Brinkman proposes mixed-use development at car-dealer site

FORT COLLINS — Brinkman Development Inc. has submitted preliminary plans to convert the site of the Spradley Barr Mazda dealership in Fort Collins into a mixed-use development that would include a hotel, apartments and retail.

The site is at the southwest corner of South College Avenue and Drake Road. The Max Bus Rapid Transit runs along the west side of the property parallel to McClelland Drive and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Thunderbird Drive borders the south end.

The existing structures, built in 1966, will be demolished and replaced with four retail buildings, a four-story…