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156 - 164 California Avenue

24PLN-00100

Request for Major Architectural Review for the reinvention of the two lots located at 156 California Avenue and Park Blvd. Lot A, 156 California Ave ( 1.14 ACRE) is situated at the corner of Park and California, Lot B, Park Blvd. (0.29 ACRE) is at the corner of Park and Cambridge Avenue; the reinvention of both sites will include the conversion of an existing parking lot and Mollie Stone's Grocery Store into a Mixed Use Multi Family Development. This project consist of three integrated structures; (1) 7 Story Podium Building with 5 levels of TYPE IIIB Construction over 2 levels of TYPE I Construction, 15,000 square feet will be dedicated to the Mollie Stone Grocery Store, (1) 17 Story Tower, (1) 11 Story Tower, both Towers will be proposed and conceptualized as TYPE IV Mass Timber Construction.

Environmental Assessment: Pending.

Zoning District: CC(2)(R)(P) and CC(2)(R) (Community Commercial).

Related Applications

Application #: 24PLN-00071

Request for review of an SB330 Pre-Application for construction of three mixed use buildings on two lots: (Tower A) 17 story tower with 3,317 sf of commercial and 192 residential units, (Podium) 7 story podium/tower with 14,707 sf of commercial and 112 residential units, (Tower B) 11 story tower with 1,423 sf of commercial and 78 residential units for a total of 19,447 sf of commercial space and 382 units. Parking will be provided in a podium and two levels of below grade parking. 20% of these units will be classified as affordable to qualify for Govt. Code Section 65589.5(d)(5) known as the "Builder's Remedy". In addition, this project includes a Vesting Tentative Parcel Map to create a vertical airspace subdivision in which the commercial condominium portion of the building would be owned as a separate legal parcel and the balance of the building would be owned as another separate legal parcel.

The submission of this Alternative SB 330 Application is not intended as a withdrawal of the Original SB 330 Application.

Environmental Assessment: Not a Project.

Zoning District: CC(2)(R)(P) and CC(2)(R) (Community Commercial).

Project Plans

Submittal Plans(PDF, 15MB)

Application #: 23PLN-00316

Request for review of an SB330 Pre-Application for construction of three mixed use buildings on two lots: (Tower A) 17 story tower with 2,100 sf of commercial and 194 residential units, (Podium) 7 story podium/tower with 14,168 sf of commercial and 110 residential units, (Tower B) 11 story tower with 2,131 sf of commercial and 78 residential units for a total of 18,399 sf of commercial space and 382 units. Parking will be provided in a podium and two levels of below grade parking. 20% of these units will be classified as affordable to qualify for Govt. Code Section 65589.5(d)(5) known as the "Builder's Remedy".

Environmental Assessment: Not a Project. If a formal application is filed, an analysis of the project’s CEQA impacts will be performed.

Zoning District: CC(2)(R)(P) and CC(2)(R) (Community Commercial).

Project Documents

Project Description(PDF, 11MB)
Initial Submittal(PDF, 4MB)