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PLN19-0044 - Del Monte Warehouse Design Review Amendment - 1501 Buena Vista Avenue - Applicant: TL Partners I L.P. Public hearing to consider revisions to previously approved Design Review (PLN14-0059) to modify the design of the monitors (rooftop structures) on Bays 1 and 4 as part of restoration of the historic Del Monte Warehouse. The proposal is limited to architectural changes only and does not affect the previously approved land use, unit count, and parking. The site is zoned M-X, Mixed-Use with a Multi-Family Residential Overlay. The Environmental Impact Report for the Northern Waterfront General Plan Amendment and Subsequent 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: President Sullivan and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Allen Tai, Planning Services Manager
BACKROUND
In December 2014, the City Council approved adaptive reuse of the historic Del Monte warehouse for residential mixed use. Both the Planning Board and Historical Advisory Board (HAB) recommended approval of the project, which provides 380 new housing opportunities along with public benefits including the future extension of Clement Avenue and a $2 million contribution to the construction of Jean Sweeney Park. With a construction cost of over $120 million, this is the most expensive construction project of a single building in Alameda.
Since 2014, the applicant has grappled with the complex and expensive task of engineering the rehabilitation of the 240,000 square-foot building and developing construction plans. In the four years past, the project has been delayed by numerous complexities and unexpected discoveries. A laser scan of the historic building and extensive testing of building components were performed to understand how existing building components could structurally support and integrate into new construction. T...
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