If you drive down Carnation Drive today, you will see construction fencing, heavy equipment, and a cleared lot where homes once stood. The Flats on Main Street—a 78-unit affordable housing project—has broken ground. I drove by on a recent afternoon to document the progress. What I found was a site in motion. But to understand what is happening now, you have to look back at what was there before. What the Public Records Show Public records confirm the properties assembled for this project: 1419, 1421, 1422, 1440, 1445 Carnation Drive and 1150 Friendly Lane The owner of record is MGC Main Street Holdings, LLC . The applicant is The Flats on Main Street, LLC. The city’s role was not to buy the land but to rezone it and approve the development agreement after a series of public hearings in the spring of 2025. What Was There Before Google Maps still shows what once stood on this land. A yellow house at 1473 Carnation Drive. Small single-family homes at 1421, 1440, and 1445. Neighborhood streets. Lawns. …