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PLN19-0044 - Del Monte Warehouse Certificate of Approval Amendment - 1501 Buena Vista Avenue - Applicant: TL Partners I L.P. Public hearing to consider revisions to previously approved Certificate of Approval (PLN14-0059) to modify the design of the monitors (rooftop structures) on Bays 1 and 4 as part of restoration and rehabilitation 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: Chair Saxby and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
From: Allen Tai,
Secretary to the Historical Advisory Board
BACKGROUND
The Del Monte warehouse, built in 1927, is one of 30 Historic Monuments in Alameda. The Historic Monument designation is given by the City Council and it identifies resources that are of the highest quality and architectural significance. The major character-defining features that convey the building's historic significance include the two-story, four-bay volume, the long brick fa?ade, and regularly-spaced multi-lite industrial windows. Del Monte ceased use of the cannery/warehouse building in the 1960s. The building is currently occupied by a general purpose distribution business which uses approximately one half of the building.
In December 2014, the City Council approved adaptive reuse of the historic Del Monte warehouse for residential mixed use. The Historical Advisory Board approved a Certificate of Approval for the project, which provides 380 new housing opportunities along with public benefits including the future extension of Clement Avenue and a ...
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