San Rafael planners concerned about Whistlestop’s five-story housing plan

By Megan Hansen

San Rafael planning commissioners are concerned Whistlestop’s $25 million plan to build a five-story affordable senior housing and services center in downtown is too massive and poses parking problems.

Whistlestop has partnered with Hayward-based Eden Housing, an affordable housing building and management company, to propose building a new senior center, new café, parking garage, 47 senior housing apartments and one apartment for a building manager on Tamalpais Avenue. Members of the commission had their first opportunity to provide feedback on the project Tuesday during a conceptual design review of the structure before an application is filed.

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