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Commented on 440 Arden Way
3 months, 2 weeks ago
I also want to reiterate that north Sacramento is overall low income and vulnerable- and worse- neglected and thrown away by the city. This project so far is daunting ugly- imprisoning- I absolutely welcome new neighbors but want us to have a nice place to live- together- this so far With the cost at million $ a unit this should be amazing for us and the planned outcome is hellish. Where is the LEED building and the rooftop waterwise garden? Where is the retail space at the floor level? Solar? Where is the vision for us? Not with 440 Arden so far- there gonna have to compete with Arden Way apts (vista Del chandos) just down the street- disaster above the gas station. So very disappointed in you.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
3 months, 2 weeks ago
You do realize, Bridge housing that most of the people who live in north Sacramento are low income right? We are not San Francisco and we are not east sac, land park, midtown etc. so please stop the build affordable housing l! When most of the houses here are actually still affordable- a lot less than what each unit will cost taxpayers and for our welcome new peeps- without the million dollar price tag per unit in a crappy looking building you have come up with. I wish you could just buy the families and people a house up here- would be much more sensible:
Commented on 440 Arden Way
3 months, 2 weeks ago
I’m not surprised you are Bridge since each unit will cost close to a million dollars of tax payer money to build and in the end- You will profit- and it still looks bad with your Feb 6 new architecture plan- looks like a prison sadly- so disappointing.
Supported a comment by Stuart Gow on
440 Arden Way
5 months, 1 week ago
Stuart Gow
This project will physically dominate our community, monopolize our green space and congest our roads. But there are nearby spaces where this project could instead improve the environment. The inflexibility and the lack of imagination and foresight from the State and Bridge is awful. The community knows this project is a huge mistake so why can’t you listen Bridge?
This project will physically dominate our community, monopolize our green space and congest our roads. But there are nearby spaces where this project could instead improve the environment. The inflexibility and the lack of imagination and foresight from the State and Bridge is awful. The community knows this project is a huge mistake so why can’t you listen Bridge?
Supported a comment by Stuart Gow on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Stuart Gow
Colleen the average income in Woodlake is 54k so most of our community would qualify to live in these apartments. Home prices are inflated. We are not Beverly Hills or even East Sac. Most people just want these apartments to not be five stories high.
I hope these people reply to you and that you can get in. I have a friend who is 73 and hope he can get in too.
Colleen the average income in Woodlake is 54k so most of our community would qualify to live in these apartments. Home prices are inflated. We are not Beverly Hills or even East Sac. Most people just want these apartments to not be five stories high.
I hope these people reply to you and that you can get in. I have a friend who is 73 and hope he can get in too.
Supported a comment by Arthur D on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Arthur D
We live on Woodlake Drive directly across from this looming monstrosity. We will see this beast from our beautiful 1960’s bungalow front window every day. It is horrifying that this is being dumped in our neighborhood. Woodlake, which was featured by Preservation Sacramento, is the crown jewel of Old North Sacramento. It is an historic neighborhood and should be protected from reckless development like this. It is crazy this is even being allowed. Woodlake is a quant English village full of historic homes, most of which date between 1910 and the 1960’s. Woodlake home prices range from 600 thousand up to a million or more, this is not a cookie-cutter residential neighborhood. A five-story building in Sacramento’s most beautiful suburban residential park is insane. There is not another five-story residential building anywhere in North Sacramento. There is barely anything over two-stories and yet you are putting one here in the historic Woodlake neighborhood park, that is nuts. Del Paso Boulevard is where low-income development is needed and justified. It has the Art Deco style you are claiming to emulate. But there is nothing Art Deco or appealing about this atrocious structure of concrete, metal siding, and glass. Enormous address numbers in a font that looks vaguely Art Deco-ish "lipstick on a pig" will not transform this blocky institutional looking building into something appealing for Woodlake or North Sacramento!
We live on Woodlake Drive directly across from this looming monstrosity. We will see this beast from our beautiful 1960’s bungalow front window every day. It is horrifying that this is being dumped in our neighborhood. Woodlake, which was featured by Preservation Sacramento, is the crown jewel of Old North Sacramento. It is an historic neighborhood and should be protected from reckless development like this. It is crazy this is even being allowed. Woodlake is a quant English village full of historic homes, most of which date between 1910 and the 1960’s. Woodlake home prices range from 600 thousand up to a million or more, this is not a cookie-cutter residential neighborhood. A five-story building in Sacramento’s most beautiful suburban residential park is insane. There is not another five-story residential building anywhere in North Sacramento. There is barely anything over two-stories and yet you are putting one here in the historic Woodlake neighborhood park, that is nuts. Del Paso Boulevard is where low-income development is needed and justified. It has the Art Deco style you are claiming to emulate. But there is nothing Art Deco or appealing about this atrocious structure of concrete, metal siding, and glass. Enormous address numbers in a font that looks vaguely Art Deco-ish "lipstick on a pig" will not transform this blocky institutional looking building into something appealing for Woodlake or North Sacramento!
Supported a comment by Robert B on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Robert B
You need to rethink the scale of this project to realistically fit in the one acre physical space. It should be no more than three stories in height to fit in with the surrounding neighborhood.
You need to rethink the scale of this project to realistically fit in the one acre physical space. It should be no more than three stories in height to fit in with the surrounding neighborhood.
Supported a comment by tricia talle on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
tricia talle
Five stories will ruin the tennis courts and park presently enjoyed by many Old North Sac residents. This size residential development will also bring too much new traffic. Please limit this development to 3 stories!
Five stories will ruin the tennis courts and park presently enjoyed by many Old North Sac residents. This size residential development will also bring too much new traffic. Please limit this development to 3 stories!
Supported a comment by Madeline G on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Madeline G
440 Arden Way, Sacramento: Woodlake is an older community and our houses are of an earlier style. A five story building in our neighborhood will look out of place. Please do not go over three stories. One thing is to provide housing but another is to keep the city scape attractive. A five story building will stickout too much. Additionally, it is next to the Sacramento police memorial. A big building towering over the memorial will be unattractive and DISRESPECTFUL to our fallen men and women in blue who have served our people in Sacramento.
440 Arden Way, Sacramento: Woodlake is an older community and our houses are of an earlier style. A five story building in our neighborhood will look out of place. Please do not go over three stories. One thing is to provide housing but another is to keep the city scape attractive. A five story building will stickout too much. Additionally, it is next to the Sacramento police memorial. A big building towering over the memorial will be unattractive and DISRESPECTFUL to our fallen men and women in blue who have served our people in Sacramento.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
This is a good question we’d like to see your use of state and federal taxpayer money which may be about 750,000 dollars a unit - a unit- to build with Bridge profiting. The proposed design does not meet the price tag.
Supported a comment by Dave C on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Dave C
Since you won the bid for this project it seems like your projected cost have more than doubled. Far exceeding inflation. You appear to be closing in on costs in excess of a million dollars per unit when factoring in all the public resources that will be extracted from this community for your private venture. Can you publish cost projections that will either refute or confirm this? Are any public or government regulators monitoring your escalating cost projections? If so, who?
Since you won the bid for this project it seems like your projected cost have more than doubled. Far exceeding inflation. You appear to be closing in on costs in excess of a million dollars per unit when factoring in all the public resources that will be extracted from this community for your private venture. Can you publish cost projections that will either refute or confirm this? Are any public or government regulators monitoring your escalating cost projections? If so, who?
Supported a comment by Elaine J on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Elaine J
The building is out of scale for the neighborhood. It would be best to have it be 2-3 stories as the streets are extremely narrow and hardly any sidewalks. This is a danger for the whole community.
The building is out of scale for the neighborhood. It would be best to have it be 2-3 stories as the streets are extremely narrow and hardly any sidewalks. This is a danger for the whole community.
Supported a comment by Emily K on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Emily K
invest in other projects for District 2 that bring jobs and services; a farmers market; tenant improvement program, facade improvements, infrastructure upgrades https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/08/10/a-history-of-underfunding-north-sacramento-residents-call-for-investments-in-community/
invest in other projects for District 2 that bring jobs and services; a farmers market; tenant improvement program, facade improvements, infrastructure upgrades https://www.capradio.org/articles/2022/08/10/a-history-of-underfunding-north-sacramento-residents-call-for-investments-in-community/
Commented on 440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
I was told by the city housing rep pets would not be allowed. Which is sad but might might be a good thing since Woodlake Park is really not that big for about hundred more dogs?
Supported a comment by T Davis on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
T Davis
The Woodlake Neighborhood is historic & charming. This project is an elephant in the room. To tall and too many units. It does not need to be seen, towering, over the neighborhood. 2 to 3 floors is sufficient. There is not even enough parking spaces for the units planned. Only 60 parking spaces for over 100 units? Off site parking will be a nightmare to the neighborhood. Less cement and more green space is needed. If Art Deco is the style, then it should be located on Dec Paso Ave. This seems like a project that “got to big for its pants!”
The Woodlake Neighborhood is historic & charming. This project is an elephant in the room. To tall and too many units. It does not need to be seen, towering, over the neighborhood. 2 to 3 floors is sufficient. There is not even enough parking spaces for the units planned. Only 60 parking spaces for over 100 units? Off site parking will be a nightmare to the neighborhood. Less cement and more green space is needed. If Art Deco is the style, then it should be located on Dec Paso Ave. This seems like a project that “got to big for its pants!”
Supported a comment by Jane W on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Jane W
In designs for the architecture that could be more suitable for Woodlake, you may find it of interest to see a couple homes and history on Preservation Sacramento website: http://www.preservationsacramento.org/hometour and then scroll down for Woodlake. Regardless, a 5-story structure at this spot is way too big. Thank you.
In designs for the architecture that could be more suitable for Woodlake, you may find it of interest to see a couple homes and history on Preservation Sacramento website: http://www.preservationsacramento.org/hometour and then scroll down for Woodlake. Regardless, a 5-story structure at this spot is way too big. Thank you.
Supported a comment by Pat SH on
440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
Pat SH
Keeping within 2 stories. You can make the decision according to GSD.
Keeping within 2 stories. You can make the decision according to GSD.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
7 months, 1 week ago
When Bridge applied for the federal and state grants maybe you should have considered the neighborhood first. A two maybe three story building with the complimentary architecture and a really nice place to live for our new neighbors should have been required. At almost 100 million dollars to build this should be beautiful and innovating with solar, water wise roof garden and water efficient appliances, etc. what happened?
Supported a comment by Pat SH on
440 Arden Way
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Pat SH
Five stories is inappropriate for this location. It is in a park. It is adjacent to the Police and Sheriff Memorial. Woodlake has more than its fair share of low income housing with CHW on east, Volunteers of America on Del Paso Blvd, vouchers at Surestay on the South, and low income housing on Lochbrae.
Five stories is inappropriate for this location. It is in a park. It is adjacent to the Police and Sheriff Memorial. Woodlake has more than its fair share of low income housing with CHW on east, Volunteers of America on Del Paso Blvd, vouchers at Surestay on the South, and low income housing on Lochbrae.
Supported a comment by Lauren F on
440 Arden Way
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Lauren F
This development is too large for the neighborhood. The schools are among the lowest rated in Sacramento. The train tracks are steps away and there are no sidewalks or crosswalks near this site for the hundreds of people and children who would potentially live here. Parking projections are absurd, parking for one car for 1/3 of the units - what? This project would ruin the beloved Woodlake community. This project just doesn’t make sense.
This development is too large for the neighborhood. The schools are among the lowest rated in Sacramento. The train tracks are steps away and there are no sidewalks or crosswalks near this site for the hundreds of people and children who would potentially live here. Parking projections are absurd, parking for one car for 1/3 of the units - what? This project would ruin the beloved Woodlake community. This project just doesn’t make sense.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
11 months, 3 weeks ago
I would now invite the state decision makers to take a close look at the design and proposed density. If it were smaller perhaps 75 units it would be much more successful and integrate better into the community. You could also have more vision- make water conservation a priority. Take at least one story off and add a rooftop terrace to include a waterwise and pollinator or even a vegetable garden to add in to wellness of residents, the childcare benefits and add more green space. You could prose this to the he state and I think they would like it - so would the neighborhood.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Noise reduction at the light rail station. The bells are too loud and like crossings in midtown they should be lessened to reduce noise pollution but still ensure safety.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
If it was 75 units you’d be spot on this is way too big
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Do not turn the little historic building you are trying to get for free for more units. I’m sure you are all laughing at us right now. Rethink what you are actually doing. No trust in Bridge- at all.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
We have lots of kids here but putting them right off Arden with traffic and pollution is a terrible idea.
Supported a comment by Stuart Gow on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Stuart Gow
Dave C’s comment is accurate. At this community meeting Bridge needs to be honest about the number of occupants and vehicles. This is not SF and our light rail and bus system is limited here so more occupants will own vehicles than in other Bridges projects. Bridges care-less responses regarding the out of control and dangerous traffic conditions this building will create need to be addressed.
Our community needs housing but this is a for profit scheme to collect 99 years of rent while exploiting public land and draining public funds and resources.
These issues all need to be and will be confronted in the open at this meeting.
Dave C’s comment is accurate. At this community meeting Bridge needs to be honest about the number of occupants and vehicles. This is not SF and our light rail and bus system is limited here so more occupants will own vehicles than in other Bridges projects. Bridges care-less responses regarding the out of control and dangerous traffic conditions this building will create need to be addressed.
Our community needs housing but this is a for profit scheme to collect 99 years of rent while exploiting public land and draining public funds and resources.
These issues all need to be and will be confronted in the open at this meeting.
Supported a comment by Dave C on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Dave C
At five stories tall on a little more than an acre of land this project is to big. With a planned 220 bedrooms that could mean 660 occupants by current maximum occupancy standards. To think that at least half of these occupants won't want to own a car is crazy. Thats 330 new cars to the neighborhood that simply can't handle that influx. You need to rethink the scale of this project to realistically fit in this physical space. It should be no more than two stories in height to fit in with the surrounding neighborhood aesthetics and should cater to elderly and disabled housing recipients with associated services for that demographic. The parking, traffic and safety concerns related to the size of your project are too great to sweep under the rug.
At five stories tall on a little more than an acre of land this project is to big. With a planned 220 bedrooms that could mean 660 occupants by current maximum occupancy standards. To think that at least half of these occupants won't want to own a car is crazy. Thats 330 new cars to the neighborhood that simply can't handle that influx. You need to rethink the scale of this project to realistically fit in this physical space. It should be no more than two stories in height to fit in with the surrounding neighborhood aesthetics and should cater to elderly and disabled housing recipients with associated services for that demographic. The parking, traffic and safety concerns related to the size of your project are too great to sweep under the rug.
Supported a comment by Stuart Gow on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Stuart Gow
This tiny courtyard is for 500 or 600 people? Bridge you aren’t fooling anyone
This tiny courtyard is for 500 or 600 people? Bridge you aren’t fooling anyone
Supported a comment by Stuart Gow on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Stuart Gow
Bridge is seizing community assets such as the park access and RT access to make a profit.
I’d like to see development of the site by an organization that will build our community instead of stripping it.
Bridge is seizing community assets such as the park access and RT access to make a profit.
I’d like to see development of the site by an organization that will build our community instead of stripping it.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Bridge is taking a lot of our city’s (peoples) money from funding that should be used otherwise.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Stop this project that would make it better
Supported a comment by J Heller on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
J Heller
Mixed used housing. All low income housing is not conducive to a thriving community as the residents cannot afford to utilize small businesses or restaurants.
Mixed used housing. All low income housing is not conducive to a thriving community as the residents cannot afford to utilize small businesses or restaurants.
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Leave and create more park space
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
No - you don’t hear us. Stop the auto replies and leave. You have made a big mistake and the governor will not be proud of this development. #noribboncutting
Supported a comment by Lauren F on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Lauren F
By not building a giant apartment complex in this extremely small neighborhood. It doesn’t belong here.
By not building a giant apartment complex in this extremely small neighborhood. It doesn’t belong here.
Supported a comment by K.B. Redman on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
K.B. Redman
You have not said how you will restrict vehicle ownership or provide adequate parking. Public transit is great if you are going downtown at regular commute hours. How will families shop for groceries on public transit? And the LAST thing we need is ANOTHER convenience-liquor store!
You have not said how you will restrict vehicle ownership or provide adequate parking. Public transit is great if you are going downtown at regular commute hours. How will families shop for groceries on public transit? And the LAST thing we need is ANOTHER convenience-liquor store!
Supported a comment by Stuart Gow on
440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Stuart Gow
Developing the armory as an expansion of the park to maximize access for the surrounding neighborhoods would make the community better. The proposed housing will take from the community not give. How will the Armory restrict vehicle ownership to only 67 vehicles? How many guest parking spots will there be? Otherwise the apartments will take all the park parking away from the community. How will the developers mitigate traffic backing up at the light rail crossing? If traffic backs up and there are guest and tenant cars on both sides of Oxford then the communities main access in and out will be useless and will result in traffic being forced through a neighborhood with inadequate roads to accommodate the increase safely. With other apartments being development all around the community traffic score already threatens to drop to an F rating. I’ve yet to hear a reason that shows any benefit these apartments will bring to North Sacramento.
Developing the armory as an expansion of the park to maximize access for the surrounding neighborhoods would make the community better. The proposed housing will take from the community not give. How will the Armory restrict vehicle ownership to only 67 vehicles? How many guest parking spots will there be? Otherwise the apartments will take all the park parking away from the community. How will the developers mitigate traffic backing up at the light rail crossing? If traffic backs up and there are guest and tenant cars on both sides of Oxford then the communities main access in and out will be useless and will result in traffic being forced through a neighborhood with inadequate roads to accommodate the increase safely. With other apartments being development all around the community traffic score already threatens to drop to an F rating. I’ve yet to hear a reason that shows any benefit these apartments will bring to North Sacramento.
Followed 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
Commented on 440 Arden Way
1 year ago
It’s too big and ugly- a total mistake