New plans unveiled for downtown Petaluma hotel

In a pivot from a previous system for a 5-story lodge in 2019, a new six-story hotel undertaking has been proposed for the exact same downtown Petaluma locale right after a Newport Beach developer bought the house in late 2021.

An application for the challenge, considered Resort Weaver, was submitted to town officials by EKN Growth Group on April 4 and calls for a 93-place lodge and public event room. It is set to be situated on the a single-third-acre vacant ton at Petaluma Boulevard South and B Street, the site of a fuel station right until 2009.

“Petaluma is obviously the epicurean funds of the planet,” stated Ebbie Nakhjavani, CEO and president of EKN Progress Group in a Wednesday afternoon cellphone call, as he described why he needed to convey his do the job to the historic downtown district.

By way of rationalization, Nakhjavani claimed that in contrast to a lot of developers, he explored all the coffee outlets, places to eat and firms in the Petaluma Boulevard space to get a really feel for how the local community operates so he could envision and create the lodge job to fit in with Petaluma’s environment and record.

“The way we approached it – the entire structure idea focuses on celebrating Petaluma,” Nakhjavani mentioned. “We want to rejoice the culture, we want to rejoice the earlier. We didn’t want to just put our signature on a piece of property and contact it that.”

One of the hotel’s factors Nakhjavani is psyched to unveil is the 1,230-square-foot party room and rooftop bar, which will be open up to the general public. It’s a attribute that he stated was not current in a 2019 proposal for a similar boutique hotel, The Petaluman, which was nixed soon after EKN Improvement bought the website from former home operator Ross Jones. The Petaluman, which was slated to be crafted in 2021, faced a selection of challenges, which includes the absence of room for on-web page parking and neighborhood opposition.

Nakhjavani did not disclose how much money he paid Jones for the house, and stated that would be discovered when the venture is additional along in the approval approach.

Resort Weaver, which is now set to be the 2nd lodge in downtown Petaluma, also options to have a exercise space and a under-grade parking garage for 54 autos.

Two months ago the metropolis notified EKN Advancement Group that the project application deal was missing some info. Mainly because of that, it’s unclear when the challenge will go before City Council for approval, mentioned Greg Powell, senior planner with the Metropolis of Petaluma, in a Wednesday morning mobile phone call.

Amelia Parreira is a personnel writer for the Argus-Courier. She can be arrived at at [email protected] or 707-521-5208.