JACKSON, Wyo. — On Monday, Town Councilors unanimously approved the development plan for the Virginian Lodge apartment project at 750 W. Broadway Ave. The project will result in 32 new market-rate units — intended to serve primarily as employee housing — on the property. Eight of those will be two-bedroom apartments, and the remaining 24 will be studios.

The apartments will be built in the southeast corner of the Virginian Lodge property at 750 W. Broadway Ave. Image courtesy of the Town of Jackson.

In January, the Design Review Committee (DRC) asked for the proposed buildings to have a more human-centered design, after which the applicant updated the plans to have a redesigned U-shaped courtyard to improve the open space.

Discussions took place about a pathway connector between Virginian Lane and Karns Meadow Drive, but were omitted from the project because it is contingent on the development at the neighboring 90 Virginian Lane land.

While adjacent to the property, the Virginian Lodge apartments are a separate, privately-funded housing project.

The plan was approved and lauded by councilors for being a model for the development process.

“We don’t always get to celebrate that, so thank you,” Mayor Arne Jorgensen said at the Town Council meeting on Monday.

Hannah is a Buckrail Staff Reporter and freelance web developer and designer who has called Jackson home since 2015. When she’s not outside, you can probably find her eating a good meal, playing cribbage, or at one of the local yoga studios. She’s interested in what makes this community tick, both from the individual and collective perspective.