Mixed-use project at 324 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA |
Mixed-use project at 324 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA |
Mixed-use project at 324 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA |
Mixed-use project at 324 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento, CA |
Kaiser Sacramento Railyards Medical Center |
Earlier this month Kaiser filed plans with the city to develop a medical facility in the Railyards. The main hospital building proposed would have 310-bed in an eight story building in addition to a parking structure, five story support building and energy center. The eight story building would have 657,500 square feet and the total property size for the project would be 17.4 acres at 105 Bercut Drive. Kaiser has an aggressive deadline with plans to begin construction this year. The estimated budget is at least $1.5 billion. To see more renderings and learn more about the project, go to AgencyCounter and click on the yellow dot at the corner of 5th Street and Railyards Blvd.
It looks to me that the land around the car garage could be
developed at a later date to expand and build another “L” shaped hospital…
maybe when the Railyards are fully built out.
Kaiser Sacramento Railyards Medical Center |
Kaiser Sacramento Railyards Medical Center |
Kaiser Sacramento Railyards Medical Center |
Colliers fourth quarter report also shows the Sacramento office
market recorded its sixth consecutive quarter of occupancy losses. For the year
of 2023, there was a total net loss of -1,184,793 square feet of leased office space
which is a slight improvement compared to 2022, but It appears the vacancies
numbers are due to rise some more in 2024.
The market report by Colliers also stated that some office
owners will have to seriously consider converting properties to alternative
uses to generate income. The State of California selected McCormack Baron
Salazar as the lead developer to convert three state office buildings on
Capital Mall in Downtown Sacramento into upwards of 400 affordable apartment
units. Many local office buildings fail to meet the criteria for viable conversions
to housing. A National Bureau of Economic Research report found only 33
buildings totaling 1.3 million square feet that could realistically be
converted into apartments.
Now that the former Capitol Annex is demolished, it’s puzzling to see that the state has not shown an official rendering of what will replace the old structure. Here are some images from 2022 of the proposed Capitol Annex replacement buildings. Much larger, with a glass exterior, overpowering the historic 1860's Capitol, and diminishing the view of the architectural front. It also appears that all approaches to the historic 1860’s capitol are now below grade, changing the historic character of the building.
You could argue that the proposed rendering negatively impact the historic 1860’s capitol.
Constructing a new addition on or adjacent to a primary
elevation of the building which negatively impacts the building's historic
character.
Attaching a new addition in a manner that obscures, damages, or destroys character-defining features of the historic building.
Placing new construction too close to the historic building
so that it negatively impacts the building's character, the site, or setting.
Constructing a new addition that is large as or larger than
the historic building, which visually overwhelms it (i.e.; results in the
diminution of loss of its historic character).
Adding new construction that results in the diminution or
loss of the historic character of the building, including its design,
materials, location, or setting.
Constructing a new building on a historic property or on an
adjacent site that is much larger than the historic building.
There would be approximately 3,400 SF leasing and mail on
ground level at the corner of Q Street and 23rd Street (or 21st Street for
building 2), approximately 3,893 SF amenity space on ground level connecting an
on grade pool courtyard facing the paseo, 298 parking spaces, and courtyard
facing R Street are proposed within each independently functioning building/community.
Metro Place was proposed at 9th & J Streets |
Metro Place was proposed in 1999/2000
32-story office/apartment
$127 million in construction costs
114 apartments on the top 10 stories
262,000 square feet of offices
20,562 square feet of retail on the ground floor
1,044 parking spaces. The whole building would be more than 850,000 square feet.
Would have received a $11 million subsidy from the City of Sacramento plus the city's quarter block of land valued at $4.8
million. The whole city package came to $16.7 million. The project never received funding because at this time around the nation office markets were in the doldrums and demand was sluggish.
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |
Early rendering of Metro Place proposal without curved version |