LANGLEY — The vacant lot on Anthes Avenue next to the Langley United Methodist church parking lot will soon house a new 2 ½-story, mixed-use building.

The ground floor will be retail or commercial space and the two top floors will house four residential units, said Langley city planner Larry Cort. The building will span roughly 7,000 square feet, including 2,432 square feet of retail space.

While a nearly three-story-tall building appears to be a large structure for Langley, it went through the design review process and was highly praised for its design.

Cort said it will blend in with the rest of the street.

“One Design Review Board member said it really captured the Langley style. I would agree,” Cort said.

Also, there is a similar-sized building just down the street: the lavender colored, mixed-use building next to Langley Park that houses residences and an office.

The facade of the new building is visually broken into three parts, Cort explained. The dominant colors will be a creamy yellow and a barn red.

The developer, Mimi Sproule, said she designed the building with Langley’s atmosphere and neighboring architecture in mind. It’s also a place she hopes to call home.

“I love Langley. We hope to keep one of the units,” she said. “It’s important to design something that fits in with everything else. Otherwise, I wouldn’t build it.”

Sproule, a graphic artist, designed the building herself and had the architectural details worked out by Architectural Design Services of Everett.

The Design Review Board approved the design with minor changes on May 15.

“All they have to do is go through the engineering review and get the building permit,” Cort said.

Pending final permits, Sproule hopes to begin construction this summer.

“We’re hoping to start in August,” Sproule said.

She estimates construction will take a year.The residential units will be for sale as condos, Sproule said.