City Council Stage I Preliminary Design Review
820 North Central Avenue
November 12, 2024
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Project Description
• Demolish existing restaurant and parking lots
• Construct a new 105-unit, 8-story residential building • 95 feet (height)
• 215 parking spaces (at ground and 3-levels subterranean) • 3,345 SF publicly accessible open space
• 15,183 SF outdoor spaces for residents
Unit Breakdown & Sizes
• Studio – 1 Unit
• 1-Bedroom – 37 units
• 2-Bedroom – 61 units
• 3-bedroom – 6 units
129,640 SF building
36,170 SF site
(DSP/Gateway) zone
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Project Location
View from Arden Avenue (north)
View from Central Avenue (west)
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Site Context
1-story restaurant,
surface parking lot,
19-story hotel
(north)
One-story gas
station (west)
5-story parking
structure (east)
13-story hotel
(south)
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Proposed Site Plan
&
Setbacks
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Height & Floor Area Ratio
Arden frontage Central frontage Intersection of Central and Arden Ave. 7 7
Residential Development
Open Space
15,183 SF
(2nd floor)
Publicly Accessible
Open Space
(ground floor)
3,345 SF plaza/courtyard
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Massing & Scale
• building corner feature
• delineated roofline
• delineated base, middle, and top
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Architectural Elements
(Materials, Building Lobbies & Entries, Stoops & Ground Level Residential Entries, Corners, Canopies, Balconies,
Fenestration, Fences, Planters, Garage Entries, Utilities, Lighting, Signage)
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Staff Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve
the Stage I Preliminary Design for the proposed development. #MyGlendale
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