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Monrovia Weekly Jun 21, 2018
The 296-unit Richman Residential Project will now come before the City Council on July 3. – Courtesy illustration / City of Monrovia
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The 296-unit Richman Residential Project will now come before the City Council on July 3. – Courtesy illustration / City of Monrovia
Two additional significant development projects pending for review this summer
By Staff
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council approve the proposed project submitted by Richman Residential for a 296-unit multi-family housing development located just south of the Gold Line stop at Station Square (located at the NE corner of Duarte Ave. and Magnolia Ave.). The agenda materials that have been prepared for the item can be found at the City’s website.
By way of background, you may recall that on Tuesday, May 15 the Development Review Committee (DRC) voted unanimously to recommend that the Planning Commission approve the proposed project, and additional details related to the proposed initiative include the following:
-The Richman Residential Project is being developed under the auspices of the Station Square South Specific Plan, which consists of a 3.79-acre property adjacent to and south of the Gold Line Monrovia Station, which includes several parcels in and around 1725 Peck Road and 225 West Duarte Road.
-The development will be a transit-oriented, three, four, and five-story multi-family residential development of 296 dwelling units, yielding a density of 78 dwelling units per acre (gross).
-The project proposes to change Peck Road north of Duarte Road to a publicly accessible driveway and drop-off area for the adjacent Metro Gold Line Monrovia Station. The site is part of the Station Square Transit Village.
The project also provides three types of planned public open spaces, including:
-A 15,488-square-foot drop-off plaza (and accessible paths) for Gold Line station passengers.
-An approximately 475-foot long paseo (walking path) located along the northern portion of the site connecting to the drop-off plaza.
-A 2,130-square-foot publicly-accessible open space area fronting Magnolia Ave.
As the project moves forward, all relevant details related to the development project can be found on the City’s website.
The 296-unit Richman Residential Project will now come before the City Council for consideration on July 3.
In addition, the City will be coordinating entitlement hearings for two other significant projects, including the 113-room Marriott TownePlace Suites Hotel Project on the southwest corner of Myrtle Ave. / Huntington Drive and the 154-unit AvalonBay Project on the northwest corner of Myrtle Ave. / Chestnut Ave.
