UDRB approves Midtown Park mixed‑use master plan, asks design tweaks on plaza and pavilion roof

The Urban Development Review Board voted to approve the Midtown Park master plan, a multi‑tower mixed‑use project in Midtown that proposes 924 residential units, extensive retail and office space, plazas and an interim paddle‑court activation on the southern parcel.

Applicant representatives described a two‑phase plan that places retail along pedestrian paseos, delivers roughly 106,651 square feet of commercial space and 1,118 parking spaces on site, with an additional easement for 200 spaces to the north. The first phase will deliver public plazas and two towers; the second phase will activate a southern interim paddle‑court site that will later be incorporated into the overall development.

Board members commended the urban design and internal passageways but asked for refinements. After discussion, the board approved the major use permit with two conditions requiring the applicant to: 1) reconsider the scale and pattern of the plaza paving for a more harmonious relationship with the project; and 2) advance detailing of the central pavilion roof and its materiality. Member Lewis moved approval; Member Gallardo seconded. The board recorded a roll‑call vote of 3‑0 in favor.

Architects described the plan as a cluster of four towers arranged to maximize open space in the center of the block and to conceal loading and parking behind liner uses. The applicant said the design includes over 100,000 square feet of retail and plazas intended to be pedestrian focused, and that phase 1 will include the primary plaza and northern towers.

The board's recorded motion and its two design conditions were read into the record before the vote. Staff and the applicant agreed to work together on pavement scale and roof material choices before building permit.