Ice Blocks Project

Next week the Ice Blocks Project will be up for review with the Preservation Commission. The Ice Blocks by Heller Pacific, Inc., develops three half-blocks consisting of 142 residential units, 63,900 square feet of commercial uses and approximately 54,853 square feet of office. Block 1 of the three block project is listed in the California Register of Historical Resources.

Ice Blocks on the R Street Corridor

If all goes as planned, the building on R Street between 16^th and 18^th streets could start construction as early as September. This $80 million project has been in the planning stages for the past 20 years but either a tumbling economy or bureaucrat opposition stopped the project. With city crews completing the multimillion-dollar upgrade of R Street, this will help cap the end of a growing and evolving district. 

Back in 2006, here is what the Ice Blocks proposal looked like: Ice Blocks Renderings

Ice Blocks on the R Street Corridor

Ice Blocks on the R Street Corridor

Ice Blocks on the R Street Corridor