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Chinatown predevelopment update: city plans to replicate historic façades, board raises design concerns
Summary
Staff said planning-level designs for several Chinatown sites include facade replication and mixed-use or senior housing; board members said early images feel "monotonous" and urged more Asian-inspired motifs as staff finalizes designs, cleaning, testing and RFPs for developers continue.
Craig Bridal, presenting the Chinatown predevelopment update, described current planning-level designs and recovery work for several Soledad Street addresses affected by past fires. Bridal said the design package for 38 Soledad calls for replicating the historic building with recovered facade elements, and that a separate design for 45 Soledad would recreate the previous brick building at the lower floors with additional stories above.
Bridal said the city is finalizing design packages and continuing disaster-recovery work at 37–39 Soledad (Republic Cafe and Lotus Inn), including interior…
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