"Nearly two years after developers Harris Bay and Varga Endeavors revealed plans for Essex Modern City, an elaborate mixed-use project on a former industrial site on the East Side, the project has yet to break ground. And now we know what has caused the holdup — trains....
The developers said that while most of the permits for the project have been secured, one key thing is missing to get it underway — a quiet zone designation....
Harris said he submitted the necessary forms in April 2017 and is optimistic that the long wait may soon be over. He's hopeful that construction could start by first quarter 2019."
(with some new renderings)
https://www.bizjournals.com/sananton...tml#g/437544/1