The Architectural Review Commission voted 5-0 to send plans for the former University Baptist Church back to the developer for a second time, asking for glass doors and a thinner roofline.
While desert condo prices slid 3% overall, Palm Desert attached homes held steady with a fractional 0.4% dip. Active listings fell to 532 homes across the city, where properties averaged 57 days on the market.
Plans to expand the Homekind assisted living facility on Portola Avenue were sent back to the drawing board Tuesday after the Architectural Review Commission voted on several requirements for the developer.
The measure would create an independent medical examiner's office by next year. Councilmember Karina Moreno cast the lone dissenting vote.
City Council members voted unanimously to postpone action on a resolution addressing SCE planned outages, directing staff to draft a stronger version addressing all outages after hearing from a resident and utility representatives.
A $30,000 grant from the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation will fund conceptual design work, but construction could ultimately cost the city as much as $300,000.
Construction on a 37,650-square-foot event center, administrative offices, and three new lion habitats is expected to begin within two weeks.
Plans to turn a church on Fred Waring Drive into a 9,300-square-foot medical center were put on hold Tuesday.
Detached home prices in Palm Desert fell 3% over the past year, while condo values edged up slightly to $507,000—making it one of only two valley cities where attached home prices grew.
City Councilmembers backed exploring cost-saving design changes Thursday as the city works to bring the long-planned library project within budget and address rising demand for library services.
