Avenel Crossing
Athens
Description
A 60-unit low-income housing apartment complex with two three-story apartment buildings and two two-story townhome buildings, 102 parking spaces, and new sewer and water extensions. No vote was taken; it could come back for a vote around July 1.
Impact summary
Would add 60 affordable units — and an estimated 90-plus cars and dozens of school-aged children — on a steep, narrow township road with no sidewalks, bus route, or second emergency exit as currently designed.
Applicant
- Name
- Sunset Development (James Hunley) with Capstone (David Funk); engineer McCartney Associates
- Address
- Off Avenel Drive and Donal Lane, Athens County (three-mile radius, outside city limits)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Shade Tree Commission
Last discussed Jun 17, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (1)
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