[Neighbors] Ahead in Nob Hill

[kingkb]

Just want to throw in that 110 rooms doesn't necessarily mean 110 cars ~ 
its quite possible that many will taxi or Uber to/from the airport and 
attractions (or some may be coming to visit family or friends who will 
chaufer them about).

I do feel for those nearby, though, and very much hope things work out 
well. There have been changes in the hood that I was quite against which 
later proved to be ok (the concerns I had did not manifest).

Meanwhile, its a beautiful building with lots of places to eat and shop 
nearby :)

Karen

On May 5 2025 5:50 PM, Ciaran Lithgow via Neighbors_nobhill-nm wrote:

> It should be noted that the Developer (Titan) held a facilitated 
> meeting with the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association last year, which I 
> attended along with Gary and only a few others. The notice for that 
> meeting was sent out to everyone on this listserv. A facilitated 
> meeting with the developer, with a City-approved facilitator present to 
> take notes and communicate the neighborhood's concerns to the City, is 
> the appropriate venue to express concerns about an upcoming 
> development's impact on the neighborhood. PS - if I recall correctly, 
> no one who attended that call was concerned about traffic; only one 
> person was concerned about parking.
> 
> A hotel with 110 rooms does not mean that 110 vehicles will be on the 
> road all at the same time. The surrounding roadways (Girard, Carlisle, 
> Central, Lead/Coal, and Lomas) have more than adequate capacity to 
> handle new trips generated to and from the destination. We are not 
> nearing capacity anytime soon on those roadways. If 110 new cars per 
> day broke our roads, we would have a much bigger problem.
> 
> It's very likely that the guests of this future hotel are interested in 
> staying in a walkable neighborhood, so they will hopefully walk and 
> frequent the great restaurants, bars, and retail locations available to 
> them in our vibrant neighborhood.
> 
> More hotel rooms = more paying customers = more opportunities for 
> business = less vacant storefronts. I believe that last point is 
> something everyone on this listserv has expressed as a shared goal for 
> Nob Hill!
> 
> I'm personally excited for this project and am glad we are seeing 
> infill development on a formerly dilapidated property (where a meth lab 
> exploded back in 2019).
> 
> Have a good evening everyone!
> Ciaran
> 
> On Mon, May 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM Spencer Nelson via Neighbors_nobhill-nm 
> <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
> 
>> The hotel plan for the former HiWay House site seems like a great 
>> thing for our neighborhood.
>> 
>> The parking plans seem quite adequate. And the tiny additional traffic 
>> is insignificant compared to the the possible gains from having a 
>> viable business in our area and a building that's not a falling-down 
>> wreck.
>> 
>> My observation about traffic along Central is that narrowing it to one 
>> lane in some places crowds the cars together, so that it's much much 
>> more difficult for a pedestrian to find a break in order to cross. We 
>> need to bring back a bump-out and painted crosswalks on every corner 
>> to promote walking between the sides of the street.
>> 
>> I want small businesses to thrive in Nob Hill and they can only do 
>> that if the place looks good and there are many customers. I am 
>> fortunate enough to be able to walk to visit those businesses. When I 
>> occassionally drive to Central, it really doesn't bother me to cruise 
>> around for awhile to find a parking spot. That's one of the the normal 
>> characteristics of living in a vibrant city area. If you have a 
>> passenger that's not too mobile, drop them off before parking.
>> 
>> What we all ought to be concerned about and work to overcome are the 
>> abandoned buildings and unused business spaces and housing spaces in 
>> Nob Hill. There are plenty of both.
>> 
>> Spencer N.
>> 
>> - - - -
>> 
>> Thank you to Josh Rogers of Titan Development who has provided this 
>> rendering of the planned hotel at the Hiway House site which has been 
>> approved by Marriott, who will operate the hotel, and Titan 
>> leadership. Titan shared an early version a couple months ago and this 
>> final version incorporates community input from that meeting. We 
>> appreciate their partnership.  They hope to break ground by the end of 
>> the year with construction anticipated to take approximately 24 
>> months.
>> 
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