Project Facts
Garden Street Terraces is a mixed-use development planned for Downtown San Luis Obispo, bordered by Garden, Broad and Marsh streets.
The project is a four-story building that includes:
- 48-room boutique hotel with restaurant, bar and lounge
- 11,820-square foot commercial retail space
- 13,227-square foot neighborhood market or anchor tenant
- 8 residential units
- 24 hotel valet parking spaces & 16 residential spaces
- All historic buildings on Garden Street to be retained
This mixed-use project retains the existing historic structures on Garden Street. These historic buildings will be seismically retrofitted and rehabilitated.
The physical model of the Garden Street Terraces project is available for viewing in the lobby of the City of San Luis Obispo's Community Development Department (919 Palm Street) on Thursday, September 15, Friday, September 16 and Monday, September 19, 2011, and again at the Architectural Review Commission hearing beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Hearing Chamber at 990 Palm Street. The model will be available again to view at the City Council hearing scheduled for October 18, 2011.
| City Requirements | Project Specifications |
|---|---|
| Building Height | The project reaches 50 feet at its highest point along Garden Alley and Broad Street, where the hotel rooms are located. The multi-tiered building heights allow for preservation of significant views and help to reduce the building mass. |
| Green Building Design | As designed, the project is capable of LEED certification, up to a Silver rating. |
| Pedestrian Amenities | Wide sidewalks, courtyards, plazas and a new mid-block pedestrian connection between Higuera and Marsh streets, improvements to Garden Alley. |
| Historic Preservation | Retain all historic structures on Garden Street. |
| Economic Vitality | Hotel, shops and neighborhood market provide transient occupancy tax and sales tax revenues. |
Project Goals
- Support Downtown as the civic, cultural and social center of the City.
- Contribute to the economic health of Downtown.
- Accommodate the needs of the neighborhood and residents while appealing to the visitor.
- Create an exciting, compact and visually interesting mix of uses within a landmark structure based on City policies.