3725 Stinson Apartments (formerly Interstate Development)

Interstate Development along with Belden River Properties, intends to develop a 38-unit multi-family project on the 0.85 acre site at 3725 Stinson Blvd.

August 18, 2020 Planning Commission packet

Summary from August 18, 2020 Planning Commission meeting

The Planning Commission considered this item at its August 18th meeting as a part of a public hearing on the request.  A motion to approve the item was seconded, but failed to prevail, with the vote split at 2 in favor, 2 opposed, and 3 members abstaining.  The votes opposed raised as primary issues a concern over parking supply, the concern with converting potential commercial property to residential, and a concern over the lack of attention to racial justice.  

Abstention votes primarily cited the inability to ensure that the applicant’s primary project asset – affordability – was not a guarantee, but only a goal of the project.  The applicant noted that the proposal was essentially “market rate”, in that it is being designed to succeed financially by attracting tenants who are willing to accept lower levels of amenities in exchange for lower rents.  The primary support for ensuring the  lower rents was the applicant’s contention that unit size and the lack of amenities would not attract tenants at higher rent levels.

The Planning Commission declined to take up a second motion, and forwards the application to the City Council without a final recommendation.

October 27, 2020 City Council packet

Resolution 20-081 approving a request for preliminary plan stage PUD, constituting an amendment to the Silver Lake Village PUD, for the Interstate development multi-family residential project of 38 dwelling units at 3725 Stinson Blvd

December 8, 2020 City Council packet

Resolution 20-089 approving a request for a final plan stage PUD, constituting an amendment to the Silver Lake Village PUD, and establishing the Stinson Apartments PUD sub-district, for the Interstate development multi-family residential project of 38 dwelling units at 3725 Stinson Blvd