For some in town the Fattoria e Mare property will always be the "Velvet Turtle". Visitors often ask me "What was the name of that restaurant right by the freeway and Broadway"? But those days are long gone as will be Fattoria e Mare after a six year run -- another relic that provided memories, music and comraderie. In it's place:
The Hanover Company is proposing a six-story building replacing the restaurant and adjacent parking garage and tennis court. The development would include 35 studio apartments, 74 one-bedroom apartments, 38 two-bedroom units and three three-bedroom units. Of the 150 units, 15 would be set aside at a moderate rate.
The project would also provide 195 parking spaces, 175 of which would be accommodated through a stacking system while six would be provided in tandem spaces and 14 would be standard spots. Most of the parking would be in an underground garage.
Parking concerns were raised at the Planning Commission session along with neighborhood compatibility of a six-story building. But it passed 4-2. There's no indication of discussion about where the kids from Anson Apartments (Summerhill), the Adrian Rd. development and now this Hanover project will go. Hanover adds 194 bedrooms to the mix.
I'm also wondering which of these Big Four projects (counting the delayed Howard Ave. at Bayswater project) will trigger any major additions to the projected water deficit in town for a three-year drought. The five year old Urban Water Management Study predicted on page 72 that supply available to Burlingame in multiple dry years is estimated to be reduced to 1,628 MG (year 1) and 1,376 MG (years 2 and 3). I'm still hunting for why is a third consecutive year is estimated to be the same as the second consecutive year. Table 6-4 shows demand exceeding supply in such a multi-year drought situation by 21% in 2020 and 30% if it occurs in 2040. But these estimates predate the latest building boom here and in the rest of the SFPUC water service area. And that is only for a three year drought. At least the revision to these plans that is due this year includes a new 8 1/2 year drought scenario. I'm betting the numbers will be scary to environmentalists and people who drink water.
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