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Planning Commission approves revised Hyatt plaza design, seeks brick paving and reuse of salvaged materials
Summary
Commissioners approved changes to the Grand Hyatt plaza that widen terraces, add grass on terrace levels, remove privatized seating and increase an in-lieu open-space fee. Commissioners required brick paving and asked that project sponsors try to salvage and reuse existing brick where feasible.
The commission approved revised plaza plans May 10 for the Grand Hyatt (345 Stockton Street) after staff and the applicant presented changes intended to improve public access to the Ruth Asawa fountain and make the terraces more publicly inviting.
Staff and designers explained that terraces had been reconfigured, private seating around the fountain removed and grass added to terrace surfaces. The sponsor said Hyatt would maintain planted terraces and asked staff to accept the revised in-lieu open-space fee calculation; staff and the applicant reached a mutually acceptable fee in the hearing record.
Commissioners pressed for specific material commitments. Commissioner Moore and others asked that steps and public circulation areas be finished in brick to match the existing public realm; the sponsor agreed to use brick or stone as directed and to investigate salvaging and reusing existing brick where feasible. The commission—s approval included a condition that requires matching new brick to the existing paving and making a reasonable effort to reuse salvaged brick.
Commissioners said the revisions improved circulation and public access around the fountain and were compatible with prior direction on public-space treatment. The vote was unanimous.
