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Palo Alto ARB reviews design options for proposed 6‑story downtown parking garage at 375 Hamilton
Summary
The Architectural Review Board reviewed a preliminary design for a six‑level, 266‑space parking structure at 375 Hamilton that reserves space for future affordable housing. Staff and the applicant presented three façade options; board members praised materials and pedestrian improvements but raised traffic, access, and long‑term plaza design concerns. No formal action was requested.
The Palo Alto Architectural Review Board on Dec. 4 reviewed a preliminary design for a proposed six‑story parking garage at 375 Hamilton Avenue, a city‑owned site currently used as surface Lot D. Staff and the applicant asked the board to provide informal, site‑specific comments on massing, pedestrian orientation and materials; no formal action or vote was requested.
Associate planner Christina Dobkaviches told the board the garage proposal would provide 266 parking stalls and reserve space for future affordable housing. She said the council previously selected an Option 1a concept and authorized modifications under Palo Alto Municipal Code section 18.28.060(e) to allow departures from standard development controls when a primary use is a parking garage. "Both the parking garage and the future affordable housing on the site are...permitted uses," Dobkaviches…
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