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Design review board offers design guidance but stops short of endorsement for 340 North Central six‑story mixed‑use project
Summary
The Glendale Design Review Board reviewed a proposed six‑story, 20‑unit mixed‑use building at 340 North Central Avenue on Sept. 11 and provided advisory comments on massing, materials and the project's relationship to an adjacent historic‑resource‑eligible building.
The Glendale Design Review Board held an advisory review on Sept. 11 for a proposed six‑story, 20‑unit mixed‑use building at 340 North Central Avenue (Design Review case PDR003330‑2024). Staff described the project as a 27,000‑square‑foot building with a 960‑square‑foot retail space on the Ground Floor, one level of subterranean parking and 21 on‑site parking spaces. Staff said the project qualified for a parking reduction under Assembly Bill 2097.
Case planner Eileen Babakani summarized the project's siting in the Downtown Specific Plan Central District, the building’s setbacks and design compliance with DSP modulation standards, and council comments from the Stage 1 review that asked for increased north‑side setbacks and redesigned north facades and the stair tower to better respect the adjacent historic‑resource‑eligible building at 346 North Central Avenue. "The project stage 1…
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