Sounds like you're happy about the fire, Ozone. It might have to be entirely razed, or it might not. Globe Mills burned out completely, but most of the exterior structure of the building was still sound and reused.
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Sounds like you're happy about the fire, Ozone. It might have to be entirely razed, or it might not. Globe Mills burned out completely, but most of the exterior structure of the building was still sound and reused.
The fact that you're a real person defies all logic.
Guess I'm the only optimist in the room, as usual. Nobody's saying the project won't have to change dramatically, a large portion of the building is gone. Maybe it will look more like the earlier Friedman/Loftworks proposal from around a decade ago, which actually proposed removing the central brick buildings and utilizing the outer concrete ones. Maybe something else. And maybe it will be a total loss. We'll see--but the project developers are trying to remain optimistic: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/ne...ocks-project-be-saved-after.html?ana=twt
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I'm obviously talking about you claiming that ozone is happy about the fire when literally nothing he said would indicate to any normal person that he was, in fact, happy about the fire.
The fact that you're a real person defies all logic.
The fact that you (and others) continue to berate him for his opinion says a lot more about you than it does about him or his opinions (which he is entitled to!). I, for one, love having Wburg here. He's probably (by far) the most knowledgeable person on this forum when it comes to Sacramento history...AND he probably is more involved in making this city better than anyone else, too! Enough with the stupid attacks on him just for stating his opinion! It doesn't hurt you! Calm down!
The fact that you (and others) continue to berate him for his opinion says a lot more about you than it does about him or his opinions (which he is entitled to!). I, for one, love having Wburg here. He's probably (by far) the most knowledgeable person on this forum when it comes to Sacramento history...AND he probably is more involved in making this city better than anyone else, too! Enough with the stupid attacks on him just for stating his opinion! It doesn't hurt you! Calm down!
Read the posts again. Ozone made a very innocuous post speculating about the future of the ice blocks project and burg accused him of being happy that it burned down...
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Reason: Not worth it
For the record I'm not happy about the fire. And I'm stumped why anyone would say that. But whatever. Actually I'm bummed. First it delays a project that's been too long delayed. And second, I know two people with nearby projects in the works that were really counting on this thing creating great synergy in that area. I hope they can move fast coming up with a new plan.
A developer has submitted a proposal to the planning commission for a 13 or 14-story (depending on the source) mixed-use building on the southeast corner of J and 25 th streets in Midtown. The site is now occupied by two-story retail and office buildings (where the Birkenstocks store is.) The building’s height is already drawing criticism from self-appointed arbitrators of taste and good city planning, the head of the neighborhood association, who says it’s too tall and belongs downtown not in Midtown.
The source of both the photo and the info is either/or the Sac Bee or Sac Business Journal.
Information and photo from Sacramento Business Journal/Mark Anderson
A Sacramento developer is proposing a new residential mixed-use building at 23rd and K streets in Midtown. LBT Investments LLC wants to build a three-story building at the corner of 23rd and K streets on the current site of a long-vacant church and a small historic home, according to documents submitted to the city. The 1910 church would be demolished (update: it’s already been demolished). A 900-square-foot 1886 residence next door, would be moved to a vacant lot at 1808 U St.
This may have already been posted but I'll do again in case anyone missed it.
From their website:
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
This exciting, new, urban mixed-use project is located on the NE corner of 19th and Q streets in Midtown Sacramento. It will feature a four story residential building with 68 units, nearly 2,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and 38 on-site parking spaces. The design concept for the project was based on existing architectural themes in the area (quality materials with a traditional design). The building will be wood frame construction, with wood, brick, stucco and metal finishes. Large, dual pane windows (with interior shades) will be prominent features of the design and will nicely showcase the tall ceilings and maximizing the natural light.
The Q19 site has a good Transit Score, and incredible “90” Walk and “100” Bike scores (www.walkscore.com). This project is the first of three new developments in the area (and nearly 500 new units) from SKK Developments.
Another 16th Street infill. This time in the doggier north.
From the Mutual Housing website: The Central Valley’s first LGBT-welcoming affordable senior housing community: Lavender Courtyard will be built on a vacant parcel at the corner of 16th and F Streets. It will it be home to 53 households whose occupants are age 62 and older.
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What is LGBT-welcoming housing and why is it necessary? Studies show that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors experience discrimination in health and social service delivery and in housing. LGBT seniors frequently report being victimized by staff and residents of senior facilities. Upon moving into traditional senior communities, many LGBT elders feel compelled to go back into the closet after years or decades of being able to live out and proud.
While the project will be open to anyone, it will geared towards the unique needs of LGBT community. They are hoping to have the project completed by the end of 2017.
Thanks for posting these, ozone. I am always seeing these alerts and news stories from the Biz Journal while I'm at work and can't really post and wonder why we're not seeing them here. So, I appreciate you posting them.
As for the project on J (where the Birkenstocks is now), is that the rendering you posted above? That building appears to be 9 or 10 stories.
Thanks for posting these, ozone. I am always seeing these alerts and news stories from the Biz Journal while I'm at work and can't really post and wonder why we're not seeing them here. So, I appreciate you posting them.
As for the project on J (where the Birkenstocks is now), is that the rendering you posted above? That building appears to be 9 or 10 stories.
Thanks creamcityleo. Yeah it's a bit confusing and the rendering appears to be very preliminary. Possibly made to look smaller on purpose. I think they are counting one floor of parking that will be below grade. Then they'll have ground floor retail and two more floors of parking above that topped by 10 floors of condominiums. The project, called Yamanee.
The Eviva looks much sharper than previous renderings. Glad CADA went back to the drawing board.
Unfortunately, the East End State office complex was poorly designed and planned. The state could have built several midrises or consolidated into one tower elsewhere. That wouldve opened it up for more midrise residential on that spot.
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Reason: I meant East End, not West.
The Eviva looks much sharper than previous renderings. Glad CADA went back to the drawing board.
Unfortunately, the West End State office complex was poorly designed and planned. The state could have built several midrises or consolidated into one tower elsewhere. That wouldve opened it up for more midrise residential on that spot.
I agree. And to add insult to injury they placed some of the worst 'art works' in the city at the East End. They could improve it by first greeting rid of that crap and creating a more traditional public space that people can and will want to hang out in.
I made what I thought was a hopeful comment about being able to salvage part of the building vs. just assuming it would be a total loss. Ozone replied with that bit about arguing with a fencepost, so I figured he was taking the opposite stance about trying to salvage part of the building. The latest news about Ice Blocks (via Twitter at 6 PM tonight) is that the concrete portions of the building may be salvageable (Buildings 1 and 4), but the brick portion (the oldest part in the middle) is a total loss and most if not all of the interior wood is gone.
There are plenty of problems with the East End office complex, but #1 is the total lack of interest by the state in pursuing any sort of programming in a space that was clearly designed for public programming--concerts, street fairs, farmer's markets, any sort of activity. On weekends Capitol Avenue gets so little traffic that it would be trivially easy to block off the street and have festival events take place on the two-block streetscape, smaller in scale than Capitol Mall but larger than what would be possible even blocking off a downtown street. But DGS has no interest in utilizing the buildings outside of office hours, aside from their agreement with the city to use its garage as public parking. Even some tables with umbrellas would provide some respite and a place to sit.
Lots of interesting stuff underway, recently constructed, or on the drawing board. Can't say I like all of it, but I like a lot of it.
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Another mixed-use residential building is being proposed for midtown Sacramento, this one at the intersection of 15th and S streets. An application received by the city describes it only as “1500 S Street Mixed Use,” with 76 residential units above 13,000 square feet of commercial space. Steve Whitesides of Roseville is the applicant.
And in case anyone missed the Whole Foods project.
From the DSP website
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Pappas Investments will construct a mixed-use structure that will house a Whole Foods and 140 housing units above the store. The new development will be approximately 40,000 square feet and will have a level of below ground parking.
Pacifica Companies is looking to redevelop the Clarion Hotel (across the street from the re-occupied Governor's Mansion.) This mixed-use project would raze the current hotel at 700 16th St and replace it with a four-story, 156,481 square foot senior artist community. There would be 160 housing units plus ground-level commercial spaces on the corners of the building. The finished project will include an art center that can be leased for public use.
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