Mid-Block (center block of the Long Beach Civic Center)
Long Beach
Description
A modification to the 2020-approved project bumps units from 580 to 729, cuts retail from 40,000 to about 2,651 square feet, moves parking above ground, and turns Cedar Avenue into a public paseo. The inclusionary-housing alternative goes to the City Council.
Impact summary
Fills the last vacant Civic Center block with 729 homes, including 73 moderate-income units, but with far less street-level retail than originally promised.
Applicant
- Name
- Mill Creek (Ryan Guthrie)
- Address
- 321 West Ocean BoulevardSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed Mar 19, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
Downtown parking rate increase
Neighbors told the commission parking is make-or-break downtown — one said he passed on five buildings without it — and pressed again for a grocery store after the local one closed. The developer will charge market rates for unbundled parking stalls.
Mid-Block Civic Center housing project revival
The vacant block between City Hall and Lincoln Park — empty since the old city hall was demolished — finally gets a buildable plan: 729 apartments in two phases. The trade-off is far less retail and a gated paseo, and the affordable-housing terms go to the City Council.
Downtown parking and grocery access concerns
Neighbors told the commission parking is make-or-break downtown — one said he passed on five buildings without it — and pressed again for a grocery store after the local one closed. The developer will charge market rates for unbundled parking stalls.
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