Frequently Asked Questions

The former drug store is no longer viable, and the building has faced persistent issues with vacancy, trespassing, and vandalism. Redevelopment returns the property to productive use and improves the corridor.

After extensive national marketing over several years, traditional retail has not proven viable at this location. The only retailer prepared to execute a lease for the existing building is a discount dollar store chain, which the property owner does not believe represents the highest and best long-term outcome for the corridor.

A mixed-use approach allows for a diversity of uses on the site. The addition of twelve residential units along Seville was incorporated directly in response to community feedback calling for housing. Ground-floor retail remains part of the proposal to maintain activity along Alhambra.

The storage component provides the financial stability that allows the housing and retail elements to move forward. It generates significantly less traffic than traditional retail, operates quietly, and serves a demonstrated demand among nearby residents and medical campuses seeking modern, climate-controlled space.

This balanced approach supports housing, neighborhood-serving retail, and a lower-impact primary use within a single, integrated design.

The current proposal is 65 feet tall and conforms to the zoning height limit.

Storage uses create far fewer vehicle trips than drugstores or other commercial operations. This project is expected to reduce traffic compared to previous uses.

The project now incorporates a two-step height transition along Seville. The first step back begins at the new residential 6-plex buildings, and a second step back transitions from those residences into the main storage structure. This creates a more gradual blending of building heights and reduces visual massing along the residential edge.

With housing now located on both sides of Seville, the experience along that frontage becomes primarily residential rather than commercial in character. The added setbacks, landscaping improvements, and stepped massing provide a softer transition and reinforce compatibility with the surrounding neighborhood.

The property is owned by Texas Investment Company, which is owned by Sacramento developer Paul Petrovich. The project applicant is SGW Architects.

Use the sign-up form on this site and participate in the poll. Additional opportunities for feedback will be shared as the project progresses.

The building is being designed to accommodate a potential future fire station on the ground floor, though that decision rests with the City.