After 18 months of contemplation, a representative of Chapelbrow investors has advised the Lookout Mountain City Council against implementing the current plan to build the pro-posed assisted-living facility.

Frank Brock addressed the council Thursday night, calling the Walker Collaborative plan to center the development around downtown “a recipe for failure.”

Brock represents a group of investors interested in building a 96-acre development with an assisted living facility of 60 units, along with 160 residential lots.

In September, the Walker Collaborative made the recommendation that any development should be centered around the proposed town center building, which is in the planning stages.

The current comprehensive development plan has been in the works for months and could be completed in December, according to council member Sandy Gothard, who antici-pates the plan’s adoption in early 2010.

“We are trying to get it in a position to bring back community,” Gothard said.

Brock contends that the current plan will fail to accomplish this goal.

“High density housing around the town center building will not attract empty nesters,” Brock said. “No one will want to build nice homes in this area, so it will almost certainly bring down the average price of homes in the city.”

Brock proposes that the city consider a site within the city limits but outside of the city center, such as along Lula Lake Road. He has asked the city to pass a planned unit develop-ment ordinance (PUD), which would allow comprehensive planning for the site.

If Chapelbrow were to go forward in this direction, Brock says, “mountain property val-ues will improve as a result.”

In January, the options on the property Brock proposes for Chapelbrow will expire.

Brock alluded to the possibility of moving the project outside the city’s jurisdiction, say-ing investors are “investigating other sites outside the city limits.”