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The proposed building is 184 ft tall. That’s like 18 stories!? Taller than the code building next door. Tbh with how desperately we need housing, having a high rise apartment building on the downtown mall doesn’t seem like a bad thing. I just hope it’s not 100% luxury apartments
Comment by rory096 at 02/03/2025 at 18:57 UTC
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Under the current city zoning code, that height is only achievable with a bonus for providing 10% of units as deeply affordable housing (affordable to households at 50% below the median income, sometimes called "very low income").
That said, even that bonus doesn't allow 18 stories (it does allow 184' for architectural flexibility, but at a max of 13 stories) — so an amendment to the code would be required to make the proposed building possible.
Comment by bravelittletoaster74 at 02/03/2025 at 18:35 UTC
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It is absolutely going to be 100% luxury apartments. And they'll be empty.