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 17^th 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

This rehabilitation was completed by July 2001 and is located on the west side of 17th Street between O and P Streets.  It was originally developed in 1983 as a limited equity cooperative with 25 residential units and commercial space housed in a 1914 historic structure. In late 1999, CADA acquired the improvements and now manages the development as apartments. Upon acquisition, CADA refurbished the development and converted the commercial space into four additional residential units.

CADA acquired 17th Street Commons from the Seventeenth Street Commons Cooperative (SSC) in December 1999 as a result of SSC no longer being able to own and manage the complex. CADA rehabilitated the complex and converted an existing historic structure from office to residential use. The proposed scope of work also involved replacement of glue laminated beams in the parking garage and replacement of decking.

This site features a tree-lined walkway crossing through the development connecting all the units. There is a mix of pitched steep and low slope roofs with stucco and wood shingle siding. Ground level patios at the townhouse units have brick and wooden decks and all the buildings now have aluminum-framed, double-glazed, sliding windows. Many of the units offer French doors as well as fireplaces.

The complex includes 29 apartment of which 12 are a part of CADA’s affordable program. The remaining 17 units are at market rents.

Unit Count: 25 existing units: 4 – 1 BR/BA (606 S.F.)
4 – 1 BR/BA w/ loft (880 SF)
6 – 1 BR/BA w/ den (913 SF)
9 – 2 BR/BA (920 SF)
6 – 3 BR/BA (1,100 SF)
4 New Units in previous commercial space
Total Units: 29

Total Building Area: 16,346 SF
Acres: 1.08 Acres
Dwelling Units per Acre: 26 DUA
Parking: 5 Covered spaces and 10 uncovered spaces

Estimated Development Costs: $1,419,000 (Purchase and Rehabilitation Costs)
Sources of Financing:
$1,419,000 California Housing Finance Agency (CHFA) (permanent loan)
$445,000 Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) (permanent loan in 2nd position)
$446,180 (construction loan)

Located on the southwest corner of 17th and N Streets, this project was completed in February 2001.  It consists of an eight one-bedrooms, which was originally located at 1311 15th Street, and a new building, which includes seven one bedroom units and three one bedroom/loft units.

Each building contains two stories over seven individual parking garages and is connected by a new “bridge” at the second and third floors. The exterior of the new building is stucco with a heavy composition shingle roof, similar in design to the existing relocated building. The existing relocated building fronts on N Street with a secondary entrance on the south side and a walk to both the parking garages and 17th Street. The new structure fronts the alley with a secondary entrance on the north connecting the same walk. The ground floor of the relocated building provides a central laundry and individual tenant storage. Each building has seven individual garages that have access via a driveway from the alley. A central trash room is on the ground floor adjacent to the alley.

The primary goal of this development was to move the existing historically sensitive eight unit apartment building originally located at 1311 15th Street in order to vacate that site for the State’s East End Office Project. The design of the new structure is purposely “nondescript” in an effort not to compete with or detract from the existing relocated building. The stucco exterior complements the existing building as well as offers a 5:12 pitched roof in order to offer lofts on the third floor units.

Developer: Hank Fisher and Herb Krumpe

Unit Count:
15 1BD/1BA (684-775 S.F.)
3 1BD/1BA – Loft (1,105 S.F.)
Total Units: 18

Total Building Area: 14,550 S.F.

Acres: 0.29 Acres

Dwelling Units per Acre: 62 DUA

Parking: 14 Spaces

Estimated Development Costs: $1,780,000 Total

Sources of Financing:
$1,400,000 Permanent Financing
$440,000 East End Mitigation Fund (State of California)

Leasing info: Call rental office at (916) 447-1441

NEW CONSTRUCTION:
This condominium development that placed two story townhouses on the alley in the interior of the block and three to 4 story flats above retail on the street frontages was a precursor for Peter Calthorpe’s later pedestrian pocket designs.
Completion Date: 1984
Location: 1001-35 Q Street, Block between 10th/11th and P/Q Streets
Developer: Barratt Northern California, Inc.
Architect: Van der Ryn/Calthorpe of Sausalito
General Contractor:
Unit Count:
Condominium Component:

75 market rate condominiums in 4 story structure ranging from studios (350 SF) to townhouses (1,100 SF)

Affordable Component:

26 affordable apartments in separate structure

16 – 2BR (710 SF)

10 – 3 BR (927 SF)

Total Units: 101

Acres: 2.5 Acres
Dwelling Units per Acre: 40 DUA
Parking: 28 spaces
Development Costs:
Sources of Financing:
Rental Information: Call CADA at 322-2114
Sales Information: See on-site sales sign

NEW CONSTRUCTION:
This project consists of the construction of 64 single-family homes with affordable requirements set by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency that provided financing for the project. Two apartment structures were relocated from the footprint of this project to sites on an adjacent block. These apartment structures were rehabilitated and continue to be in CADA’s affordable rental housing inventory.

Completion Date: April 2003
Location: 12th/14th and Q/P Streets
Developer: Partnership headed by Sotiris Kolokotronis
Architect: EDI Architecture
General Contractor: CNM Construction
Unit Count: 64 Two and Three Bedroom homes with two car garages ranging from 1,785, 2,132 to 2,431 S.F.
Affordable Housing: 18 units of the initial sales offering
Total Building Area: N/A
Acres: 4.4 acres
Dwelling Units per Acre: 16 DUA
Parking: Each home offers individual two car garages
Total Development Costs: $18,000,000

Sources of Financing:
$11,700,000 BankOne Loan

$1,400,000 Owners Equity

$1,000,000 CADA

$2,000,000 Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) (opens in a new tab)

Projected Rents: N/A
Initial Sales Prices:
18 Affordable Units range from $94,500 – $198,800

46 Market Rate Units starting at $289,000

REHABILITATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION:
This project consists of historic adaptive re-use of the 1894 Enos Grocery Store and the construction of new infill rowhouse type units adjacent to the 16th Street Light Rail Station. What began as a corner grocery store has become a locally owned coffeehouse that features the original turned columns and beams of the structure. Return of this building to service has helped to enliven and add security to this public place. The Q Street Lofts was one of the first new loft buildings to be completed in Sacramento and was designed to complement the historic neighborhood while also evoking a modern aesthetic. The project has affordability requirements set by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency that assisted in the financing of the project.

Completion Date: March 2001.
Location: 1500 Q Street
Developer: Historic Properties LLC, Kay Knepprath, Ron Vrilakas and James Henkel
Architect: Ron Vrilakas Architects
Unit Count:
4 Loft Apartments (900 S.F.)

2 1BD/1BA (600 SF)

Total Units: 6

Affordable Units: Two units set at 60% of median income
Total Building Area: 5,890 SF
Acres: 0.15 Acres
Dwelling Units per Acre: 42 DUA
Current Retail Tenant: Naked Lounge Cafe
Parking: 4 Garages
Development Costs: $943,717
Sources of Financing:
$585,000 First Northern Bank of Dixon

$33,000 Equity

$50,000 Deferred Developer Fees

$100,000 East End Mitigation Fund (State of California) and CADA.

$219,000 Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA)

Rents: Call (916) 457-3793 to speak with property manager.

New Construction: This mixed-use, mixed-income, high density apartment complex incorporates three stories of apartments above ground-floor retail. Eleven of the 69 apartments in this complex have affordability requirements as set by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency that contributed financing to this project. Design The exterior of the building features stucco with aluminum-framed windows and metal railings. There is a Spanish Style cement tile roof. Potted landscaping has been placed along 16th Street with additional landscape strips along the perimeters. The project offers a total of 69 parking spaces accessible via the mid-block alley between O and P Streets as well as 8 spots for bicycle parking. Each residential unit has a balcony.

Developer: Partnership headed by Sotiris Kolokotronis

Unit Count: 8 Studios (490 S.F.) 24 1BD/1BA (765 SF) 9 2BD/1BA (1,066 – 1,070 SF) 28 2BD/2BA (1,135 – 1,191 SF)

Total Units: 69 Note: 11 of the 69 apartments have affordability requirements.

Total Building Area: 99,383 SF

Acres: 0.88 Acres

Dwelling Units per Acre: 78 DUA

Retail Space: 12,000 SF  Starbucks, Pronto, Uncle Vito’s, Supercuts and Nishiki Sushi

Parking: 69 Spaces

Development Costs: $9,803,853

Total Sources of Financing: $7,200,000

Permanent Bank Loan $570,000

CADA Land Acquisition Loan $793,853

Developer Equity $1,240,000

Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) Loan

Renting/Leasing Contact: (916) 551-1494

Development Description:

CADA offered the 40’ x 40’ lot for sale at 1610 17th Street in Midtown Sacramento by way of the Offering Letter dated November 2, 2011.  The site is located on the west side of 17th Street between P and Q Streets and was vacant at the time.  CADA’s intent was to select a capable and qualified developer to purchase the lot and to develop a quality urban residential project.  CADA intends to sell the lot to the selected developer for $64,000. 

Status:

The CADA Board of Directors selected Louis Kaufman/Boyle and Bloom’s proposal and construction started the third quarter of 2013.

Louis Kaufman/Boyle and Bloom Proposal