820 N. Central Ave. Design Review Case No. PDR-002693-2023

Design Review Case No. PDR-002693-2023, managed by the City of Glendale Planning Department, involves a significant redevelopment project located at the southeast corner of Central and Arden Avenue in Glendale, California. The scope of work requires the demolition of an existing 5,688 square-foot commercial restaurant and two surface parking lots on a 36,173 square-foot site. In their place, the project will construct a new 8-story, 131,846 square-foot multi-family residential building containing 105 units. The development will also feature 186 parking spaces distributed across the ground floor and two levels of a subterranean parking garage, along with a 3,388 square-foot area of publicly accessible open space. The project has been granted a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 32 for in-fill development projects. This exemption is based on the project's consistency with the general plan and zoning, its urban location within the Downtown Specific Plan Gateway District, and the determination that it will not result in significant environmental effects or impact habitats. While the physical specifications and locations at 820 North Central Avenue, 208 Arden Avenue, and 212 Arden Avenue are clearly defined, specific financial data, contract values, and formal procurement evaluation factors are not provided in the current documentation.