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Background & Chronology of
YWCA/Kimpton Hotel Project
Civic Center Task ForceOctober 26, 2017
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Julia Morgan YWCA Building
• Completed in 1922 – prior to City Hall
• Listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributor to the Pasadena Civic Center Historic District
• Designated as a local Historic Monument
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Julia Morgan YWCA Building
• Vacant for 20+ years
> Significant disrepair
> Development proposals
2003 – Live/Work units
2005 – Hotel/residential
2008 – City offer of lease
and rehabilitation
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Julia Morgan YWCA Building
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• City acquisition 2012 - $8.3 million for the preservation of a historic asset
> Building stabilized and cleaned
> City lacks funding for restoration
2011 ARG study estimated $1.8 million to mothball, $9.8 million
to rehab shell and core
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Request for Proposals Process
• July 2012 – City issued a Request for Proposals to identify a developer and project that would:
> Result in rehabilitation of the YWCA
> Provide economic benefit to the City
> Comply/fulfill the vision of the Central District Specific Plan and
Bennett Plan
> Involve a long-term lease rather than sale
• Six proposals received, Kimpton’s proposal most closely aligned with RFP goals
> City entered into Exclusive Negotiating Agreement (ENA) on lease
terms
• Development review process through the Planning & Community Development Department began in December 2013
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KIMPTON PROJECT
OVERVIEW
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Project Location
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Project Overview
• Project would have rehabilitated the existing building and constructed a new building on the project site
• Together, the buildings would have been a Kimpton Hotel
• Full service hotel (approx. 127,912 sq. ft.)
> 179 rooms
> 1,989 sq. ft. of meeting facilities
> 5,630 sq. ft. of ballroom space
> 1,197 sq. ft. of hospitality parlors
> 140-seat restaurant
• Up to 60 ft. high; 4 to 6 stories
• City Council approved the project on August 15, 2016
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Approved Site Plan
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Approved Rendering
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View from corner of Garfield Avenue and Holly Street facing southwest
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Approved Rendering
View from corner of Marengo Avenue and Union Street facing northeast
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Zoning Entitlements Approved by City
Council
• Certification of Final EIR and Mitigation, Monitoring and
Reporting Program
• Surplus property declaration and exemption from the
competitive sale requirement
• CUPs (i.e., for hotel use, size of project, and alcohol
sales)
• Minor CUPs (i.e., shared and reduced parking and size of
commercial project in Transit Oriented District)
• Variances for reduced first floor height and number and
design of loading spaces
• Public Tree Removals
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Public Meetings Held During
Development Review Process
1. December 10, 2013- Design Commission reviewed Kimpton proposed plans
2. March 17, 2014 – PPR to City Council
3. September 23, 2014 - Updated Design Commission on status and design changes to the project
4. March 25, 2015 – Planning Commission conducted EIR Scoping Session
5. April 2, 2015 – Planning Commission conducted DEIR workshop
6. April 22, 2015 – Planning Commission meeting held and Staff outlined process
> Applicant conducted 5 working group meetings with concerned community members to identify project
alternatives
7. August 11, 2015 – Design Commission plans presented as an information item
8. August 12, 2015 – Planning Commission held Design Alternatives Workshop
> February 5, 2016 – April 5, 2016 – DEIR available for public comment
9. March 1, 2016 – DEIR presented to the Historic Preservation Commission
10. March 8, 2016 - DEIR presented to the Design Commission
11. March 9, 2016 - DEIR presented to the Planning Commission
12. April 13, 2016 – Planning Commission received information only item on outline of applications that have been submitted and that are required for the project to move forward
13. July 13, 2016 - Planning Commission considered Entitlements and Surplus Property declaration
14. August 3, 2016 – Urban Forestry Advisory Committee reviewed the proposed public tree removals associated with the project
15. August 15, 2016 – City Council approved project Zoning entitlements for one of the alternative building configurations studied in the EIR and certified the Final EIR
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Lease Negotiations
• Subsequent to project approval, Kimptonrequested economic subsidies from the City in its lease negotiations
• City Council reviewed subsidies on April 3, 2017 and May 22, 2017
• On May 22, 2017, City Council determined that subsidies would not be approved and initiated creation of a community task force to provide recommendations for development of the YWCA and YMCA blocks
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Background & Chronology of
YWCA/Kimpton Hotel Project
Civic Center Task ForceOctober 26, 2017