I'll do a little mini-roundup of development news going on right now.
1. Eyeball report: Projects are moving forward in the Strip District again. Noticed on my last few bike rides through the area g
round has broken on the Hudson Companies 2929 Smallman Project. As a reminder, this is a 105-unit development spread across two buildings (one is in the rear on Railroad Street). So far the old buildings have been demolished, and they are doing site prep work. In addition,
site clearing for the smaller 2929 Smallman development right across the street has also started. This project is set to be 84 units. Both are Hudson Companies projects, so presumably the finance cleared simultaneously.
2. In sad news, it seems the planned project for 214 S Craig has been really downgraded.
The last renderings from Fischer Architecture were quite nice, but a Developmental Activities Meeting title from this month described it as "Demolition for a new 2-story restaurant; 3-unit residential conversion." I searched and
found this on Loopnet. Maybe it was a financing issue, but I'd guess Oakland NIMBYs won again, which will result in a net loss of residential units, as the run-down house in the back is converted into low-rise retail/office space. Blargh.
3. The ZBA agendas for
May 9th and
May 16th are online. Very short, with little to note, other than
this godawful giant Heinz bottle for the History Center, and
the West End Tavern project moving on to the ZBA.
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