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Local Choice Produce Market Now Open in Pearl District

January 25, 2013 By Jennifer Wright

Image via www.localchoicemarket.com/The Local Choice Produce Market is now open in the Pearl District, at the SE corner of NW 9th & Everett. A true labor of love – the owners, Don & Georganne Sader, live in the neighborhood only a few blocks away.Continue Reading Local Choice Produce Market Now Open in Pearl District

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Downtown, Ed Lee, farm to table, Pearl District, Portland, redevelopment, urban farming

Blue Sky for Hole at 8th & B?

September 28, 2012 By Bill Adams

Blue-Sky-Basic_Concept_Drawings_webSan Diego – A new development proposal for the Northeast corner of 8th Ave. and “B” St, just East of Symphony Towers, is in design review at Civic San Diego (formerly CCDC).  The site is currently partially occupied by a Brake Depot and the rest of block is surface parking.  The site is already partially excavated. It comes before the Pre-Design Subcommittee of the Centre City Advisory Committee (CCAC) on Oct. 3, 2012,Continue Reading Blue Sky for Hole at 8th & B?

Filed Under: News, Projects, San Diego Tagged With: attached housing, construction, development, Downtown, highrise, housing, multi-family, redevelopment, urban renewal, urban revitalization

Design Review Begins on “SD Mega Block” Project

August 31, 2012 By Bill Adams

Lucia Nelo concept drawingSan Diego – The Lucia Nel Cielo apartment and retail development will come to the Centre City Advisory Committee’s Pre-Design Subcommittee on September 4, 2012 at 5:15 PM. Continue Reading Design Review Begins on “SD Mega Block” Project

Filed Under: News, Projects, San Diego Tagged With: AVRP, CCAC, CCDC, Centre City Development Corporation, Downtown, redevelopment

Lemon Hotel to infuse new life in the North Park Blocks

August 27, 2012 By Jennifer Wright

Lemon HotelAt the edge of the Pearl District, a mixed-use development at the corner of NW Everett Street and Park Avenue is poised to bring new energy into the North Park Blocks. Continue Reading Lemon Hotel to infuse new life in the North Park Blocks

Filed Under: News, Portland, Projects, Revitalization Tagged With: Downtown, hotel, Motel, Pearl District, PNCA, Portland

When Improving Places, It Always Comes Down to People

August 23, 2012 By Michele Reeves

Woman in Coffee Shop by Robert H Foster

What is one of the first things I consider when I’m working in a mixed-use district, whether I’m helping private sector developers strategize acquisitions, or diagnosing and suggesting improvements to an economically underperforming city?

RELATIONSHIPS!Continue Reading When Improving Places, It Always Comes Down to People

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Portland, Revitalization Tagged With: active, awning, BID, business improvement districts, Downtown, facade, facade easement, facade improvement, grant, ground floor, main street, mainstreet, mixed use, redevelopment, renewal, retail, revitalization, Robert Foster, signage, store front, storefront, Urban

Expo Line – Culver City and Farmdale stations opened

June 20, 2012 By Todd Nguyen

expo line mapLos Angeles, CA – The newly extended Expo line has created a lot of excitement in the Downtown area and surrounding communities.  Both the local area and USC have greatly benefitted from this new project.  It allows community members to have the opportunity to not only explore different parts of Los Angeles, but also allows the community to have easier access and opportunities to jobs and employment.Continue Reading Expo Line – Culver City and Farmdale stations opened

Filed Under: Los Angeles, News, Transportation Tagged With: Culver City, Downtown, Expo Line, Farmdale, light rail, Metro, public

Post-redevelopment fees set to go up downtown . . . way up.

June 7, 2012 By Bill Adams

FINAL CCDC Fee Schedule page 1San Diego – On July 1, 2012, the loss of redevelopment will be felt in a very tangible and palpable manner by anyone planning a project involving a development or “discretionary” use downtown.   Continue Reading Post-redevelopment fees set to go up downtown . . . way up.

Filed Under: News, Planning, San Diego Tagged With: Bureaucracy, CCDC, Centre City Development Corporation, development fees, development services, Downtown, impact fees, real estate, sandag, smart growth, use permits

Cedar Gateway Apartments Completed in Downtown’s Cortez Neighborhood

May 22, 2012 By Bill Adams

Fifth Ave view - Cedar GatewaySan Diego – the Cedar Gateway project was recently completed in the Cortez Hill neighborhood.  The six story 65 unit residential apartment building is located at 1620 Sixth Avenue on the block bounded by 5th and 6th Avenues,  Cedar Street and I-5.  It is an affordable housing project with 23 one bedroom apartments set aside for people with special needs who will receive supportive services. Additionally, these units are reserved for households making less than 25% of area medium income (AMI).Continue Reading Cedar Gateway Apartments Completed in Downtown’s Cortez Neighborhood

Filed Under: Affordable Housing, News, Projects, San Diego Tagged With: Affordable Housing, CCDC, Downtown, Gold, housing authority, Jerry Brown, LEED, Midtown, redevelopment, Uptown

Developers to Break Ground on Downtown Apartment Project Tuesday

May 21, 2012 By Melanie Johnson

Downtown Los Angeles from the Griffith Park Observatory on a relatively clear day.Downtown LA developers plan to break ground Tuesday on a three-building apartment complex, reported Los Angeles Downtown News.Continue Reading Developers to Break Ground on Downtown Apartment Project Tuesday

Filed Under: Los Angeles, News, Planning, Revitalization Tagged With: density, Downtown, infill, redevelopment, rental, urban renewal

Walking in Los Angeles

May 17, 2012 By Clement Lau

View of DTLA from Vista Hermosa Park (within walking distance of my home)Do people actually walk in Los Angeles?  I certainly do, but obviously, I cannot speak for all Angelenos.  As a Downtown (DTLA) resident and someone who enjoys walking daily, I was glad to learn that DTLA was recently named the “most walkable neighborhood in Los Angeles.”  With a Walk Score of 92, DTLA is considered a “walker’s paradise.”  The next most walking-friendly neighborhoods are Koreatown and Mid-City.  (Walk Score is a number between 0 and 100 that measures the walkability of any address.) Continue Reading Walking in Los Angeles

Filed Under: Los Angeles, Planning, Transportation Tagged With: Art Walk, CicLAvia, Downtown, Koreatown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Conservancy, Walk Score, Walking

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