Land Use & Development

As designed, the main warehouse building would be about 50 feet tall and the length of more than three football fields on its longest side. Outside would be 419 parking spaces for cars and 306 stalls for trucks and trailers.

In Palm Springs, the median price of an average-size detached home in August 2023 was $1.27 million. In August 2022, that number was about $1.4 million.

As a lawsuit involving Oswit Land Trust and the HOA of a community surrounding a former golf course drags out, so, too, will word of whether a large grant will be secured.

Inclusionary housing policies have been discussed in the city for years, but never implemented. Should Palm Springs officials approve them, some would be the first of their type in the Coachella Valley.

Documents on file with the city show the project would be similar in size and scope to other large hotels in Palm Springs, standing three stories high and encompassing more than 85,000 square feet.

Overall, the Coachella Valley is experiencing a “very small decline,” and continues to hold earlier price gains, according to the latest report from a local real estate group.

What was not on the table Monday evening was a backup plan the developer has alluded to for the property — a seven-story, 308-unit affordable housing complex.

The developer will have ample opportunity to change the designs before the project returns for a formal review and vote at a future date.

Almost a year since the announcement that the land was purchased for preservation, its future remains unclear.