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Old Posted Jun 29, 2012, 3:25 PM
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I tried out the new "Green Line" light rail line to Richards Boulevard yesterday. Not sure if there are plans for the lot, but the warehouse across the street on the northeast corner of 7th and Richards is currently being demolished--didn't see any signs for what it is going to be yet (the new CHP offices?) but wonder if the opening of the Green Line and plans for the first phase of T9 are in any way connected. A block up at 5th and Richards, I also saw a sign advertising upcoming leases for an upcoming project called "500 Richards":

http://500richards.com/

Don't know much about it, but a friend mentioned it as being something like the MARRS project, with multiple retail spaces in a rehabbed urban warehouse.

The current Green Line is basically running like a streetcar--just a single LRV shuttling back and forth between 13th and Richards. The station is interesting but kind of stark and barren, the only structure there is the former scalehouse for Bercut-Richards moved to a new site next to the terminal. The line passes right through the Railyards, with some great views of the Shops buildings from a distance--it passes under the UP right-of-way so you can't really see work on the new track alignment but it is almost complete. I think the plan will eventually include a stop in the Railyards proper on 7th, once there is something to stop at. Work is being done on the exterior of the building at 7th and H, and exterior work on the SHRA building at 7th and I appears almost complete.
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Old Posted Jun 30, 2012, 5:31 AM
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Has anyone seen the townhouses going up at 21st and T lately? They're still going up, slowly buy surely, and will be a neat little block once it's all up. Drove by today and there are three in the process of construction, and they looked to be flattening out other areas for construction as well. Eager to see it completed.
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Old Posted Jul 2, 2012, 3:42 AM
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I tried out the new "Green Line" light rail line to Richards Boulevard yesterday. Not sure if there are plans for the lot, but the warehouse across the street on the northeast corner of 7th and Richards is currently being demolished--didn't see any signs for what it is going to be yet (the new CHP offices?) but wonder if the opening of the Green Line and plans for the first phase of T9 are in any way connected. A block up at 5th and Richards, I also saw a sign advertising upcoming leases for an upcoming project called "500 Richards":

http://500richards.com/

Don't know much about it, but a friend mentioned it as being something like the MARRS project, with multiple retail spaces in a rehabbed urban warehouse.

The current Green Line is basically running like a streetcar--just a single LRV shuttling back and forth between 13th and Richards. The station is interesting but kind of stark and barren, the only structure there is the former scalehouse for Bercut-Richards moved to a new site next to the terminal. The line passes right through the Railyards, with some great views of the Shops buildings from a distance--it passes under the UP right-of-way so you can't really see work on the new track alignment but it is almost complete. I think the plan will eventually include a stop in the Railyards proper on 7th, once there is something to stop at. Work is being done on the exterior of the building at 7th and H, and exterior work on the SHRA building at 7th and I appears almost complete.
CHP has a couple buildings behind that.....
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Old Posted Jul 10, 2012, 5:10 PM
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Sacramento Eyes a Baseball Team (WSJ 7/9/12)

Sacramento Eyes a Baseball Team

By Joel Millman
Wall Street Journal
7/9/2012

"California's capital is warming up to make a pitch for the Oakland Athletics.

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said Monday he would begin an "exploratory effort" to offer his city as an option for the Major League Baseball team, which for three years has been talking with San Jose about moving there.

"Sacramento is a Major League city," said Mr. Johnson, a former professional basketball star. "I learned a long time ago that if you don't take a shot, you can't score..."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...googlenews_wsj
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Old Posted Jul 10, 2012, 9:04 PM
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And the A's promptly said, "Thanks, but no thanks."
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New Korean BBQ place has opened in a long abandoned gas station on Alhambra.
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Old Posted Jul 19, 2012, 1:02 AM
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R Street Lofts Project seems to actually be getting underway

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/07/12/462...s-project.html
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Old Posted Aug 7, 2012, 3:48 PM
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We are seeing a lot of on-hold projects in San Francisco and elsewhere start to come back to life. What are the chances that might happen in Sacramento? It would be great to see The Towers resurrected -even if they were scaled down a bit.
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Old Posted Aug 7, 2012, 5:56 PM
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Until Sactown's office vacancy tightens up, I wouldn't hold out any hopes major developments of the high-rise nature in the CBD... I think it was either Wburg or Econoghost that posted some recent vacancy figures of around 35%, but my mind may be wandering as well...
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Old Posted Aug 7, 2012, 6:32 PM
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Until Sactown's office vacancy tightens up, I wouldn't hold out any hopes major developments of the high-rise nature in the CBD... I think it was either Wburg or Econoghost that posted some recent vacancy figures of around 35%, but my mind may be wandering as well...
Those vacancy rate stats are misleading because they are typically the regional or city-wide vacancy figures and not the Downtown-Midtown sub-market which is considerably lower.
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Old Posted Aug 8, 2012, 5:26 AM
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Wasn't me...and vacancy rates in Midtown are somewhere closer to 5% these days, not sure about the Downtown figures. Most of the "vacant" buildings downtown are vacant because the owners are sitting on the properties hoping for it to be 2006 again, like the 1000-1100 block of J Street (Metropolitan and Cathedral Square) or SHRA-owned properties that didn't make it under the wire for redevelopment projects. I'm just hoping that someone tries converting a few of the vacant office-zoned properties downtown into residential condos--the Kress Building is being rehabbed, but as office condos rather than residential.
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Old Posted Aug 9, 2012, 4:09 AM
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After the "ground breaking" a few weeks back, I've finally seen some more stirrings at the 2500R project site the past few mornings.

http://www.2500rmidtown.com/
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Old Posted Aug 31, 2012, 7:37 PM
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16 Powerhouse

16 Powerhouse is an improved new design for the East End Gateway Site 4
directly across from Fremont Park off 16th Street between P St & Powerhouse Alley.
This project has a proposed construction date for spring 2013, thus far, no
info has been released stating how much it will cost or if the same developer
who made the original design is also behind this proposal.

16 Powerhouse also has a Facebook page here.

This is what was originally proposed for the site by CADA.

http://livinginurbansac.blogspot.com/
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Old Posted Sep 1, 2012, 4:45 AM
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This looks great. Has it been approved?
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Sweet design! I approve!
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Old Posted Sep 2, 2012, 4:40 PM
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Perfect location to put something new up. Perfect size building to put there too. Along with the new ones going up a couple blocks north, 16th street will have quite a different feel to it around there!
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Old Posted Nov 15, 2012, 2:40 AM
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This place is dead as %#$( now.
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Old Posted Nov 16, 2012, 6:37 PM
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There isn't a whole lot of construction happening in town nowadays, but here's a bit of good news:

"Township 9 construction begins next month
First structure on the site will be an affordable-housing apartment complex"

180 units with structured parking near the new lightrail station.

Here's the full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacrament...ext-month.html
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Old Posted Dec 18, 2012, 12:38 AM
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December 13, 2012

Four More Courthouse Projects May Be Delayed
http://www.courts.ca.gov/20171.htm

Judicial oversight committee makes recommendations because of potential
loss of funds designated for court construction.

SAN FRANCISCO—The Court Facilities Working Group voted today to
recommend that four additional courthouse construction projects in
Sacramento, Los Angeles, Fresno, and Nevada City be delayed indefinitely
if the Legislature directs that court construction funds be used to finance
the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse in Long Beach.

The recommendations—which Justice Hill hopes will go before the Judicial
Council in January 2013—include: a new criminal courthouse for downtown
Sacramento, a replacement for the overburdened courthouse in Huntington
Park for the Southeast Court District in Los Angeles, and renovation projects
planned for downtown courthouses in Fresno and Nevada City. The draft
recommendations include a special direction for the Sacramento project: a
recommendation that site acquisition proceed for that project, a $10 million
commitment to the developer of the Railyards that would allow the project
to proceed as planned when funding becomes available.

During the meeting, courts whose projects were slated for deferral gave
presentations and answered questions from the working group. Using the
same process that ultimately delayed seven projects last fall, the working
group will post the draft recommendations on the California Courts website
for two weeks for public comment, then submit finalized recommendations
to the Judicial Council for review early next year.

Sacramento - New Sacramento Criminal Courthouse - Draft Recommendations: Indefinitely delay, but move forward on site acquisition. http://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/CFWG-121312.pdf
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Old Posted Dec 18, 2012, 11:39 PM
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Having nothing to do with the courts I don't know if a new Sac Co. courthouse is really warranted. Of course, I'd like to see new construction and jobs created but I don't see courthouses as really enlivening a neighborhood. So I guess I really don't care that much. I mean it's not like it's going to have some spectacular game-changing design. And If a new courthouse is built what would happen to the old one?
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