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Originally Posted by Sachornet
Thanks for the info. Yeah, my thoughts are similar to yours in that rehabbing the Clarion Hotel would've been a really nice project, it may work out for the better by getting more house units in that area. Any thoughts if there will be any strong opposition to tearing down the old clarion building?
Some more updates and at least one rendering of the apartment building: https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramen..._news_headline |
I assume there will be opposition from the adaptive reuse people, who will argue the building is worth saving - due to its history.
According to the developer:
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“We worked very hard to figure out some way to do it,” Kolokotronis said. But between financing challenges, the decaying nature of the building and competition from other hotel projects, he said, the concept didn’t make sense anymore. “At that point, we looked at alternatives, and housing is a high priority for everybody.”
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Sacramento Business Journal
Why Kolokotronis changed his plans for midtown Clarion site
By Ben van der Meer
Staff Writer, Sacramento Business Journal
June 25, 2019
https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramen...r-midtown.html
Here’s an image from the article:
