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1285 Sutter mixed-use proposal draws traffic, loading and design scrutiny; commission continues to Feb. 28
Summary
Bay Rock Residential—s plan for a 130-foot mixed-use tower with Trader Joe—s at ground level drew mixed reactions at the Jan. 31 Planning Commission hearing: supporters cited housing and retail benefits while residents warned of traffic, parking and scale; staff defended a negative declaration and proposed traffic-management conditions; the item was continued to Feb. 28 for further design and traffic work.
The Planning Commission took public testimony Jan. 31 on a major mixed-use proposal at 1285 Sutter Street that would demolish a small theater and replace it with a roughly 130-foot, up-to-107-unit residential tower and approximately 16,000 sq ft of ground-floor retail (brokered to Trader Joe—s). The department flagged required exceptions for height, parking, rear-yard variances and freight loading and proposed a traffic-management condition negotiated with the sponsor.
Bay Rock Residential—s design team described efforts at community outreach and said the project provides a local…
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