Developer previews mixed-use concept for 2471 Westmont Boulevard; parking and valet logistics are central concerns

A developer previewed a conceptual three-story mixed-use building for the holdout lot at 2471 Westmont Boulevard during informal review on Nov. 5, proposing a ground-floor public-facing cafe and upper-floor coworking and event spaces.

The applicant (unnamed in the transcript) said the first floor should be a public-facing concept to animate the corridor and described plans for a rooftop terrace and membership-based club uses on upper floors. The developer noted experience operating similar locations and said valet parking is part of their operating model.

Staff and board members identified parking as the principal constraint. Staff pointed to two nearby public garages and on-street spaces (some of which are part of a TIF arrangement that preserves public parking through 2059) but said code generally counts on-site spaces and only allows limited credit for public spaces within a fixed distance (roughly 300 feet). Staff also said valet operations cannot occur on public property, so the developer will need to secure on-site stacking, a private loading/turnaround area or leased spaces. Board members asked the developer for real valet-ticketing data from the applicant’s other locations and for a formal parking study to quantify shared-use assumptions.

The developer said they would assemble usage and valet data from other sites and work with staff on options for dedicated or leased parking. Staff said the next steps are a formal submittal with a parking analysis and design details that address trash, service access and rooftop privacy walls for adjacent residential units.