The possibility of a decrease in height doesn't sit well with developer Owen Byrd, who has proposed a $60 million retail-commercial project on a 2.5-acre site along the Donahue Corridor, one of East Palo Alto's biggest intersections. Byrd's University Palms project has been in the planning stage for two years. Byrd argues that changing the height and design scale that has been set is unfair, as he has already spent $100,000 designing his project based on that scale.
Councilmembers did not resolve the issue at the meeting last week. They will discuss it again in a few weeks and possibly scale back the 80-foot limit that they set last year.
A similar issue came up months ago with the IKEA proposal, which the city vetoed because of its size, even though it was 75-feet tall (less than the 80-foot limit). The issue still has not been settled for IKEA and will go before voters on March 5.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
