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Committee backs Nora West Tower site plan, recommends alley abandonment and allows two small plaza variances
Summary
The Downtown Action Committee recommended approval of the Nora district west tower site plan (350 units, including 52 on‑site workforce units), approved two small plaza variances and voted to forward a 13,645‑sq‑ft alley abandonment to City Commission, while asking staff and the applicant to resolve street tree species and district traffic/TDM coordination.
The Downtown Action Committee on April 8 recommended approval to the City Commission for an alley abandonment and approved the Downtown Master Plan special review and two minor variances tied to a proposed 350‑unit mixed‑use building in the Nora district.
Applicant representatives said the west tower project will include 350 rental units, of which 52 will be workforce units spread on‑site (targeting 60%–100% AMI bands), roughly 17,000 square feet of ground‑floor retail and 545 parking spaces inside a four‑story garage. The applicant described the project as part of a two‑phase build‑out on a consolidated block, including a private Madera Court driveway with a public‑access easement to create a midblock crossing and to internalize curb cuts.
Architects emphasized design moves intended to reduce perceived bulk near 10th Street — a lower‑scale residential edge — by stepping the podium and setting the tower toward 11th Street, and described an active public plaza on the North…
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