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<\/a>If the Alexan project is approved, the tenants will be required to move and the four buildings will be demolished. Typically, tenants are given a 90-day notice to vacate.<\/p>\n
Property owner Trammell Crow Residential (TRC) returned to the DAB meeting on Feb. 29 for another informational presentation, and company officials said they hoped to start construction by August 2017. The completion date is targeted for 2019.<\/p>\n
DAB members peppered the two TRC officials with questions, but overall seemed pleased with the changes. No vote was taken since it was not listed as an action item.<\/p>\n
The DesignARC LA architectural firm addressed previous concerns from DAB members, who had said that the building fa\u00e7ade facing state Route 163 was \u201cmonotonous, with regard to massing, height, and color.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have now created movement along the freeway side,\u201d said Alec Schiffer, TRC\u2019s managing director of development. He said the architects accomplished that by alternating materials and balconies.<\/p>\n
The color palette was also adjusted, Schiffer said, to allow the Alexan complex \u201cto fit in\u201d with its prominent next-door neighbor, the five-story Union-Tribune office at 350 Camino de la Reina. The iconic building \u00a0\u2014 designed by Frank Hope & Associates, mixing redbrick with concrete to create a modern fa\u00e7ade \u2014 will be vacated by the newspaper by late spring after the staff moves Downtown. The property\u2019s new owner, developer Casey Brown, has already began to demolish the fifth floor and plans to convert the building into \u201ctop of the line\u201d offices with contemporary amenities. Brown has already gutted the printing and distribution building, and also plans to build luxury apartments facing the San Diego River.<\/p>\n
To create even more synergy with the U-T property, Schiffer said, Alexan\u2019s architects will use walnut bark, burnt almond and matte as primary colors in addition to natural concrete and stucco.<\/p>\n
The entrance to Alexan\u2019s seven-story mixed-use building, which would include a \u201cdestination restaurant\u201d on the ground floor, will be opposite the main entrance to the U-T property.<\/p>\n
The six-story residential building, shaped irregularly and featuring a large swimming pool, mostly fronts along Camino de la Reina. Schiffer said only few apartment units would face the freeway.<\/p>\n
The six-story parking structure will be constructed on the back of the property along the freeway, and will mostly be hidden from view from the street level. The garage\u2019s fa\u00e7ade will be painted solid metal panels.<\/p>\n
Schiffer said TRC expects to widen Camino de la Reina from the 163 overpass to the opposite end of the property. Brown will also be widening the opposite of the street.<\/p>\n
Because the northeast side of the Alexan property floods at the 163 overpass during major rainstorms, TRC plans to elevate the land by 30 feet to take the complex out of the flood plain. He said the flooding issue is why TRC decided to build an above-ground garage instead of providing underground parking.<\/p>\n
Plans are to make the buildings as green as possible. Solar hot water is being considered, although Schiffer said it would only partially power the entire complex. Heating and cooling units would be placed on the roof and shielded from public view.<\/p>\n
Xeriscape landscaping and its drought-resistant plants will be utilized.<\/p>\n
The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is in the process of being completed, and Schiffer said they have finished the greenhouse gas and traffic reports.<\/p>\n When pressed to explain what a \u201cdestination restaurant\u201d was, Schiffer pointed to Stella Public House at 1429 Island Avenue in Downtown, which describes itself as \u201cfarm to table pizza & craft beer love.\u201d He also mentioned Underbelly, located on the northeast corner of Upas and 30th\u00a0 <\/sup>streets in North Park, a restaurant on the ground floor of The North Parker apartment complex designed by architect Jonathan Seagal.<\/p>\n \u201cHave you seen anything like this in Mission Valley?\u201d he asked rhetorically.<\/p>\n Reviewing the project, Schiffer said it has \u201cgreat elevation\u201d and \u201ca lot of color.\u201d<\/p>\n He went even further, telling DAB members how proud he was.<\/p>\n \u201cI may be biased, but I think it\u2019s the best project that will be built in Mission Valley, because of the challenges of the shape of the lot. It\u2019s a real cool design.\u201d<\/p>\n To read our January scoop about this project, go to bit.ly\/1LCh6yT<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014Ken Williams es editor de Mission Valley News y Uptown News y puede ser contactado en\u00a0ken@sdcnn.com<\/span><\/a>\u00a0o al 619-961-1952. S\u00edguelo en Twitter en\u00a0KenSanDiego<\/span><\/a>, cuenta de Instagram en\u00a0KenSD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0o Facebook en\u00a0KenWilliamsSanDiego<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Ken Williams |Editor<\/p>","protected":false},"author":846,"featured_media":233381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11557","_seopress_titles_title":"Alexan Fashion Valley project tweaked","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11557,11551,11550],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-233380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-mission-valley-news","category-news","category-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/846"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>DAB members questioned the developer further about parking. Schiffer said the project meets all the city standards. \u201cThe city requires 399 parking spots, and we have 408,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have 67 commercial parking spots, the same as the city requires.\u201d<\/p>\n