No move for Napa City Hall

Napa’s city hall will remain downtown after all. The City Council on May 30 approved a proposal to redevelop the city block now home to the Public Utilities department at First and Seminary.

In its decision, the city rejected another proposal detailed to the Business Journal for the May 22 issue, which would have relocated city hall to a new civic center built on 10 acres at 333 Soscol Ave.

The winning plan, by Los Angeles-based Plenary Group, includes a four-story civic center, 200-plus-room hotel, at least 60 residential units and a 6-story parking garage.

City employees will need to be relocated for about two years during construction.

Cost of the project is estimated to be $110.2 million, including construction, financing and the expense of transitional office space, according to Plenary.

The city of Napa outgrew its facilities many years ago and has been looking at ways to consolidate various departments into one building for more than a decade, instead of being scattered across seven different downtown facilities, said city spokesperson Jaina French.

Cynthia Sweeney covers health care, hospitality, residential real estate, education, employment and business insurance. Reach her at Cynthia.Sweeney@busjrnl.com or call 707-521-4259.

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