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Developers present 28‑story Crossroads proposal at 570 Main; board seeks traffic, loading and pedestrian details
Summary
Crossroads Center LLC presented PB‑32‑2024, a proposed 28‑story, 547‑unit mixed‑use building at 570 Main Street in the DO‑2 overlay district. The board asked for further detail on loading dock elevations, garage openings, traffic turning studies and sidewalk protection plans tied to transit center redesign work.
Crossroads Center LLC presented plans on Jan. 28 for a 28‑story mixed‑use tower at 570 Main Street (PB‑32‑2024) that would replace low‑rise retail and restaurants with 547 residential units, roughly 12,000 square feet of retail and structured parking. The project team said the development would be built under the DO‑2 downtown overlay district and has requested a community benefit bonus of four stories.
Presentation highlights: Attorney Annie Klein (DelBello, Donnellan, Weingarten, Wise & Wiederkehr) introduced the team; architect Chris Fogarty (Fogarty Finger) and engineering and planning consultants described a 28‑story tower with 547 apartments (133 studios, 297 one‑bedrooms, 94 two‑bedrooms and 23 three‑bedrooms), about 476 structured parking spaces over six parking levels, and two retail spaces of about 4,000 square feet and approximately 7,800 square feet. The applicant said 276 parking spaces would operate as valet with stackers and about 200 would be self‑park.
Board questions and staff context: Board members asked for more information on pedestrian safety at the garage and loading openings, detailed elevations from a pedestrian sightline, and an auto‑turn study to confirm large vehicles can access the loading dock and garage via Leroy Place and South Division. Members also asked for sidewalk closure and scaffolding plans to protect students walking to nearby schools and urged coordination with the city’s transit‑center redesign.
Retail and transit focus: Staff and board members said they had encouraged the applicant to orient retail at the Station Plaza corner to welcome commuters exiting the train station. Planning staff said the transit center redesign (work by consultant FX Collaborative referenced in the meeting) is expected to transform Station Plaza South and that the applicant’s ground‑floor redesign responds to that project and staff feedback.
Next steps: The applicant did not ask for a vote; the board requested additional materials, including an elevation showing garage and loading openings from pedestrian viewpoints, traffic/auto‑turn studies confirming delivery and refuse truck access, and a construction staging plan that addresses school pickup and drop‑off periods. The board indicated it will continue review at a later public meeting.
