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321 West 6th Street project: utility discovery led to streetscape tweaks; commissioners pressed accessibility and parking policy questions
Summary
The landscape architect for 321 West 6th Street disclosed an active utility vault discovered after construction began that required changes to the streetscape (planters added); commissioners questioned Great Streets tree spacing, parallel parking allowances and driveway paving/accessibility features.
The Design Commission reviewed an analysis of the 321 West 6th Street project and heard from the landscape architect of record that construction revealed an active electrical vault that required moving some streetscape elements above ground and adding planters along the right‑of‑way.
The presenter said the building had already gone vertical when crews discovered the live vault, making re‑routing infeasible; staff worked with Great Streets staff and Jill Amezkama on an above‑ground…
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