CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Construction could start in the summer on a row of townhouses that will occupy the former site of the Fifth Church of Christ Scientist, a well-known Cleveland landmark that was demolished last year.

But developer Brickhaus Partners still needs to fine-tune a few details to satisfy the Cleveland Landmarks Commission, which tabled a discussion Thursday about revised plans for the project. The commission is likely to revisit the proposal in two weeks.

The essence of the project - 11 three-story townhouses along Lake Avenue between West 116th and West 117th street, just east of the Cleveland-Lakewood border - has not changed since Brickhaus emerged as the city's chosen developer in 2014. But the appearance of the homes changed as it became clear that the developer wouldn't be able to incorporate sandstone and other materials from the church in the facades.

The residences will sit north of the Shoppes on Clifton, a planned retail project that will include a Lucky's Market grocery store on Clifton Boulevard.

The city of Cleveland, which owned the long-empty Fifth Church, is shepherding the block-wide development plan and orchestrating land sales and swaps to make both projects work.

The Landmarks Commission has oversight because of the block's history. Fifth Church, vacated by its congregation in the late 1980s, was a 90-year-old sentinel at the city's western edge. And it was the centerpiece of a decades-long debate about preservation, demolition and development.

Brickhaus and Dimit Architects originally pitched stone-clad townhouses and a park anchored by a dramatic arch, separated from the church and preserved. But the building's rough condition and the city's limited budget severely limited the salvage.

In new renderings, aspects of homes - the tall, arched windows, in particular - refer to the church. But the materials, including man-made stone and stucco, are new.

During an interview Wednesday, Andrew Brickman of Brickhaus said that sandstone scrolls from the church will be part of a more modest memorial at Lake and West 117th. That's where Brickhaus plans to place a replica of the church's cupola, a small gazebo-like structure that will anchor a public green space.

The Landmarks Commission asked Brickhaus and Dimit to flesh out their plans for the park. Architect Julie Trott, the commission's chairwoman, suggested bringing more salvaged stone onto the site, as benches or decorative elements. "If you only have so much, then we need to go through great pains to get it into here," she said of remnants from the church.

Brickhaus and Carnegie also need to resolve lingering questions about the location and design of a wall between the residences and the retail center's parking.

"We're in support of this project," said commission member Laura Bala. "Just work out the details."

Brickman said the townhouses will be priced starting in the high $400,000s, with 15 years of property-tax abatement on the new construction. Cleveland routinely grants abatement for new and renovated homes that meet certain green-building standards. If construction starts on time, the homes will be finished in late 2017 or early 2018.