The Plaza at Santa Monica Project

SCH Number: 2017011031
Lead Agency: Santa Monica, City of (City of Santa Monica)
Document Title: The Plaza at Santa Monica Project
Document Type: EIR - Draft EIR
Received: 12/4/2018
Present Land Use: Downtown Core designation and Downtown District zone (Downtown Community Plan)

Document Description: Note: Review Per Lead The Project will demolish all existing on-site uses and construct a new 357,000 SF mixed-use building ranging in height from 19 to 129 feet. The building comprises a series of interconnecting bars that step back from a large ground level public plaza at the corner of 4th Street and Arizona Avenue. Each bar will house a different mix of uses including retail, restaurants, cultural, affordable housing, workspace, and hotel. With regard to the provision of affordable housing, the project will include one of two options: Option 1 - the provision of up to 48 on-site affordable housing units comprising approx 40,300 sf within the new building; or Option 2 - monetary contribution towards the construction of up to 130 affordable housing units within the Downtown Community Plan area. With Option 2, the approx 40,300 sf of space for residential units within the project building would be replaced by a gym. Based on the project site size of 112,000 sf, the project FAR will be 3.19.

Contact Information: Rachel Kwok
City of Santa Monica
1685 Main Street, Room 210
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone : (310) 458-8341

Review Period Start: 12/4/2018
Review Period End: 2/4/2019
Development Type: Residential (48 Units) Office (106,800 Sq. Ft., 320 Employees) Commercial (41,300 Sq. Ft., 78 Employees) Recreational (41,557 sf of public OS) Other (hotel-240 rooms, 12,000 sf cultural ctr.)
Local Action: Site Plan Other Action Other Action: Modification
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Geologic/Seismic Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Schools/Universities Sewer Capacity Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Solid Waste Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Tribal Cultural Resources Water Quality Water Supply Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5 Department of Housing and Community Development Department of Water Resources Native American Heritage Commission Regional Water Quality Control Board, Region 4 Resources Agency Resources, Recycling and Recovery State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality Department of Toxic Substances Control Caltrans, District 7