On my way to Murphy Avenue in downtown Sunnyvale, I couldn't help but notice the concrete rubble from the old shopping mall structure, piled in mini-mountains near the former J.C. Penney site. I've read that this material will be ground up and recycled as a base for the foundation of the new parking garages.
Sand Hill Property Company, the downtown developers, are still butting heads with the planning commissions about details in the landscape design (Should there be a grassy area in the public plaza, Redwood Square?)and about the ratio of retail versus hotel and office space.
Despite the controversy, I still expect the new downtown to be spectacular. The Pacific Coast Builders Conference recently named the town center plan "best new site plan of the year."
Want a sneak peek? Devcon, the builders, will be installing a web cam on a pole near one of its construction trailers, and you'll be able to watch the activity online within a few weeks.
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