The Boulder City Council voted 7-1 last week to call up a concept plan to replace Boulder Medical Center at 2750 Broadway with 223 housing units across three properties.
The project is still in the concept plan stage. The council will hold a public hearing and provide feedback but will not vote on whether to approve the project. Councilmembers decided to call up the plan in part due to its scale and location. Two councilmembers raised concerns about adding traffic to Broadway, which they said serves as an evacuation route during wildfires. Councilmember Nicole Speer voted against calling it up.
Sopher Sparn Architects, a Boulder-based firm, is proposing three multifamily buildings: a four-story, 160-unit building with ground-floor amenities such as a coworking space and fitness center; a three-story, 30-unit building; and a three-story, 33-unit building. The project would include about one parking space per unit. The applicants are also seeking to rezone part of the property to allow greater density.
The Boulder Medical Center, which owns the property, plans to relocate. The project is in its early stages and still needs to go through development review and get building permits. It is one of the first development projects to come under review since the city and Boulder County approved the updated Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan.