The National Park Service has determined the former headquarters of Sunset Magazine in Menlo Park is eligible for historic listing, complicating a planned development of 461-foot towers. The owner’s objection prevents the property from being officially listed, yet the California Environmental Quality Act mandates an environmental impact report on its history. Proposed mitigation could involve preserving the existing structure or modifying designs to minimize impacts. The historical significance of Sunset Magazine and the ongoing housing crisis were focal points in public comments during the review process by the California State Historical Resources Commission.
The property at 80 Willow Road isn't officially on the National Register of Historic Places because the owner objected to the listing, but the California Environmental Quality Act requires the property owner to complete an environmental impact report regarding the history.
Mitigation could include requiring the project proponent to preserve the existing building, or to adopt design modifications to avoid impacts,
Supporters talked about the importance of Sunset Magazine in California's history, with a headquarters that reflected its approach to cooking, gardening, Western living and the California dream.
Opponents of the project talked about the housing crisis and said the listing was another example of "not in my backyard."
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