February 28, 2017 -- A Santa Monica slow-growth group is rallying members behind a proposal to create a sprawling urban park on 2.5 acres of City-owned real estate downtown that officials want developed as a 12-story mixed-use “plaza.”

The Santa Monica Coalition for a Livable City (SMCLC) says allowing construction of the 357,000-square-foot “Plaza at Santa Monica,” at 4th/5th and Arizona, would be an “irretrievable” loss to residents in the park-starved city.

Another 42,000 square feet would house neighborhood retailers and restaurants, and 40,300 square feet is earmarked for 48 units of affordable housing. The mix is four three-bedroom units, eight two-bedroom units, 20 one-bedroom units, 16 studios and ground floor lobbies.

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