Sacramento commission approves 332‑unit Alhambra redevelopment amid neighborhood objections

The Sacramento Planning and Design Commission voted on Feb. 12, 2026 to approve the Alhambra redevelopment project (file P24‑007), a six‑story mixed‑use building with 332 dwelling units, roughly 2,400 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space and a six‑level parking garage with 322 spaces. The motion to approve the project, made and seconded during deliberations after public comment, passed on a roll‑call vote.

City staff senior planner Zach Dhalla told the commission the proposal would redevelop a block of vacant warehouses, a surface parking lot and several small homes with higher‑density housing in the Alhambra Corridor Special Planning District. "Staff recommends the planning and design commission approve the project subject to all conditions of approval and based on the findings of fact outlined in the staff report," Dhalla said during the presentation.

The staff report and applicants describe the site as eligible for an infill housing CEQA exemption referenced in the hearing as "a b 1 30"; Vice Chair Caden and city counsel explained that under the Housing…