Sacramento Preservation/Adaptive Reuse Projects
I thought I would start a thread on preservation and adaptive reuse projects, partially as a way to update on projects that fall under that category but also as a way to avoid going too far off-topic on other threads that discuss specific projects.
Here's a link to the City of Sacramento's Preservation project list: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd/.../project-list/ And to the Preservation Commission's hearing schedule and minutes: http://www.cityofsacramento.org/dsd/...ervation/2007/ As mentioned elsewhere, historic preservation can mean maintenance and restoration of existing historic structures, adaptive reuse of a structure, or restoration of other sorts of artifacts like vehicles or even things like sidewalks and street surfaces. It can apply to whole neighborhoods, or to individual structures. As to why I think this belongs on a forum like Skyscraperpage.com, here are some words by a real estate developer, Donovan Rypkema: http://hmturnerfoundation.org/html/artsmartgrow.html |
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wasnt it preservationists who were trying to stop the towers from being built due to its proposed height?
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The purpose here is not to discuss "preservationists" (which seems to be a wide-ranging, catch-all phrase which includes city staff, local neighborhood associations, and anyone who doesn't want any project to happen for any reason, and seems to also be interchangeable with "NIMBYs") but rather preservation-oriented projects.
While the Railyards has its own thread, there are plenty of smaller projects, like the recently-completed condos in the Mechanics Exchange building in Old Sacramento, Globe Mills, the "Suzie Burger" at 29th and P, the winery planned for the old antiques store on 21st and P, the Ice Blocks project at Crystal Ice, and so on. I think people here may have ideas about potential adaptive reuse sites, like the Kress Building, the D.O. Mills Bank, the Maydestone, the Bel-Vue, and other underutilized but historic and potentially useful structures. innov8: What is this "Historic Preservation Society"? I'm not familiar with it. |
I guess you did not read my post of three days ago http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...101021&page=99
This is the guy and group that was the Stop The Towers campaign. The Historic Preservation Society had a web site up last time I looked (6 months or so ago) but it now appears to have vanished. "Menacing the Dome" was a phrase used by these guys concerning highrises built within 5 or 6 blocks of the Capitol. A quick google search will find you this, news papers loved to quote this guy. Capital's skyline is growing up soon http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=2&gl=us Living the Luxe Life Downtown Towers Lure Top Dogs http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=3&gl=us The California State Capitol: A Cast-Iron Classic Taken for Granite http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=7&gl=us I assure you there are more where these came from. |
I read the post but I had not heard of Visnich or this "California Capitol Historic Preservation Society." It sounds like he didn't accomplish anything, for good or ill, from what I read in those articles and a little Google searching, other than get his name in the papers, and then it seems like they portrayed him as the lone crank standing in the way of progress. The last link you provided is an article by him, on the history of the Capitol itself, which is actually a decent article, although I'm not sure how much I agree with his decription of the eastern annex (which destroyed the original apse) as "neo-fascist."
The article does illustrate a point I mentioned earlier about buildings like the Old City Hall: Buildings do change and evolve over time, and part of the challenge of preservation and restoration is choosing a particular point of restoration. If one hopes for official recognition (historic building designation, etc.) or historic-preservation funding enhancements, then choosing a consistent period, and often backdating later changes, is even more important. |
innov8 -huh? I wasn't talking about the this thread but rather kryptos's post which is just bound to repeat the debate wev'e been having on another thread. Jeesh pick on someone else -it's boring me.
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The City Council will vote on whether to approve a loan to AF Evans Development to purchase the Berry Hotel.
http://www.afevans.com/ AF Evans is a developer of low-income and market-rate housing. Locally they run the Ping Yuen apartments (in the Chinatown on I Street) and also operate some historic SRO type properties including the Hotel Oakland. The plan is to keep the units very low income and extremely low income, but to renovate and repair the structure of the hotel. New plumbing will be needed throughout the building, and kitchenettes will be added to each unit. The building will be reduced from 115 to 100 units, to make room for a number of larger wheelchair-accessible units. Because the city's current SRO ordinance requires replacement of any lost units, 15 units of the under-construction Globe Mills housing project (currently slated for part seniors, part market rate) will become VLI (very low income, <$25K/yr) instead. A case manager will provide supportive services for the residents with disabilities. The current retail tenants will not be displaced, although personally I hope they get rid of the convenience store and make it back into a lobby/public space. Happily "the Big Kahuna" won't be going anywhere! In my mind this is a big, big win. The building will be restored and protected (it's in awful shape now) and a professional management company and a decent building is really the main differences between an SRO that is a safe haven for disabled and seniors and one that is a drug-infested den. AF Evans has a good track record. Importantly, this renovation will mean that those housing units are still available. |
Thanks for the info on this Wburg. I was unaware of the SRO project and I'm very glad to hear that it is being handled in a positive way.
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Here is another interesting project at 12th and C, kitty corner to the Globe Mills. I really like the brick of those current buildings, but I'm not too big on the 2nd floor addition. Looks...weird.
http://www.urban44.com/twelve.html http://www.urban44.com/images/Twelve.jpg Twelve - Sacramento, CA TWELVE is an urban infill project located in the Alkali Flat neighborhood district, complimented by Sacramento's Regional Transit (RT) system with a station located within 1,500 feet of the project. TWELVE is comprised of 10 single-family town home residences (1,289 SF +/- up to 1,631 SF +/-), 30 lofts (803 SF +/- up to 2,163 SF +/-), and 1,000 +/- square feet of retail space on the ground floor Twelve - Sacramento, CAEntering downtown from the up and coming Del Paso area, 12th Street is the main connector street, which downtown will eventually develop towards. TWELVE is born out of a one-building historical district that is driving the creative vision for the project. By keeping the exterior of the building and adding atop of it, TWELVE is going to present a strong architectural statement in the downtown Sacramento area. Carlton Randle is the Project Manager of the TWELVE. Carlton can be reached at (916) 364-0279 EXT 113. |
I can see what they're trying to do (recreate an industrial saw-tooth type structure) but agree that it isn't necessarily a super duper way of doing it. All in all, though, I tend to like very much the idea of retaining the brick first story and building up in the middle, as it keeps the old-building feel while bumping the density.
Globe Mills is pretty spiff too...I got a tour last year as part of a historic preservation conference and got some neat shots of the lovely industrial interior. One of my favorite things about that project is that they are leaving a lot of the industrial equipment in the site, intact: at some points you'll just be walking down a hall and there will be this giant electric motor or part of a hoist sticking out of the ceiling. |
Here are some shots I took with my (cruddy) phone camera during a tour of Globe Mills last year:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1505.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1512.jpg The open portions of the building near the front. They were ravaged by an out of control fire, but the structure was built to be strong enough to withstand dust explosions. The wood beams in the floor were so sturdy that they are simply having the char scraped off and the old-growth wood will be reused in the project. The pipes in the lower photo help prop up a weakened wall. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1539.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1526.jpg Some industrial machinery in the plant: the pulley/shaft system was connected to a big electric motor. As mentioned above, a lot of the heavy mechanical gear will be left in place, to become chunky decor for the residence. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1548.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1533.jpg A couple of shots out of windows into Alkali Flat and towards downtown. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1551.jpg A shot towards the dairy. http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...22-06_1544.jpg Don't open. This door opens out into...nothing, seven stories up. Ouch. |
^ Do you mean Globe Mills 12th & C streets
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The same. Edited post-coffee.
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It looks like the graffiti is coming off the side of the Cal-Western Building/Citizen Hotel. They bolted this exterior elevator thing to the east side and scrubbed off the black paint on that side--hopefully the north side will soon get a similar treatment.
The owners of the building have planned a big metal enclosure on the eastern side, intended to completely enclose an "outdoor" patio area, kind of like the "terrarium" you see outside of 24 hour restaurants. This would block off the sidewalk, requiring an expansion of the existing sidewalk that would eliminate parking along that bit of Tenth Street. |
Here is a look at what they have planned. Depending on the materials they use, it could blend into the classic look of the building well. It does stick out a bit, which could be odd.
I do like how it looks like it would really open up the building from the outside and give people driving by on 10th a chance to get a look inside when passing. http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/4783/untitledmx8.png |
:tomato: I like it!! :tomato:
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Not really, because they wouldn't be demo-ing the pillars along that wall, otherwise you'd be destroying the architectural (if not structural) integrity of the east side of the building. I also wonder about the effect on the underground sidewalks along Tenth Street: they have been demo'ing a lot of sidewalk in the neighborhood and it's unclear whether they will just be backfilling those or protecting them.
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