Sacramento Proposal/Approval/Construction Thread - III

[CAGeoNerd]

http://sacrepublicfc.com/cal-expo-multi-use-facility/

Supposed to be a temporary venue with hopes of building a permanent home in the "downtown core."

[wburg]

Sounds interesting...although the definition of "downtown core" is pretty fuzzy, and this is only 2 miles away from the edge of Midtown. Best thing about it: no public funding.

[jbradway]

Nvm

[snfenoc]

There was another nice little article (if you can get past the pay wall) in Sunday's Bee. This time, it was about development along Del Paso Boulevard.

New optimism in quest to revive Sacramento’s Del Paso Boulevard
The Sacramento Bee
By Ryan Lillis
rlillis@sacbee.com
Published: Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013 - 12:00 am
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/11/17/591...#storylink=cpy

There are 12+ properties the city is looking to sell to developers. Some of the ideas being kicked around for those parcels include:
- Graphic design firm
- Brewery
- Midsize apartment building
- Culinary center
- Rehab of the former Grand Theater
- Public market

Sacramento continues to move forward...slowly.

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by wburg

Sounds interesting...although the definition of "downtown core" is pretty fuzzy, and this is only 2 miles away from the edge of Midtown. Best thing about it: no public funding.

A nice project but the one drawback about it, is that it doesn't nothing for the central core.

[wburg]

The city is bigger than the central core--and the central core itself is expanding.

[Sactorleans]

This obviously won't be a big project, but does anyone know what is planned for the lot at 21st Street and Capitol Avenue?

They just demolished the Colonial style home/office building that was built at a diagonal on the corner.

[wburg]

They also demolished the salon next door. Combined with the big parking lots behind them it's a reasonably sized lot, about as big as the mixed-use building on the other end of the block--roughly a quarter block. No plans submitted to the city yet, maybe ask the property owner?

[ltsmotorsport]

It's a prominent corner so a good number of units and a little retail space would be great there.

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by wburg

The city is bigger than the central core--and the central core itself is expanding.

There are 240 acres of undeveloped land sitting and dormant, adjacent or in close proximity to light and heavy rail. It would be the perfect place for a 20,000 MLS stadium (imo). It beats the heck out of a Bass Pro Shop.

[urban_encounter]

Originally Posted by wburg

The city is bigger than the central core--and the central core itself is expanding.

There are 240 acres of undeveloped land sitting and dormant, adjacent or in close proximity to light and heavy rail. It would be the perfect place for a 20,000 MLS stadium (imo). It beats the heck out of a Bass Pro Shop. But yes I agree that there's more to the city than the central core.

[wburg]

We'll see what the new property owner has in mind for the Railyards--have you been out there to see the work in progress on the 5th and 6th Street bridges? "Dormant" is a bit of a stretch. The Bass Pro shop has been out of the equation for a while. I wouldn't rule out MLS, but if they ask for public money, they may find the cupboard bare.

[SacTownAndy]

Saw this in the business journal:


Sacramento Commons would add new downtown housing
Ben van der Meer
Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal
Dec 18, 2013, 6:48am PST

A proposal to add several new housing units to downtown Sacramento should come before the city in the way of a formal application in February.

Sacramento Commons, which got its first public airing before city of Sacramento staff and residents near the future site this week, has a tentative concept for one high-rise residential building, two mid-rise residential buildings, and a mixed-use building on the block bordered by Fifth, Seventh, N and P streets.

According to a tentative site plan provided by a law firm working with the developers, the west side of the block would have the two mid-rises, the high-rise would be in the southeastern corner, and the mixed-use building would be on the northeast portion.

.....

full story here:http://www.bizjournals.com/sacrament...d-add-new.html

[enigma99a]

What's the status of Aura? http://www.hrgarchitects.com/index_Parking_Aura.html

If the Arena goes in, is there any talk of bring it back or is it 100% canned?

[NME22]

Originally Posted by SacTownAndy

Saw this in the business journal:


Sacramento Commons would add new downtown housing
Ben van der Meer
Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal
Dec 18, 2013, 6:48am PST

A proposal to add several new housing units to downtown Sacramento should come before the city in the way of a formal application in February.

Sacramento Commons, which got its first public airing before city of Sacramento staff and residents near the future site this week, has a tentative concept for one high-rise residential building, two mid-rise residential buildings, and a mixed-use building on the block bordered by Fifth, Seventh, N and P streets.

According to a tentative site plan provided by a law firm working with the developers, the west side of the block would have the two mid-rises, the high-rise would be in the southeastern corner, and the mixed-use building would be on the northeast portion.

.....

full story here:http://www.bizjournals.com/sacrament...d-add-new.html

Additional quote from the article.

“They’ve been talking about doing something for awhile,” she said, though the prospect of a new arena for the Sacramento Kings a few blocks north helped those talks gain momentum."

[BillSimmons]

Any idea how high the mid/high rises will be.

[enigma99a]

Originally Posted by BillSimmons

Any idea how high the mid/high rises will be.

No higher than the capital

Honestly, I think the city should impose a height minimum in a tight zone around the current high rises. Otherwise when the downtown does get revitalized, the core won't be so spread out.

[ThatDarnSacramentan]

I hope part of the proposal is reintroducing the grid to that superblock.

[Mr. Ozo]

You have to wonder if 6th Street could be restored. It seems possible here but I'm not sure about the section on the south side of Capital Mall. There is room between the buildings to do it with no parking. It obviously would benefit circulation to the arena.

Edit: It looks like the right way of 6th between N and Capital is combined into the parcel of what I believe is a federal goverment building and used for parking. I wonder what the odds of getting that back to open up 6th street are?

Originally Posted by ThatDarnSacramentan

I hope part of the proposal is reintroducing the grid to that superblock.

[enigma99a]

I was hoping it would include this bunker at 7th and N but it looks like the West side of that intersection. Oh and that lovely North Korean green monster needs to go too.