In the past couple of decades, Eugene developer Dan Neal has built stylish apartment and senior-living complexes around the state, from Eugene to Portland, Bend, Roseburg and the Medford area.

But never in Springfield, which sits just three miles from his Pearl Street office.

That may soon change.

Neal has submitted plans to the city to build a 128-unit apartment complex on four acres that his development group recently acquired near the Interstate 105-Mohawk Boulevard interchange.

Neal isn’t certain he’ll proceed, and says the cost, rents, and timetable are to be determined. The plans show a cluster of two- and three-story buildings that Neal says would have one- and two-bedroom apartments.

“In the current market, many projects are being shelved due to the high cost of funds and the

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