Woodland Park Euclid Improvements Design Review Amendment

Address/Location: 2001 Manhattan Avenue - 

APN: 063-281-020, -030, -040, -100, -110; 063-282-010, -020, -030, -040, -050, -060, -070, -080 and -090 

Zoning:  R-HD-5 (NCO) (Multiple Family High Density, Neighborhood Center Overlay) and R-UHD (NCO) (Multiple Family Urban High Density Residential, Neighborhood Center Overlay)

Applicant: Sand Hill Properties/Woodland Park Communities

                    Mike Kramer

Project No: Design Review Application DR24-001

Project Description: 

The applicant requests a modification to a 2022 Design Permit (DR 19-028), approved by the City Council on November 15, 2022. The 2022 entitlement included a general plan amendment, a zoning text amendment, a zoning map amendment, an environmental review, a vesting tentative map, a design permit, a conditional use permit, and a development agreement to allow the demolition of 161 existing units and the construction of 605 new units within three new buildings. 

The design review permit amendment includes the following changes from the 2022 Entitled Plans:
• Reduction in residential units from 605 to 550 
• Consolidation of Buildings 1 and 2 into one building with greater lot coverage and reduced setbacks 
• Reduction in maximum height for Buildings 1 and 2 from 9-13 stories to 8 stories
• Increase in maximum height for Building 3 from 5 stories to 8 stories
• Addition of mechanical stacker parking and new driveway/curb cut to the West Building
• New rooftop open space and pool in the East Building
• 4-foot increase in height and 2 foot increase in diameter of off-site water tank

Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council approval of the project at a June 24, 2024 public hearing, and City Council unanimously approved the project at a July 16, 2024 public hearing. 

Staff Contact:   Kelly Beggs, Consultant Planner

Elena Lee, Planning Manager