Sam's Tire Building Available For Lease
Anybody need a warehouse? So since we’re wandering around the south downtown area today (not literally), we’ll put this news out there as well – The Sam’s Tire building located just north of the old city stables and just south of the Heidelberg Brewery building has been put up for lease. From what we hear the company may be consolidating operations in Fife. I don’t know the specifics, but this appears to be some serious square footage for the right company and a significant change for the area. Anybody?
Filed under: Neighborhoods, Brewery District
7 comments
D Daniel December 13, 2010
Also, thanks everyone for your helpful and informative posts/updates.
E Erik B. December 13, 2010
Great update with specifics.
My recommendations is that someone secure one of these
T Tacomamama December 13, 2010
Vote on what you’d like to see happen:
http://whatshallwe.com/s/9d8ebf8cf9baad56
(Can also add your own options if you don’t like the ones listed, options have to be short or they get cut off.)
T Tim Smith December 13, 2010
We need to put in place an Embedded Energy Credit – NOW.
The Council could do this in two sessions and give the City a wonderful Christmas/New Years present…
P Praetorian December 14, 2010
The Tacoma Planning and Landmarks Preservation commissions are reviewing a Historic Preservation plan element that will set all the major policies regarding historic preservation for the city currently… get involved.
T Tim Smith December 16, 2010
@6 Agreed. We have file cabinets at City Hall full of plans and studies. When the latest plan was unveiled it contained no provisions for acknowledging that the “greenest” building is one that is already built. The glitter of LEEDS tends toward building new high tech buildings using massive quantities of new energy in their construction.
The property tax breaks from the feds, state, and local only go so far in supporting those property owning entities (POE) in efforts to save, preserve, and restore historic structures.
I’ve spoken to several council members in detail about how the City could, without waiting for next summer’s council vote on the preservation plan, provide an additional real money solution for non-tax paying entities such as non-profits, faith based organizations and quasi-governmental bodies.
For example, the Salvation Army might be more inclined to support the Wedge District proposal if they could reap some financial benefit from upgrading and keeping the historic properties they own there.
Many of our large churches, which have been demolished, might have been saved inf the congregations had an energy credit off-set for their power, water, and sewage.
We own our power, water, and waste management providers and creating a method for a POE to restore an existing structure and offset real energy costs of the operation of that facility is an immediate and substantial value.
O offbroadway December 25, 2010
“…the “greenest” building is one that is already built. The glitter of LEEDS tends toward building new high tech buildings using massive quantities of new energy in their construction.”
Agreed. It reminds me of a current large high-profile LEED project in a nearby city, where virtually none of the contractors are local (some local contractors weren’t even allowed an opportunity to bid), but are commuting from many miles away. At night, every light on every floor of the project is on. LEED has to be more than a feather-in-the-cap of city officials, GC’s and architects. It has to be tempered with common sense, costs, and an often ignored facet, ongoing and future maintenance.