Historic designation sought for Sunset campus as developer plans to replace it with skyscrapers
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The Menlo Park Historical Association, with the help of a preservation consultant, seeks to list the former Sunset magazine headquarters on the National Register of Historic Places, potentially complicating plans for redevelopment.
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A listing on the California register, or being deemed eligible, would classify the Sunset property as a historic resource, requiring the developer to consider impacts from proposed changes under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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Yusufov's redevelopment plan includes three towers up to 461 feet tall, proposing 665 housing units and retail space, amidst controversy surrounding the historical significance of the site.
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The Sunset property is currently owned by Vitaly Yusufov, son of a Russian politician connected to Putin, while the project is characterized as a builder's remedy, allowing deviations from local zoning laws for low-income housing.
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