Richards Boulevard State Office Construction

Richards Blvd. Office Complex construction seen from American River levee to the north

The 1.25 million square foot Richards Boulevard Office Complex (RBOC) is in full swing construction now. The parking structure is up and two of the four office buildings are rising. Constructions begin in Fall 2020, with overall project completion slated for March 2024.

Richards Blvd. Office Complex seen from Hwy. 50 in W. Sac

Richards Blvd. Office Complex rises down
the way from homeless encampment

Richards Blvd. Office Complex seen from downtown Sacramento

Richards Blvd. Office Complex looking south at 7th & Richards Blvd.

Richards Blvd. Office Complex looking east on Richards Blvd.

Richards Blvd. Office Complex construction
seen from American River levee to the north

Richards Blvd. Office Complex construction
seen from American River levee to the north

Richards Blvd. Office Complex looking south at 7th & Richards Blvd.

Richards Blvd. Office Complex looking south at 7th & Richards Blvd.

Richards Blvd. Office Complex looking south at 7th & Richards Blvd.

Hyatt Centric Hotel @ 1122 7th St. Construction

Hyatt Centric Hotel at 1122 7th Street construction
around original brick façade

The Marshall Hotel / Hyatt Centric Hotel at 1122 7th Street was originally opened in 1911 as the Hotel Clayton and later listed as a landmark on the city's register of historic and cultural resources. The 11-story, 172 room hotel is being constructed around the original brick façade. The project will cost $68 million and includes a  $4 million in city subsidies.

Hyatt Centric Hotel at 1122 7th Street

Hyatt Centric Hotel at 1122 7th Street construction
around original brick façade

Hyatt Centric Hotel at 1122 7th Street construction
around original brick façade

Hyatt Centric Hotel at 1122 7th Street construction
around original brick façade

Hyatt House Hotel Construction @ 2719 K Street

Eastern Star building transition into Hyatt House Hotel

Conversion of the Eastern Star building into a Hyatt House hotel is moving forward. Built in 1928 and on the local and National Register of Historic Places, the Eastern Star building will become a 128-room hotel. The project includes converting the building’s existing spaces into a hotel, and building a new three-story addition on the rear of the building and removing the entirety of the building's interior beyond the lobby. The project has an estimated cost of $38 million with a target opening date of September 2021.  Hume Development bought the 31,000-square-foot building in November 2019 for $5 million.

Eastern Star building transition into Hyatt House Hotel

Eastern Star building transition
into Hyatt House Hotel

Eastern Star building transition into Hyatt House Hotel

Eastern Star building transition into Hyatt House Hotel

Eastern Star building transition into Hyatt House Hotel

CA Natural Resources Headquarters Construction

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen from the west

As this tower finishes up, I admire the street view of the building as seen when going west on P Street. The way some of the windows have brown fins rising off the glass, giving the exterior a texture and variation compared to the rest of the flat glass wrapped around the building.  Thus far, the pedestrian plaza on the north side along O Street is a the least attractive view of the structure. Then there is the top of the building, the mechanical three story grey box on the roof that is only seen from the west, a giant box that sticks out in a terrible way.  If you observe the same tower from the Capitol looking west, the mechanical level is wrapped with glass to disguise what’s on top of the high-rise. The State also did this when building the EPA building on I Street in 1999, from the rail yards you can see the ugly mechanical roof but it you view the same building from the south or the Capitol, there is a nice glass wrap to hide all the stuff on the roof. You might get the idea that these offices are designed to have the most attractive side face the Capitol where the political wonks see the city skyline.

CA Natural Resources high-rise reflections on P Street

The Bee recently wrote about how the building was originally designed for 3,200 workers but in the last year found a way to add an additional 1,200 workers because the building has been organized to allow employees to share space so workers can rotate between staying home and coming into the office. A total of 4,400 employees can now work in there.

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west

The historic Heilbron House, built in 1881, will undergo some exterior improvements and will be preserved onsite. CA Natural Resources Headquarters size: 838,000 square feet, 339 feet tall, project cost: $598 million Completion Date: 2021

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on O Street going west

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on O Street going west

CA Natural Resources high-rise pedestrian plaza on O Street

Heilbron House, built in 1881 undergoes some exterior improvements

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street

CA Natural Resources high-rise
as seen on P Street

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on P Street going west

CA Natural Resources high-rise as seen on N Street looking south

1717 S Street Mixed-Use Construction

Foundation work for 1717 S Street Mixed-Use

CFY Development and CADA broke ground on this mixed-use project a few weeks ago. To get this project started, this $80 million project had to seeking $28 million in state and federal tax credits for affordable housing project. In 2018, the cost was originally $62 million, but in the last three years the rising price was due to higher construction costs. The building will have a five-story wood frame over 2-level concrete parking garage podium 159 apartments, community center, restaurant and retail, podium level courtyard, 126 vehicle parking spaces, 168 bicycle parking spaces. Scheduled to be completed in 2022.

Construction at 1717 S Street Mixed-Use 

Foundation work at 1717 S Street Mixed-Use 

Construction at 1717 S Street Mixed-Use

Rendering of 1717 S Street Mixed-Use building

Rendering of 1717 S Street Mixed-Use building

Capitol Park Hotel Renovation

Capitol Park Hotel at 1125 9th St, Sacramento, CA
receiving a $58 million renovation

In late January the former Capitol Park Hotel at 1125 9th Street in downtown Sacramento began the renovation process turning the hotel into a shelter for homeless. In 2019 the Sacramento CityCouncil approved lending Mercy Housing California $13.37 million to buy the hotel. The  renovated building will have 134 studio apartments and expected to be completed in about 20 months. It's shocking what the cost to renovate the units will cost at $445,000 each. A total cost of $58 million to only house 134 people. If it stays on budget, the project will come to $1,100per square foot. Once the city, SHRA and Mercy Housing California convert the Capitol Park Hotel into a triage center homeless shelter, “the City will allocate $300,000 for overtime police presence in the area immediately surrounding the rehousing shelter,” according to council agenda documents.

Capitol Park Hotel at 1125 9th St, Sacramento, CA
receiving a $58 million renovation

The Capitol Park Hotel was originally built in 1912, the building has had many purposes over the decades including as a furniture store and warehouse, two separate hotels, and a business college. Known as the Capitol Park Hotel since the 1960s, it was constructed as two separate buildings connected on all but one of its floors.

Across the street there is a proposal for a 14-story Canopyby Hilton hotel.

Capitol Park Hotel at 1125 9th St, Sacramento, CA
was originally built in 1912

1021 O Street “Swing Space” Office Construction

It appears this State Office Building is nearly finished with the exterior. The building skin still needs to install fins or smart shading to minimize direct sun on exterior glazing. This 10-story building is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2021 with 472,000SF of office space and at a cost of $423.6 million. DGS 10th & O Street State Office Building Project Summary.

1021 O Street "Swing Space" Office Bldg.

1021 O Street "Swing Space" Office Bldg.

1021 O Street "Swing Space" Office Bldg.

1021 O Street "Swing Space" Office Bldg.

Rendering of 1021 O Street "Swing Space" Office Bldg.