So the old house at 1813 S Boston Ave is finally leveled...
Almost all of the parcels on the SE corner of 18th and boston (pink, the caterer, the lots behind and the old house) were purchased by SOBO Development LLC in July,2011.
They now look like they may actually be starting to do something.
Interestingly enough, the old Pourhouse at 118 e 18th st does not appear to have been included in the sale. County Assessor still shows Security Bank holds the note. That could be a glitch because 911,000 for the corner without including Pourhouse seems kind of high.
I've heard a lot of rumors.
Anyone have any idea whats going on?
Quote from: brunoflipper on January 27, 2012, 08:00:07 AM
So the old house at 1813 S Boston Ave is finally leveled...
Almost all of the parcels on the SE corner of 18th and boston (pink, the caterer, the lots behind and the old house) were purchased by SOBO Development LLC in July,2011.
They now look like they may actually be starting to do something.
Interestingly enough, the old Pourhouse at 118 e 18th st does not appear to have been included in the sale. County Assessor still shows Security Bank holds the note. That could be a glitch because 911,000 for the corner without including Pourhouse seems kind of high.
I've heard a lot of rumors.
Anyone have any idea whats going on?
Is the house behind the fire house to the south, Bruno?
Call Coury?
it would appear to be Steve Dodson doing it without Coury
Quote from: Conan71 on January 27, 2012, 08:44:29 AM
Is the house behind the fire house to the south, Bruno?
Si
I'm really curious about this.
That last I heard residential was planned on some of that land, but its been quote a while since I've heard anything.
The owner of the Pourhouse building was selling the building separate from the land. The sign is down so maybe the building will be soon as well.
Quote from: AquaMan on January 27, 2012, 09:34:03 AM
The owner of the Pourhouse building was selling the building separate from the land. The sign is down so maybe the building will be soon as well.
Do you mean the parking to the east or west of the building? They don't own the parking to the west.
The building that used to be The Brick. Its for sale sign hung on the outside wall said, "building only". Not sure how that would work but the building is structurally a mess.
That house was an eyesore, glad to see it come down if it wasn't going to be renovated. Sobo has a lot of potential and is an interesting mix of old buildings with a mix of bars, restaurants, dry cleaners, a convenience store and coffee shop. I see that whole area as pretty desirable for urban residential development being adjacent to Maple Ridge and close to the river and downtown.
Quote from: SXSW on January 27, 2012, 10:14:21 AM
That house was an eyesore, glad to see it come down if it wasn't going to be renovated. Sobo has a lot of potential and is an interesting mix of old buildings with a mix of bars, restaurants, dry cleaners, a convenience store and coffee shop. I see that whole area as pretty desirable for urban residential development being adjacent to Maple Ridge and close to the river and downtown.
As a maple ridge resident and 18th/boston business owner i could not agree more...
Word is it'll be mixed use...
We will see...
That weasely pfox prolly knows something but he aint talking... At least not to me.
Quote from: brunoflipper on January 27, 2012, 10:57:34 AM
As a maple ridge resident and 18th/boston business owner i could not agree more...
Word is it'll be mixed use...
We will see...
That weasely pfox prolly knows something but he aint talking... At least not to me.
Which business do you own down there, Bruno?
I used to live at 19th and cincinnati. The apt. wasn't great, but it was the best location in which I have ever lived. If I had a job downtown it's where I would live again.
I like to consider myself more foxy than weasely.
Quote from: rdj on January 27, 2012, 09:36:31 AM
Do you mean the parking to the east or west of the building? They don't own the parking to the west.
That building has NO parking. I did some feasibility and concept work for a potential project in it - the building is a complete mess inside, so making it functional would be difficult. Lots of floor elevation changes, the entire upstairs floor structure is basically gone. And the eastern 10' (single story portion) is actually built OVER the property line. That parking lot to the east is actually owned/maintained by the parks department as part of the adjacent trail, if I recall correctly.
All previous plans that I have seen for that building involved sharing parking or leasing parking from the lot across the street to the north and around the Pink building, and the lot on the SW corner of 18th and Boston.
Is Pink still popular? That place seems aweful from everything I've seen when I lived closer to it and from my times at the other local places. I thought it would be "trendy" for a couple of months and then everyone would move on to another similar place or go through a dozen name changes like the Ivey, or whatever it's called now, on Brookside, which seems like the same clientelle.
No Ed Hardy/Affliction need not enter.
Matt Sanders at the Wine Bar knows, go twist his arm.
pink is out... big truck tacos is going in that building...
everything else gets leveled and rebuilt as retail, with offices above...
no living...
I heard kitchell has a hand in it.....
Quote from: Breadburner on February 05, 2012, 12:56:03 PM
I heard kitchell has a hand in it.....
It'll tank then....
Pink is officially closed...
Quote from: brunoflipper on May 13, 2012, 08:43:12 PM
Pink is officially closed...
The curse of the Kitchell strikes yet again!
http://www.couryprop.com/documents/118Boston.pdf
Quote from: brunoflipper on September 30, 2012, 02:15:42 PM
http://www.couryprop.com/documents/118Boston.pdf
Will the orientation of the structure be the same as the existing? Built on the sidewalk facing 18th St?
Hate to see that old building go away, but this looks nice. Any rumors as to who the committed first floor retailers are?
Opening to the trail like that, too bad it doesn't include residential.