Capitol Grand Tower History (2004 -2007)
Back in October 2004 Mohammed "Mo" Mohanna and John Lambeth proposed
a 32 story hotel/condo tower (315’) that would have been built at
1215 J Street where the current Capitol Grand Ballroom is now. In early 2005
Mo revised the tower to be 38 floors which was the second of four
revisions for the proposed tower. At 38 floors it had 405,000 sf, 192 hotel
room with pool and fitness room, restaurant 85 condos, and 238 parking
stalls topping out at 378’. Costs to build were estimated to be $65 million.
In February of 2006 plans were revised to include a second parcel and
expanded the size of the building. In partnership with the California Medical
Association, revised plans showed the new tower being 56 stories (701 feet)
and would have had 1.17 million sqft which includes 100,000sf of office,
395 residential condos, 250 hotel rooms with a pool and fitness room, and
several levels of subterranean. Cost to build were estimated to be $250 million.
In March of 2007 Mo Mohanna & John Lambeth and their partners the
California Medical Association revised their plans to make the tower even
taller and bigger. The fourth revision showed the tower being 70 stories and
965' to the top of the spire. The tower was going to have 7 floors of above
ground parking levels as well as 6 below going down 75' with slurry walls 3
feet thick surrounding the hole. No cost was released to build this final
revision and the EIR was never finished to proceed into the committees for approval.