Plans to clean up Hometown Bank's South End land are underway

Grey Fox Capital released design concepts in August 2025 for the proposed housing on Mogadore Road in Kent. Image via Gray Fox Capital

Plans to clean up Hometown Bank's South End land are underway

- Wendy DiAlesandro

After Kent leaders in October decided not to rezone almost 12 acres near the center of the city, the proposed buyer backed out, but the land is still in play.

Grey Fox Capital had proposed to build a residential rental community on the property and had asked the city to rezone the acreage from Industrial to R-3 high density residential. The city’s planning commission demurred, but left open the possibility of establishing a residential overlay district that would essentially greenlight the development.

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