A not-for-profit foundation has withdrawn its application to convert the former Glenwood Elementary School into multi-family housing. A rezoning request that accompanied the proposed project was removed from the agenda for Monday’s meeting of the Danville Planning Commission.
Prior to withdrawing its application, Buckeye Community Hope Foundation had developed plans to convert the school into apartments and construct a second building on the property that also would contain apartments.
A total of 48 apartments were planned, with rents ranging from $421 to $495 for one-bedroom units, $485 to $595 for two-bedroom units and $571 to $675 for three-bedroom units.
Five of the 48 units would have been eligible for Section 8 housing vouchers,
Residents in the neighborhood overwhelmingly expressed opposition to the proposed project during a community meeting held last week by the city’s Community Development Department.
Glenwood school is a 28,000 square-foot building located at 1540 Halifax Road. It was built in 1948 and sits on 6.3 acres. The school was closed in 2013. Since then, the school has been vandalized on multiple occasions.