Monica Planning Commission Approves

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EightStory Hotel Development on Colorado Avenue

Hotel would bring 74 rooms to 516 Colorado Avenue

A new hotel development has received clearance from the Santa Monica Planning Commission.

The proposed project, which was first announced in August 2022, would feature an eight-story, 74-room hotel on a vacant lot located at 516 Colorado Avenue in Downtown Santa Monica. Plans also include a groundfloor restaurant with outdoor dining but no onsite parking.

The design by architect Howard Laks consists of four separate building blocks connected by an exterior circulation corridor that provides natural ventilation. Renderings of the development also show a rooftop deck.

The property is owned by an entity linked to Santa Monica-based property management firm XYZ Rent, who acquired the site after the closure and demolition of Angel’s Attic – a late 19th-century Victorian home that once stood there.

With approval from the Planning Commission on a 6-1 vote, the project will now move forward for consideration by the Architectural Review Board.