Proposed Apartment Project at Lafayette and Braddock — School Safety and Traffic Concerns
Summary
Parents told the commission the proposed building near Lafayette and Braddock would have sightlines into Linwood Howe Elementary and Happyland Preschool from upper floors and balconies, and that the alley entrance creates a blind corner and traffic hazard. The project is tentatively set for the commission's second October meeting.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 2
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Sep 23, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Unknown — the project's costs and any city obligations weren't discussed tonight.
Future residents of the proposed apartment building if it is approved as designed.
Families of students at Linwood Howe and Happyland Preschool, pedestrians and drivers using the alley, according to the speakers.
Mentions & discussions (5)
PLANNING COMMISSION — October 28, 2026
A developer wants to build 40 residential units here using the city's density bonus law and a new state CEQA exemption (AB 130). A neighbor appealed the density bonus approval, and now the site plan review and that appeal will both be heard December 9 — the public's next real chance to weigh in.
PLANNING COMMISSION — October 14, 2026
Neighbors of a proposed six-story, 40-unit apartment building at Lafayette and Braddock say the project's only access is a narrow alley unsafe for schoolchildren, and that it sits five feet from designated 1925 landmark bungalows. They're asking for geotechnical review, vibration monitoring, and privacy protections before the project comes before the commission.
PLANNING COMMISSION — September 23, 2026
Parents told the commission the proposed building near Lafayette and Braddock would have sightlines into Linwood Howe Elementary and Happyland Preschool from upper floors and balconies, and that the alley entrance creates a blind corner and traffic hazard. The project is tentatively set for the commission's second October meeting.
City Council Meeting Agenda — May 11, 2026
A nurse-practitioner resident asked the city to make the traffic study for a proposed six-story, 40-unit building near Linwood Howe Elementary focus on school commute hours and construction protections for kids.
PLANNING COMMISSION — April 22, 2026
Neighbors oppose a proposed roughly 65-foot, hotel-scale apartment building on Lafayette and Braddock with six affordable units. They cite traffic at a congested intersection, safety for Linwood E. Howe Elementary students, construction impacts near 100-year-old bungalows, loss of sunlight and privacy, and the absence of traffic and impact studies.
Related development
Lafayette Place and Braddock Drive apartment project
Notice practices could shape how nearby school families learn about the proposal.
Project P2026-0156-SPR-DOBI
New housing — including affordable units — could come to the Lafayette Place site, but neighbors' appeal means the final review won't happen until December 9.
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