There appears to be a proposal or two in the works for 8th & K Streets in downtown Sacramento for when the market starts to recover and developers have better access to financing. The architects of Fletcher Farr Ayotte of Portland has recently completed concept designs for a new 409-room Hilton hotel at 8th & K Street along with a seven-story parking garage for the corner of 8th & L Street in downtown Sacramento. This current proposal really bugs me in that there’s a massive parking garage pl... innov8 savemidtown comment-9421 2009-06-13T02:15:43Z 2009-06-13T02:15:43Z It's time to start a Save the Bel-Vue Campaign. This is most certainly a gem. When you look at it from the back it looks like what you see in a 'real' city. Oh wait we are a real city too so we really need to start acting like one - this includes preserving our architectural gems and keeping reasonably priced housing downtown. Rehab and reuse is the answer to bring life back downtown. savemidtown 2009-06-13T02:15:43Z Bill Burgua comment-9416 2009-06-12T23:38:06Z 2009-06-12T23:38:06Z The downtown Seattle Hilton sits on top of it's own parking garage. You enter at street level into a modest lobby and elevate up to the main lobby. Doing this in Sacramento would give the lobby an awesome view. Bill Burgua 2009-06-12T23:38:06Z William Burg comment-9412 2009-06-12T22:56:29Z 2009-06-12T22:56:29Z I don't think the city of Sacramento has an architecture department. William Burg 2009-06-12T22:56:29Z Casey Kirk comment-9407 2009-06-12T22:34:38Z 2009-06-12T22:34:38Z Eyesore... exactly the word that came to mind when I read this. I think putting a gigantic parking structure is the LAST thing downtown needs and hopefully the developers get enough opposition before they put this plan in action that they don't follow through. Casey Kirk 2009-06-12T22:34:38Z Matt comment-9397 2009-06-12T19:56:52Z 2009-06-12T19:56:52Z I totally agree about the parking structure... look at the one that's at 8th and H! its a whole block! and its like 2 stories! talk about eyes sore. they should just get rid of all easy acsess parking, like parking garages and then increase public transportation. THEN they should jack up the price at the meeter and then BAM! the cities money problems are solved. I should be mayor. Matt 2009-06-12T19:56:52Z Zen comment-9385 2009-06-12T16:43:10Z 2009-06-12T16:43:10Z What building are your referring to on 10th and K? What do you mean the City's Architecture Department's Building? Do you mean it was reviewed by the City? Zen 2009-06-12T16:43:10Z William Burg comment-9380 2009-06-12T16:28:24Z 2009-06-12T16:28:24Z The parking structure would also wipe out the Bel-Vue/American Cash Apartments building, an architectural gem that could be very easily rehabbed as apartments. The city of Sacramento's redevelopment agency owns it now, but apparently has no plans to rehabilitate or repair the structure. Such a conversion would be cheaper, easier and faster than a new building, and bring more permanent residents to the central city. Also in the same complex are some interesting and historic buildings, including the site of Sam's Hof Brau, most recently 815 L Street. With all the recent emphasis on bringing entertainment and nightlife to downtown, why not reopen it as a nightclub? It would require less conversion than the buildings on K that are slated for nightclubs, as it is already set up as a nightclub/bar--just polish it up and add some new fittings! Hmmm...maybe it's time for an article on the Bel-Vue. William Burg 2009-06-12T16:28:24Z iadam comment-9373 2009-06-12T08:27:16Z 2009-06-12T08:27:16Z But dosent the mayor want sacramento to become the next Phoenix? thats why i voted for him. iadam 2009-06-12T08:27:16Z David Watts Barton comment-9354 2009-06-12T03:20:13Z 2009-06-12T03:20:13Z 13th and J, 16th and L, 7th and L, the Sutter monstrosities...you're right Michael, someone at the city is apparently so desperate for development that they don't have the sense to even THINK about how these structures look at street level. Then again, have you SEEN the city's architecture department's building at 10th and K??? My cousin the architect came to town recently (from Portland), and she thought it was a JOKE. David Watts Barton 2009-06-12T03:20:13Z