to all O-1 office for one-story office buildings with surface parking. The request comes with setback and buffer variances, tree removal questions, and a required payment into the city's affordable housing trust fund to offset lost residential potential. The application is still incomplete.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
The developer may contribute toward the city's $250,000 purchase of an affordable home (versus about $50,000 currently in the trust fund) to offset lost housing potential.
Office condo buyers and the developer; the neighborhood also stands to gain if a parking deal with Bethel Baptist Church helps the day nursery's drop-off congestion.
Nearby residents along Welborne face a thin street with day-care drop-off traffic, and neighbors adjacent to reduced landscape buffers.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning and Zoning Board - Oct 6, 2026
The old 40-bed nursing home on West Morse is gone, and Z Properties wants ten small one-story office buildings in its place. It's less dense than zoning allows, but neighbors are worried about traffic, lost Westside landmarks, and safety near the daycare.
Planning and Zoning Board - Aug 25, 2026
The owner wants to rezone the old nursing home site on West Morse from split R-2/O-1 to all O-1 office for one-story office buildings with surface parking. The request comes with setback and buffer variances, tree removal questions, and a required payment into the city's affordable housing trust fund to offset lost residential potential. The application is still incomplete.
Related development
550 West Morse Boulevard Office Project
Could bring new office condos near Morse Boulevard, but raises traffic concerns on thin Welborne Avenue and would require affordable housing compensation for lost residential potential.
Former The Gardens at DePugh Nursing Center site rezoning
The project brings much-needed Class A office space (99% occupancy citywide), loses no actual housing, and its tax-exempt status ends — generating future CRA revenue for West Side heritage projects.
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