Planning Commission Approves AT&T Rooftop Upgrade at 1800 Union Despite Historic‑preservation Objections
AT&T won a conditional use permit to install six panel antennas screened by a penthouse expansion at 1800 Union Street to close a coverage gap; neighbors and historic groups argued the faux‑stack screening would harm the 1933 Art Deco building and Union Street character.
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The Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit allowing AT&T to replace small façade micro‑antennas with up to six directional panel antennas at 1800 Union Street, mounting the equipment on a screened penthouse treatment that AT&T proposed to style as a set of vent‑like stacks. "Approval of this CUP will permit AT&T to place up to 6 directional panel antennas on the roof of the subject property," Teddi Verhais, AT&T’s director for external affairs, told the commission.
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