A new student housing development is not what Homestead Road needs or  what the students at UNC want.

That was largely the message of the council and residents Monday night, after  developers unveiled plans for a new student housing development at 2801 Homestead Road.

Landmark Properties, based in Atlanta, presented their concept plan for the Retreat, a student housing complex with 180 town homes and single family houses, and 809 parking spaces on 39.5 acres on Homestead Road, adjacent to Homestead Villiage and north of Carolina North.