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Certificate of Approval - PLN14-0059 - 1501 Buena Vista Avenue - TL Partners I, LP. Public hearing to consider a revision to an approved Certificate of Approval for replacement windows and an alternate design for a new roof canopy as part of the restoration of the Del Monte Warehouse Historic Monument. The Environmental Impact Report for the Northern Waterfront General Plan Amendment and subsequent Supplemental Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Del Monte Warehouse Project satisfies environmental review requirements for this project under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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To: Honorable Chair and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Andrew Thomas,
Assistant Community Development Director
BACKGROUND
On June 3, 2014, the HAB approved a Certificate of Approval to allow structural alterations to a designated City Historical Monument to support adaptive reuse of the 1927 Del Monte Warehouse for a residential mixed use proposal. Located at 1501 Buena Vista Avenue, the unique brick warehouse was constructed in 1927 for the California Packing Company, now known as the Del Monte Company. Del Monte ceased use of the cannery/warehouse building in the 1960s. Since the 1960s, the building has been used by trucking and distribution businesses. In December 2014, the City Council approved the project, which in addition to the preservation of the warehouse, included construction of a major portion of the Clement Avenue extension, a $2 million contribution to the construction of Jean Sweeney Open Space Park and other public benefits.
With five acres of existing floor area, the rehabilitation of the Del Monte Building is an extremely large, complex, and expensive undertaking. With a construction cost of approximately $120 million, the effort is the most expensive construction project of a single building in the history of Alameda. To demolish the building and build 350 new residential units on...
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