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Freedom West 2 draft EIR draws split response; co‑op residents urge certification
Summary
The commission held a public hearing on the Freedom West 2 draft EIR, which staff said found significant unavoidable impacts in several categories; co‑op shareholders urged certification and swift approvals while labor and neighborhood groups stressed mitigation and future conditional-use scrutiny for the proposed hotel.
Planning staff opened a public hearing on the Freedom West 2 draft environmental impact report (DEIR) on Feb. 12. The draft EIR, published Jan. 13, analyzes demolition of the existing Freedom West Homes complex and construction of a multi‑building replacement (up to 15 buildings) with replacement co‑op units, additional residential units, a hotel and community‑serving uses; full buildout was preliminarily scheduled between late 2026 and early 2034.
Staff (Lisa Gibson and Megan Kalpin) told commissioners the DEIR identified significant and unavoidable impacts for historic architectural resources, noise and vibration, air…
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