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Dirt is flying in The River District! After many years of planning, the face of The River District is changing. Demolition of the old cannery at the Township Nine site is underway, the new Lottery Headquarters is under construction and North 7th Street is becoming the new RT Green Line.
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Township Nine Groundbreaking |
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Mayor Kevin Johnson joined Township Nine partners Scott Syphax, Steve Goodwin and Ron Mellon in a memorable groundbreaking last June to mark the start of demolition on the 65-acre site. Positioned along the American River, Township Nine begins a new era of development in The River District blending a distinct variety of housing, office and urban retail. Township Nine will serve as the first stop on the extension of Regional Transit's Green Line.
$30 million in State of California Proposition 1C Bond funds will support the development of over 2,500 housing units, 840,000 square feet of office space and 145,000 square feet of urban retail in Township Nine.
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RT Green Line to The River District |
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 Groundbreaking for Sacramento Regional Transit's Green Line took place on October 12, 2009 at the site of the Township Nine Station. The $44 million project, scheduled for completion in late 2010/early 2011, is the first section of the line that will connect Downtown, The River District, Natomas and the Sacramento International Airport.
Signs of construction are now evident on North 7th Street. For construction updates contact Laura Washburn at lwashburn@sacrt.com |
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The River District welcomed 1,000 employees with California Highway Patrol to their new 285,000 square foot headquarters. A flag raising in May signaled the first occupancy with move-in complete by December 2009. The project represents an investment of over $25.5 million in the District |
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California Lottery Headquarters |
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 Work on the 155,560 square foot California Lottery Headquarters began with demolition and site work in late 2009. Located on North 10th Street, the project is expected to be complete by summer 2011 and will invest $63.8 million in The River District. The Lottery Master Plan includes two additional office buildings (construction not yet scheduled) on the site.
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River District Specific Plan |
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 The River District Specific Plan will guide the "Opportunity of Redevelopment" in the River District. This urban design plan will set the physical standards and guidelines as well as the land use regulations for development within the area as future growth predicts the area will be home to:
8,000 residential units
3.9 million square feet of office space
1.4 million square feet light industrial
780,000 square feet commercial
3,000 hotel rooms
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