Quincy sells 10 acres to Wyoming company for subdivision
QUINCY — The Quincy Village Council agreed on Nov. 21 to sell about 10 acres the village wants developed into 28 single-family homes to Glass Slipper LLC developer Chris D'Avignon.
The $28 sale requires the company to construct all infrastructure in the designed subdivision by Jan. 25, 2028.
Councilwoman Christy Berry raised her concerns about needing more information about the developer.
Village Manager Brittany Butler and council members said D'Avignon answered those questions at a work session on Nov. 7. The council approved the sale 6-1.
D'Avignon also applied for a marijuana provisioning center and purchased several other lots in the village, Butler said.
In April, the council sought proposals to develop the project on the 10.32 acres east of Quincy Schools.
Butler said the village had purchased "a small portion of the land" from the schools with a revision in the agreement that the property would go back to the schools if infrastructure is not installed by January 2028.
D'Avignon made the only proposal.
Butler told the council roads and curbs would cost at least $1.2 million. With utility costs, Butler estimated a $2 million project investment.
The manager said the project is "a huge benefit to the schools. More houses in Quincy, that's more kids going to school, more taxes."
The development would add "a nice road, not a dirt road, to the back parking lot" of the schools at the east end of Jefferson Street.
Glass Slipper proposed three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath homes in mid-century style "for multi-generational living."
The development is next to the Rotary Recreational projects planned by the service club.
Of D'Avignon, "He's got to obviously do all of his engineering from the ground up, architects and getting their people lined up," Butler said.
Butler said the developer must obtain agreements with Consumers Energy and Michigan Gas Utilities.
Berry said she could not find projects to match the presentation homes in the proposal.
Glass Slipper is a newly formed Wyoming LLC.
D'Avignon wrote the principals "have extensive developmental experience in both residential, commercial, and industrial developments in California, England, Taiwan, and China." He listed two projects in La Mesa, California.
Berry asked for a background check on D'Avignon.
Butler told her, "We have a background check for him because he's also the owner of the company that's going behind McDonald's."
That company planned a marijuana provisioning grow facility, which is now delayed by permit licensing, according to Butler.
Village attorney Chuck Lillis said the village could not use that background check for the new project without D'Avignon's permission.
Butler said D'Avignon purchased other lots in the village.
County records showed June purchases of 54 West Chicago and 48 West Chicago from the village where the village tore down houses. The price was $37,800.
Glass Slipper also purchased 58 West Chicago from a private investor, a location where a now-demolished apartment house burned in June 2020, killing two people.
The company purchased 136 West Chicago in February from a private owner.
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Realtor Angie Marsh told the council D'Avignon was a "private person" but had plans for the property she could not disclose.
D'Avignon listed himself as a "nonmember manager" of Glass Slipper LLC in the proposal.
Contact Don Reid: dReid@Gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Coldwater Daily Reporter: Quincy accepts proposal to sell subdivision land near Quincy schools for $28
