Horton park expansion gets final OK, Demolition of department store comes next
Horton Plaza park, the center of so much local history, will undergo a $14.3 million expansion under a plan given final approval Tuesday.
The City Council approved the final design and authorized advertising of bids, but noted a $726,000 funding shortfall that has yet to be bridged. The plan by Civic San Diego, the city's revitalization arm, calls for mall owner Westfield to demolish the department store building, formerly occupied by Robinson's and then Planet Hollywood restaurant and Sam Goody's record and video store. A new hardscape plaza will be extended south from the historic park to the Balboa Theater at E Street and result in a 57,000-square-foot park. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/...gets-final-ok/ https://media.utsandiego.com/img/pho...053cbc530c46a8 |
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Somewhere Miami is laughing its ass off *30 foot coastal height limit* wtf :haha: |
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Passed by again, it said something about environmental cleanup.
Looking at the map it looks like it's the park portion of the development? The hole is on the west side of the block |
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15th & Island
Here is a video and article about the 15th & Island project. What is going on now is the environmental cleanup. The development won't occur for at least 2 years according to the reporter, and the project was scaled back from the proposed 900+ units, to 230 apartment units with 23,000 sq. feet of retail.
http://www.10news.com/news/grant-awa...p-east-village |
I remember like 4 years ago, that was my favorite proposed project. Now, after reading how much it's scaled back, it's just.....eh. Plus, another 2 years? Jesus...
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Finally upgraded my phone...
Downtown from Sherman/Golden Hills. http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...42077793_o.jpg |
Wait. Someone is wrong here.
15th and Island was, and to my knowledge is still, a Pinnacle Development project, as listed here: http://www.ccdc.com/projects/major-d...-a-island.html The adjoining park is here: http://www.ccdc.com/projects/major-d...land-park.html The article says that OliverMcMillan is the developer, and that the property for their 230-unit project was bought back in 2007. That's funny, because Pinnacle just resubmitted the two tower project proposal, what? Last year? I'm too lazy to look back through our threads, maybe kexpress knows the time frames better. So can someone clear this up, because I'm pretty sure someone (either 10news, forumer, developer) is wrong. |
The environmental cleanup they are talking about in the February 2011 video was on the Southeast side of the 15th & Island intersection. (The one that still has a sign on it saying “15th & Island Environmental Cleanup”.) That was old news. The current excavation is occurring on the Southwest side of 15th & Island on the “mega block” that will eventually be a park and two Pinnacle towers. I believe kpexpress is correct that they are building out the underground parking, park and tower one of the project now.
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First and Island
Anyone know the status of this project? This posting says it is to start contruction in 2013.
http://skyvillagerealty.com/real-est...ruction-condos http://skyvillagerealty.com/real-est...osa.jpg?9d7bd4 |
CivicSD's role expanded citywide
Civic San Diego, formed in June to take over downtown and Southeastern San Diego redevelopment efforts, added 11 other areas to its portfolio Monday.
The areas covered are: Barrio Logan, City Heights, College Grove, Crossroads (taking in eastern El Cajon Boulevard, University Avenue, College Avenue and other nearby corridors), Grantville, Linda Vista, the former Naval Training Center in Point Loma, North Park, North San Diego Bay (taking in Pacific Highway, Morena Boulevard and parts of Loma Portal and Clairemont), San Diego State University area and San Ysidro. Mayoral aide David Graham, who has been coordinating the transition, said CivicSD will assume control as of Dec. 1. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/...nded-citywide/ |
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Ah, I remember that one....from like 4 years ago. |
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The two projects on the West side of downtown (Kettner/Ash & Pacific highway/Kettner) are both going through a peer-reviewed performance structural design so they can build taller than 240' without doing a dual structural system. They are blazing the trail in the city for doing this...the process takes about a year but could shorten for subsequent projects. The project pictured is on Island/3rd....this project is totally up in the air because part of the deal for developing this project was a land swap (or something equivalent) between BOSA and CCDC.....the land is still tied up in the State oversight processes (unwinding redevelopment) and the whole thing is unpredictable. I'd have to do more research and asking.. To my knowledge BOSA is putting their efforts most into Pac/Kettner and would like to see this tower go under construction first. Kettner/Ash is really nice tower as well. |
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