Mixed-Use Development Faces Riverside Planning Commission

Later this week, the Riverside Planning Commission will hear a proposal to facilitate a mixed-use development consisting of a senior housing complex and two multi-tenant commercial buildings located on the southwest corner of La Sierra & Pierce.

The applicant, RC Hobbs Company, plans to construct the senior housing component on the westernmost parcel with 60 units in a 61,056 square foot, two- to three-story building. The complex includes 37 one-bedroom units and 23 two-bedroom units. The one-bedroom units will be 623 square feet and two-bedroom units will be 848 square feet. Every unit is proposed to contain a 50 square foot patio. A total of 57 parking spaces with 50 covered carports are proposed to serve the proposed project.

Common useable open space totals 7,608 square feet and is centrally located. Amenities include a spa, a 1,252 square foot clubhouse building with a great room, a kitchen and leasing office, and a courtyard featuring covered seating areas, two bar-b-que grills, a fire pit, and raised planter beds.

The commercial component of the proposed project is located on the easternmost parcel. It consists of two multi-tenant commercial buildings. One is 2,032 square feet for retail space, and the other is 3,762 square feet for restaurant space. In addition, 5,676 square feet are proposed for outdoor dining. The commercial development will be served by 46 parking spaces.

The architecture of the proposed mixed-use development is being designed by IDEArc Architecture & Planning and reflects a contemporary style with Tuscan elements including warm colored stucco walls, stone accents and a tile roof.