from this morning's Sacramento Bee (9/4):
Thousands of new residences seen at downtown Sacramento railyard project
By Jim Wasserman - jwasserman@sacbee.com
Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, September 4, 2008
"More than a year after a collapse of two big residential tower projects in downtown Sacramento, a still more ambitious generation of downtown living is coming into view.
Much depends on the economy and other variables in the next 20 to 30 years. But serious plans exist for up to 15,000 residential units north of downtown at the railyard and nearby Township 9.
If all goes as hoped, the first of these homes, condominiums and townhouses may open in a rebounded housing market – and one also shaped by high-priced gasoline that discourages long commutes.
Up to 12,000 residences are planned just north of the existing downtown on the 240-acre railyard. Given favorable conditions, the first projects could rise about 2012." .....
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