after being away for a few weeks, I thought it might be time for a quick status update, in somewhat random order...
here is the state of the CVRB:
South St appears ready to open whenever the garage next to it is...
here is the south side of the garage, fully uncovered, with its neighbor Old Navy:
on the north side of the garage, I had thought they were putting in a small access road, and that might be the case, but I'm not sure, it seems there may be something else going on here:
outside the shadow:
and, to the right (north) of the previous photos, there is this going on, behind the ex-Pfizer/mystery tenant building: is there supposed to be a terraced plaza back there or something? anyone know or can point to plans/renderings?
over on the block between 16th and Mariposa, west of the hospital site, they seem to have constructed a temporary bypass of the sewer line they are relocating, and this has meant partially blocking 16th St:
... and completely blocking Mariposa:
closer view of the latter:
and from the south there is a better view into the activity on the site:
the garage behind Gladstone now has its landscaping and seems about finished. looks like the climbing plants will have to start from the bottom, so their full effect might take a while to notice. this is the west side, by the freeway (they were spraying the building with a high-pressure hose, I assume to clean it off):
oh, and there appeared to be a little digging on the parcel between Gladstone and 1500 Owens (I forget the address there). nothing major, didn't look like the start of construction of the building there, but I'm curious:
other updates:
- Terry Francois Blvd is fully striped and appears finished (northern portion)
- South Commons (Mission Bay Blvd South?) has been paved between Terry Francois and 3rd St, minus about 20 feet on the 3rd St end
- work continues on the outflow channel to the creek; they are filling in the hole they've dug for the pipes, so it seems to be wrapping up
no sign of anything new starting.