DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE
LOT D GARAGE & HOUSING
APRIL 14, 2025 www.PaloAlto.gov
Holly Boyd
Assistant Director Public Works
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2 • Council review and direction on preferred parking garage concept options • Staff recommendation:
• Proceed with full preliminary design and environmental review for Option 1a:
• 274-space parking garage
• 6 levels of above-ground parking
• reserved area to allow for future construction of affordable housing with separate access on Waverley Street
PURPOSE/OVERVIEW OF COUNCIL ITEM
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3 • June 2014: Adopted 2014 Council Infrastructure Plan including Downtown Parking Garage project • December 2016: Approved Lot D site and design contract • April 2017: Reviewed parking garage options and approved concept design • February 2019: Certified EIR and placed project on hold pending downtown parking management strategy review
• December 2023: Endorsed building affordable housing on downtown parking lots and resume work on a new parking structure at Lot D
• December 2024: Approved design contract, including first step to consider options for including housing
PRIOR COUNCIL ACTIONS
PROJECT SITE
HAMILTON AVE.
WAVERLEY ST.
PROJECT SITE – LOT D 4
PARKING
HAMILTON AVE.
HOUSING
WAVERLEY ST.
OPTION 1 – WAVERLEY RESIDENTIAL 5
HAMILTON AVE.
PARKING
WAVERLEY ST.
OPTION 2 – NO RESIDENTIAL 6
HAMILTON AVE.
HOUSING
PARKING
WAVERLEY ST.
OPTION 3 – DOGLEG RESIDENTIAL 7
OPTION 1A – WAVERLEY , SEPARATE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• Residences and
garage are fully
separated
• Net add parking:
163 Stalls
• Residences: 15
units, floors 2-6
8 Ground
Floor
OPTION 1A – WAVERLEY , SEPARATE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• Residences and
garage are fully
separated
• Net add parking:
163 Stalls
• Residences: 15
units, floors 2-6
9 Upper
Floors
OPTION 1B – WAVERLEY , SHARED PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• Residences and
garage share stair
and elevator
• Net add parking:
168 Stalls
• Residences: 15
units, floors 2-6
10 Ground
Floor
OPTION 1B – WAVERLEY , SHARED PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• Residences and
garage share stair
and elevator
• Net add parking:
168 Stalls
• Residences: 15
units, floors 2-6
11 Upper
Floors
OPTION 1C – WAVERLEY , WITH PODIUM
• Residential
podium
construction with
garage
• Residences and
garage share stair
and elevator
• Net add parking:
167 Stalls
• Residences: 15
units, floors 2-6
12 Ground
Floor
OPTION 1C – WAVERLEY , WITH PODIUM
• Residential
podium
construction with
garage
• Residences and
garage share stair
and elevator
• Net add parking:
167 Stalls
• Residences: 15
units, floors 2-6
13 Upper
Floors
OPTION 2 – NO RESIDENTIAL
• Net add parking:
243 Stalls
• No residences
14 Ground
Floor
OPTION 3A – DOGLEG, SEPARATE PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION
• Residences and
garage are fully
separated
• Net add parking:
73 Stalls
• Residences: 25
units, floors 2-6
15 Ground
Floor
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• Residences and
garage are fully
separated
• Net add parking:
73 Stalls
• Residences: 25
units, floors 2-6
Upper
Floors
• Residences and
garage share stair
• Net add parking:
83 Stalls
• Residences: 25
units, floors 2-6
OPTION 3B – DOGLEG, SHARED PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION 17
Ground
Floor
OPTION 3B – DOGLEG, SHARED PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION 18
• Residences and
garage share stair
• Net add parking:
83 Stalls
• Residences: 25
units, floors 2-6
Upper
Floors
OPTION 3C – DOGLEG, WITH PODIUM
• Residential
podium
construction with
garage
• Residences and
garage do not
share stair and
elevator
• Net add parking:
85 Stalls
• Residences: 25
units, floors 2-6
19 Ground
Floor
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• Residential
podium
construction with
garage
• Residences and
garage do not
share stair and
elevator
• Net add parking:
85 Stalls
• Residences: 25
units, floors 2-6
Upper
Floors
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Benefits
• More parking compared to Dogleg options (163)
• Having residential on the street builds better community • Residential at the corner provides for better light, and views
• More residential floor area than other Waverley Options • No connection to garage:
• provides floor height flexibility
• provides better security
• provides clearer definition of developments
• provides better construction contract and ownership
scope of work separation
• Could provide open space at corner prior to residential development
• Preferred option by affordable housing developer
Drawbacks
• Lower residential unit count than Dogleg Options
• Increased cost with extra elevator and stair
• Need to address blank wall while waiting for residential development
OPTION 1A: WAVERLEY RESIDENTIAL WITH SEPARATE CIRCULATION 21 TITLE 40 FONT BOLD
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22 Direct staff to proceed with preliminary design and environmental review for Option 1a, a new 274-space parking garage, featuring six levels of above-ground parking with a reserved area to allow for future construction of affordable housing on the site with separate access on Waverley Street.
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