Proposed construction of two mixed use buildings with a total of 110 dwelling units, 20,027 sq. ft. of office use, and 6,109 sq. ft. of retail & restaurant uses. The project also includes additional religious use facilities on the 30,612 sq. ft. site at the St. Paul's Cathedral site between Fifth Ave., Olive & Nutmeg & Sixth in Bankers Hill/Park West. One building is 180 feet (17 stories) which requires deviations from the 150 foot height limit and the second is 150 feet (13 stories). These glass towers totally overwhelm the footprint of the historic Cathedral, diminishing its historic integrity and impact the historically designated La Moderne Apartments on Sixth Ave. An older apartment will be demolished and the two towers will only offer 11 affordable units with the other 99 at market value. Bringing downtown style skyscrapers to the Uptown District, with one in the flight path, surely is a highly suspect project especially with St. Paul's selling the parcels for development. What is to say whatever plans are approved now will end up as the final project in a new developer's hands. This project has not been well received by the Uptown community over the 4 plus years that it has been through public hearings. Overall the project's mass,bulk and scale are out of proportion to the existing community's built environment and insensitive to its proximity not only to the Cathedral but also to Balboa Park.

Project Information

Project Address: 

Corner of Sixth Ave., Nutmeg, Olive & Fifth Ave.- Whole Block

Project Owner/ Developer: 

St. Paul's Cathedral / Tom Delaney

Owner Contact Name/ Email: 

The Rev. Scott E. Richardson: richardson@stpaulcathedral.org

Project Architect/ Designer: 

Tucker Sadler Architects

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