A self-storage development that has drawn staunch opposition from residents of San Marco and the Southbank is facing “very strong headwinds” in the City Council as a new version of the project comes forward, Council member Joe Carlucci said March 20.
The project, at Hendricks Avenue and Prudential Drive, last came before the Council in June 2023 as a rezoning request for a six-story, mixed-use development with ground-floor retail, about 36,000 square feet of residential, a rooftop bar, and 130,000 square feet of self storage as its primary use.
The Council voted 9-9 on the project, prompting an opinion from the city Office of General Counsel that a tie vote was considered a denial. Carlucci was elected to the Council in 2023 but had yet to be seated at the time of the vote.