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Planning commission approves 46-unit ‘all-suite’ hotel plan at former Alvord Elementary site
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a development plan to convert the former Alvord Elementary School site into a 46-unit, all-suite hotel at 1625 Paseo del Peralta, with conditions addressing access, landscaping, archeology and building materials; the decision prompted extended public comment on murals, parking and neighborhood impacts.
The Santa Fe Planning Commission on Sept. 4 approved a development plan to build an all-suite hotel with 46 units on the former Alvord Elementary School site at 1625 Paseo del Peralta.
Staff presenter Rebecca Clauser told commissioners the site is about 2.09 acres in the Business Capital District (BCD) redevelopment subdistrict and was rezoned in 2018 under a master plan that limited certain uses and required a 25-foot no-build buffer along neighborhood edges. “The request is for the review and approval of a development plan to construct an all suite hotel containing 46 units on approximately 2.09 acres,” Clauser said, and she summarized required plan revisions, archeological clearance and utility upgrades.
The nut graf: the master plan approved in 2018 established site-specific standards for height, setbacks and allowed uses; tonight’s approval covers phase 1 — the hotel — with conditions the staff report outlined, including landscaping, updated construction drawings, water and wastewater…
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