Join CADA and the City of Sacramento Youth, Parks and Community Enrichment Department as we discuss the scheduled improvements, which will start in September and conclude by year’s
end.
Improvements include replacement of the benches, bleachers, backstop, scorer’s table, softball fences, pedestrian gates, bases, and the ballfield concrete walkways. The infield will be renovated and the field lighting will be upgraded. Landscaping along the left and right field fences will be replaced and improved, along with the landscaping along the 9th Street fence.
The meeting will take place on May 28th from 6-7pm in Roosevelt Park in the area between the basketball courts and the restrooms.
Located at 1615 9th Street between Q and P Streets, Roosevelt Park is home to a lighted softball field, two basketball courts and seasonal farmers markets. Used primarily for organized sports, this 3.05 acre park is in need of some basic repairs that will enhance the appeal of the neighborhood and provide a modernized space for its users. With the blessing of the City of Sacramento Parks Department with which CADA has a Memorandum of Understanding that allows CADA to partner with the City to renovate certain City parks, CADA retained Wood Rodgers landscape architect John Nicolaus to prepare preliminary drawings (“Conceptual Plan”) that address the renovation needs of the park. The Conceptual Plan is consistent with the existing master plan for the park.
With participation from the public, CADA has worked with local business owners, residents and stakeholders to achieve a cohesive, practical design that will withstand park use for years to come. See below for a chronology of work leading up to completion of the Conceptual Plan, including links to public comments, draft drawings, the final Conceptual Plan, a budget based on the Conceptual Plan, and a proposed Phasing Plan. The Conceptual Plan has been reviewed and approved by the City Parks Department.
Public Meetings 1 & 2:
Held on April 6th & May 26th of 2015, CADA, John Nicolaus of Wood Rodgers and public/private stakeholders gathered to discuss the renovation of the park. As a result of feedback from both public meetings, a draft conceptual plan for proposed improvements was created by Wood Rodgers, including a project budget and phasing plan for the renovations that can be implemented over a period of years.
Starting in September 2015, CADA, the City, and the Sacramento Kings, working with the Good Tidings Foundation, completed a series of improvements to the Roosevelt Park basketball courts. Interns working for the Kings in partnership with CADA, raised funds to commission and build two unique benches that were installed in November, just prior to a grant opening ceremony hosted by the Kings. Students from Pleasant Grove High School, from its Digital Media Academy (part of Elk Grove Unified School District) documented the restoration process from beginning to end and are preparing videos for use by the Kings and CADA. In March of 2016, CADA and the City of Sacramento selected landscape architecture firm Callander Associates to complete construction drawings for park improvements; we anticipate construction drawings to be completed by this time next year. Once CADA has priced the work necessary to begin construction, we plan to launch a fundraising campaign to help fund improvements to the park.
Having completed the Conceptual Plan and restoration of the basketball courts, CADA’s next goal is to complete construction drawings based on the conceptual plan. The purpose of the construction drawings is not to move immediately to construction of all of the proposed renovations, but to enable CADA to secure a contractor’s estimate of the cost to carry out the proposed renovations, set priorities for construction of the renovations based on the estimated costs and refine the preliminary phasing plan developed by Wood Rodgers. CADA will use the cost estimate and phasing plan to develop and then execute a fundraising campaign to secure funding for the first one or two phases of construction. We hope to complete all the renovations within 5 years, at most.
Updates:
Please check this page regularly for updates on the project. Also, to like our Facebook page and receive updates for Roosevelt Park, click here. CADA will continue to send out email updates to individuals who have attended the public workshops and provided contact information. For more information, contact Marc de la Vergne at mdelavergne@cada.org (opens in a new tab) or (916) 322-2114.
Timeline:
Goal 1: Finish conceptual plan, including suggested phasing plan and budget set by end of June – completed
Goal 2: Complete construction drawings by January 2017, price the work, and start fundraising.
Goal 3: Construction to begin in 2017, with phasing to be determined.
The senior apartments project was funded through the Rental Housing Construction Program of the State Department of Housing and Community Development. It was designed by Peter Clayberg and Caulifield of San Francisco, a 1982 AIA National Award recipient for their design of St. Mary’s Garden, a similar senior housing project in Oakland.
Location: 1421 15th Street, Sacramento
Completion date: April 20, 1984
Developer: CADA
Architect: Peters, Clayberg and Caulfield
General Contractor: S.L.N. Inc.
Acres: 24,700 sq. ft.
Total Units: 35
In 1984, Nielsen Wiese Architects relocated four structures from other parts of downtown Sacramento to an infill site at 14th and Q Streets. In 1988, Nielsen Wiese also rehabilitated a historic single family residential structure at 17th and O Streets and constructed two additional residential units on the rear portion of the property.
Location: 1616-26 14th Street, Sacramento
Location: 1500 15th Street, Sacramento
Rehabilitation designed by Paul Schmidt in 1984. The design is sensitive to the original 1920s character of the structure and Sacramento’s charm in the era as an urbane destination halfway between Lake Tahoe and San Francisco.
Location: 1424 P Street, Sacramento
In the difficult lending environment of 2009, CADA secured financing from Farmers and Merchants bank, a local community bank, for the purchase and much-needed rehabilitation of the Fremont-Wilshire Apartments at 15th and P Streets. A program was established at this property whereby studio units are being made affordable to single persons earning between 50% and 80% of the area-wide median income whose needs have grown due to the combined effect of the recession and the increase in Central City living expenses.
Designed originally by Michael Woldemarr Associates of San Pablo as a development project of Willard Trammel, CADA purchased the design, secured financing from the California Housing Finance Agency and constructed the project after Mr. Trammel withdrew for health reasons. Managed as mixed income apartments by CADA since 1988, the entry gate house includes public art, an abstract mural depicting events in the life of Sam Brannan, first promoter of the California Gold Rush.
Location: 1500 N Street, Sacramento
Completion Date: June 1, 1988
Developer: CADA
General Contractor: IBA Construction, Inc.
Acres: 44,600 sq. ft.
Dwelling Units per Acre: 39.07
Sources of Financing: CHFA, First Interstate Bank
Parking: 40 spaces
Total Units: 40
Designed by Herb Krumpe of Sacramento for Hank Fisher Properties. This complex provides efficiency studio apartments as an alternative to SRO facilities.
Location: 1401 P Street, Sacramento
Completion date: 1994
Rental information: Call 916-447-1441
3 – Studio
29 – 1BR
12 – 2BR
Total Units: 44
The Fremont Community Garden project site is at the northeast corner of 14th and Q Streets, adjacent to the Fremont Mews apartment development. Creation of the garden is a collaborative effort of the City of Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department, Rembold Properties (the developer of the Fremont Mews), neighborhood representatives and CADA. The Fremont Garden site was made available by a land donation from the State Department of General Services and financial contributions from CADA, Rembold Properties, Vice Mayor Rob Fong and other members of the Sacramento City Council, the Sacramento County Bar Association, Bill Maynard, Leonard Development Company, the California Restaurant Association, and many others. Design and consulting services have been provided by EEI and HLA Group. Soil Remediation was carried out by Ramcon Engineering and Environmental Services. Paul Kearney Construction, Inc. was the general contractor.
Ownership of the Fremont Community Garden has been transferred to the City of Sacramento, where it will become part of the City’s Community Garden Program, managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation. For more information about reserving plots or adding your name to the waiting list, please contact Bill Maynard at 508-6025 or wmaynard@cityofsacramento.org.
The History of the Garden:
During the mid-1960’s, the property at 14th and Q Streets in downtown Sacramento was purchased by the state of California for the 1960 Capitol Area Plan. A community garden was established by local residents and workers on the site during the late 1960’s. This garden was later known as the Ron Mandella Community Garden in honor of its founder. The property became designated for housing in 1978, though it remained undeveloped.
In 2001, the Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA) decided to initiate residential development of the site. By then, the property had been used as a community garden for over 30 years. It was a central gathering point for gardeners, residents, children and state workers on their lunch hour. The announcement of the garden being converted to residential use became a difficult time for the entire community. This pitted those who wanted to keep the site as a garden against those who wanted it developed into housing.
The Compromise:
In 2002, CADA and the State Department of General Services committed to retain 100% of the community garden square footage. This was accomplished by acquiring a half city block near Southside Park. The land was developed for the new Southside Community Garden located at 5th and W Streets. This garden represented two-thirds of the original Mandella Garden space. Concurrently, CADA and the State set aside one third of the Mandella site to continue as a community garden, now called the Fremont Community Garden. The Southside Community Garden was donated to the City Parks and Recreation Department as will the new Fremont Community Garden upon completion.
The new Fremont Community Garden represents a model for urban gardening and design. It is be ADA accessible and includes ADA plots, as well as plots for children. There are 2 bocce ball courts and nearly 50 garden plots. CADA followed established organic gardening procedures when developing the garden in order to ensure a healthy environment and safe produce. This garden is now a hub of the community.
From 1994 through 2003 CADA assisted the State of California, Department of General Services, in the pre-planning, entitlement, legislation, construction and development of the East End Project; a state office complex of over 1.47 million square gross square feet of office, parking, and retail space. Located between 15 to 17th Street and L to O Streets, the project cost over $392 million paid for through lease revenue bonds issued by the state. With a capacity for 6000 state employees, the East End is largely responsible for initiating the recent renaissance of 16th Street and the Capitol Avenue area in midtown Sacramento while reinvigorating the demand for new housing and retail. Some of the new restaurant and retail within the state complex can be seen at 16th and L Streets, 17th and Capitol Avenue, and 14th and P Streets The East End complex has pioneered energy savings in state design and is LEED certified. CADA’s main office is located in the East End Garage, 14th and P Streets.
For more information, visit the East End Office Complex website at: www.eastend.dgs.ca.gov
