A 23-story high-rise building may soon be coming to the Pacific Beach neighborhood.
The city of San Diego is waiting to hear from the state to determine if this project accurately falls under State Density Bonus Lawneighborhood. It would be the second development of its kind to catch the attention of community members this year that will exceed the 50-year-old 30-foot Coastal Height Limit in the area.
“This is, and I'll be blunt, the most egregious bait-and-switch that I've heard in my long private career in housing,” said Council President Pro Tem LaCava, who represents District 1, which includes Pacific Beach.LaCava is now expressing his disapproval of another project slated for 970 Turquoise St. in Pacific Beach. According to a letter he andsigned and sent to the chair of the Pacific Beach Planning Group, who is also concerned, the development is called Project Vela.
NBC 7 obtained the multi-use building permits submitted to the city of San Diego's Development Services Department. In them, it lists that the building also plans to have two levels of underground parking and a ground-floor commercial space. “Pro-housing cities such as San Diego have gone above and beyond to address the affordable housing crisis,” the letter added. “We have long been advocates for creating more affordable homes for San Diegans of all incomes; however, this project does not align with State or City policies intended to build more affordable homes. In fact, as proposed, this project would mostly function as a hotel and will not help address the affordable housing crisis in San Diego’s coastal communities.
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