City gets revised University Mall proposal

By Anne Ternus-Bellamy Enterprise staff writer

Davis City Council members were divided two-and-a-half years ago when plans for the redevelopment of University Mall came before them.

Those plans — ultimately approved on a 3-2 vote — called for the existing mall on Russell Boulevard to be demolished and replaced with a multi-story, mixeduse development.

The council members who voted against the project — Mayor Will Arnold and former Mayor (now Yolo County Supervisor) Lucas Frerichs — objected to the size of the project, which included four stories of apartments (264 units) over ground-floor retail and office space, as well as a three-floor parking garage.

Mall owner Brixmor had originally intended to simply refurbish the aging mall but was encouraged by city staff to consider adding housing — housing

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