Three years after we first heard about it, could we finally see development on the block south of the Gold's building currently occupied in its entirety by a parking lot? It's possible. Of course, major Downtown projects have a long, sad history of coming in far (far) below expectations -- or not happening at all -- so forgive me if I don't jump up and down just yet. Still, just for the record, here's what the $45 million project might include:
- A hotel
- 120 residential rental units
- 500-600 vehicle parking facility
- Restaurant/entertainment complex
Not bad, right? I'm particularly intrigued by the fact that the residential units are rentals, rather than owner-occupied units. I suspect there's a very good market for that, especially being right next to the 11th Street bus stop. I'm also generally interested in the fact that the development occurs in the oft-forgotten south side of downtown. It's not on P or Q Street, it's not in the Haymarket, and it's not near Antelope Valley. That makes it a bit of an outcast. Not in a bad way, I don't think.
Anyway, I'm crossing my fingers. I will be extraordinarily pleased if digging begins within a year.
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Saint Paul United Methodist Church did such a great job integrating its new addition into the architecture of its 100-year-old building, I hope the developers of the new construction take the extra expense of incorporating a complementary design in their project.
Better be careful what I wish for. They could always choose to complement the Night Before’s motif with the neon dancers. 😊
Are the RK brothers involved? No? Maybe it’s got a chance…
That was supposed to be WRK. Sorry.
i vote for the restaurant & entertainment option.
Admit it, Fletch ... you want them to get involved so that you see their picture in the guaranteed ensuing LJS stories.
but I vote for a parking garage designed to look like a Polynesian village. With a tiki bar of course that serves Pu Pu platters.
I like your vision, son.
They need to include a large grocery store.
Used to be one on the north side of the Gold’s building back in the day.
The downtown residents would appreciate one again.
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