Fresh off his $31 million transformation of San Diego's Lafayette hotel into a mega dining and hospitality destination, restaurateur Arsalun Tafazoli has set his sights on a Little Italy block where his company wants to develop a boutique hotel, offices and wellness center.
What is a problem, Redman concluded, is the intensity of the uses. The hotel, for instance, cannot have more than 32 rooms, and the wellness center is too large as well under the airport's rules. 'The office and restaurants are additional uses, and the ALUCP does not consider any additional uses for a hotel within Safety Zone 2 to be compatible.