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Wells Ave Bungalow District SoDo California Avenue nbsp My Mission To consolidate and catalog the information regarding downtown Reno projects and to log the transformation of my neighborhood as it grows into a thriving urban district I do it because this is where I both live and work and I care about what happens in my neighborhood just as most homeowners and business owners do nbsp Feature Articles Occasionally I ll interview a developer or make a special presentation or article That s what you will find in the link list here Fernando Leal Interview Train Trench Phase 2 Presentation North East Downtown Activity The Boutique Hotel Concept nbsp Breaking News Updates 4 02 09 RENO REGENCY APARTMENTS REDO The Reno Regency Apartments which recently underwent a major remodel including paint job interior renovations and landscaping of the property is continuing their remodel process tearing heck out of the old casino knocking down the old windowless walls of the former casino and restaurant spaces and creating all new quot retail space quot which could also handle restaurants There is about about 8 000 sf in total See sketch below 4 02 09 VARIOUS OBSERVATIONS On East 2nd Street construction has begun on the corner lot east across the street from what was supposed to be Nightingale Manor where 2nd St and Kuenzli quot split quot A small new shopping complex has been proposed on that parcel and is apparently now under construction There is some construction activity in front of Renown Medical Center where there was formerly a Starbucks Coming Soon sign on the fence lining Mill Street directly in front of the parking garage I have a feeling this will turn into landscaping because the land was previously flat and now it seems a bit hilly and sculpted for landscaping and not a retail pad I got a report from a DTM reader that when he walked by the Ballpark the other day the they were testing testing the audio system and had an American flag and fireworks showing on the big video screen over the scoreboard Hearing the quot announcer voice quot and seeing the video in action really got him thinking BASEBALL Par Electric is also busy tearing up the sidewalk and street ACROSS 2nd both in front of the proposed new hotel site and in front of the Park Tower office building Looks like they are rewiring the traffic signals or something and apparently doing whatever refinements will be needed for the curbs gutters etc before that portion of 2nd street gets patched and resurfaced in the next few days before the ballpark opens Basin Street was also finishing up the new facelift for the entrance to the office building I got a different email from a DTM fan who noticed some electrical conduits coming out of the ground about where the quot stage quot is proposed at the Ballpark so perhaps that will be an entertainment plaza All the metal work on the south side of the stadium is now in place and painters are busy touching up all the weld spots A few concrete pours are still needed for the sidewalk but otherwise the job looks very close to DONE They were also chopping big holes in the Evans St pavement apparently removing bad spots so that they can patch and hopefully grind down and resurface 4 01 09 NO APRIL FOOLS MONTAGE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY PICTURES I ll have more details soon courtesy Andrew Pridgen from Tahoe Ticker who is kindly going to share notes while I was on picture duty but for now here are some pictures from The Montage ribbon cutting ceremony today which featured Ellen Opphenheim from the Reno Sparks Convention Visitors Authority Milton Glick from the University of Nevada Reno Chuck Alvey from EDAWN and Mayor Bob Cashell as speakers All of them had great praise for L3 Development and The Montage Local media was there to cover the event and interview some very happy Montage buyers It was a nice closure to this chapter of the Montage which had a lot of ups and a few downs courtesy the economy Now a new chapter begins which involves residents moving in and enjoying the building L3 Development worked so hard to complete A building with no leins high quality construction and just take a look at the older renderings of The Montage and look at the end result They are identical So props to L3 Development Even in the midst of this economic mess we re in the Montage will serve as the catalyst project downtown needs so desperately in conjunction with the other great redevelopment projects currently underway As we head into downtown s prime season of summer I have a good feeling about The Montage baseball and downtown in general Click here for the pictures 3 28 09 NEW RENO ACES BALLPARK PICS I have some awesome new pictures of the ballpark for you I used a telephoto lens to really zoom in on some areas not really photographed yet like the rear area of the ballpark where a nice grass picnic area is taking shape the snack bar area and also the front plaza of the park Click here to view the pics 3 28 09 HAPPENINGS AND VARIOUS TIDBITS On March 31 the City Council is escaping up to Sky Tavern to discuss some goodies including Budgetary Planning for FY09 10 and Forecast for FY10 11 City Council and Redevelopment Agency Board Planning Goal Setting Priority Setting and Team Building for FY 2009 10 Establishment of Priorities for FY2009 10 discussion and potential direction to staff Update on Legislative Session discussion and potential direction to staff and discussion about someone buying the Reno Sparks Gospel Mission building Discussion and potential direction and or action regarding an Interim Appointment as City Manager Wow a load to talk about I wonder if the public is invited to this retreat or has any say in what the priorities of the Redevelopment Agency should be Voice your opinion in my comments section on what you think the priorities should be for the City Council and Redevelopment Agency this coming fiscal year Remember that shiny project called Boulevard South I was stewing over last year The one going in South Reno near South Meadows Parkway The project is going before the Planning Commission again this time with some major changes from majestic towers retail and office with parking garage facilities to a senior care facility with surface parking changing the lake setback from 63 feet to ZERO and adding a hotel Hmmm interesting indeed The initial schematics don t look too bad we truly need senior assisted living facilities and by the looks of it it will be a quaint one backing up to the lagoon Check out the drawings and schematics by clicking here they start on page 13 ish of the PDF Things are picking up over at Legends at Sparks Marina in case you missed the comment from CMOON in my comments area Per the City of Sparks building department The following retailers have been issued tenant improvement permits Olive Garden Ultra Diamonds NineWest Easy Spirit Samsonite Strasburg Banana Republic BCBG Maxazria Carter s Osh Kosh BCBG Girls Gymboree Sketchers Tommy Hilfiger Harry amp David GAP Forever 21 Adidas GameStop and AT amp T In addition the following retailers have applied for permits and are currently waiting approval by the city building department Ann Taylor Bose Vans Off Broadway Lane Bryant Guess Bath amp Body Works Jones New York Kasper Nike Converse Cadillac Ranch Restaurant and AT amp T Still no word yet on the first all digital IMAX theater in the area Dickenson Theaters which to be honest is what I am looking forward to most at the Legends mall 3 28 09 TOUR DE NEZ RETURNS TO DOWNTOWN RENO Cycling returns to Downtown Reno this June as the Northstar at Tahoe Tour De Nez gears up to bring the Reno Tahoe area 5 days of racing action and parties galore The 18th annual Tour De Nez will take place over 5 days June 17 21 in Historic Downtown Truckee Downtown Reno and wraps up at the village at Northstar at Tahoe The race will feature both pro and amateur events including men s and women s races hand cyclists messenger races the infamous clunker classic and even The Biggest Little Kid s Race Events will kick off in Reno on the 18th at Amendment 21 bar For 6 participants can park their cars at the bar and bike ride over to the Reno Aces AAA baseball team stadium have their bikes valet and enjoy the game with the coordinators and cyclists of the Tour De Nez The evening will close with a celebration party at Amendment 21 where The Reno Film Festival will project cycling oriented movies onto the wall outside the bar Racing begins on the 18th in Historic Downtown Truckee shutting down the streets for the Downtown Truckee Criterium for Pro men and Pro women Masters 35 1 2 3 and handcycles The festivities will begin late afternoon and run throughout the night Live music raffles and food will be just a few of the great activities going on that make the Tour De Nez so much more than just a bike race The return to downtown Reno will take place on the 19th bringing the same events to Reno as in Truckee There will be a group ride with some of the competing athletes in the morning with a coffee stop along the way The pro and amateur races will send riders throughout the downtown area amongst cheering onlookers The Downtown Reno Circuit Race for both men and women will start at Wingfield Park and run along the river After sundown the Reno Film Festival bicycle film Breaking Away will be shown at the Wingfield Park Amphitheater The final stage of the race will then move to the village at Northstar at Tahoe on the 20th where the cyclists will have one last chance to battle it out for the prize 3 26 09 RENO ACES BALLPARK PICS Click here for some new pictures of the Reno Aces Ballpark with the grass in place 3 26 09 THIS MAKES MY POLL QUESTION IRRELEVANT Well this sort of sums up everything in a nutshell about that Sparks campaign It shows you how little the public was involved with the campaign when it was based on a near identical campaign from the same firm pitched to a different city Click here for the RN amp R article So the question is what is Sparks going to do now What a mess this has turned into And to that firm in Seattle that s some stunning originality you bestowed upon the Sparks campaign I guess everywhere in Nevada is a festival We ll see what the judge decides 3 25 09 COUNCIL APPROVES FINAL BASEBALL DEAL I didn t get a chance to watch the city council meeting live I was at the Montage all day shooting video So here s the official release If anyone has info or watched the vote or what happened let me know or post in the comments area Reno City Council members acting as the Reno Redevelopment Agency s board of directors gave final approval to revisions of certain agreements with the developers of Triple A baseball that will ensure construction will continue on the entertainment district surrounding the ballpark Under the plan two full service restaurants and three nightclubs are the first projects to be built The architectural and engineering work is expected to begin immediately with up to 125 construction workers expected to begin their work by August of 2009 If all goes as planned construction is expected to be completed in time for the start of the 2010 baseball season creating more than 150 new jobs in the restaurants and clubs that will also serve as a new draw to the downtown core year round Under the revised agreement the Agency agreed to provide the SK Baseball and Nevada Land LLC at least one million dollars a year for debt service until the project becomes self sustaining using Redevelopment funds generated through the increase in property taxes derived from Redevelopment projects The agreement will also increase the maximum of 500 000 with money that will come from an increase in property taxes expected from project itself This type of financing is called tax increment financing and by law must be used to finance redevelopment projects and for no other purpose It also does not put taxpayers money at risk it will not encumber taxpayers with debt or take money away from other governmental services Once the project is self sustaining the tax increment will repay the Redevelopment Agency any funds it loans the project This revised agreement provides a 6 6 million savings to the City and reduces the City s entire investment to about half of what it was originally It also requires development within two years and if for some reason the project is not finished the developer agrees to repay any money received The first payment is set for October 2010 which will allow the tax increment to accrue for a year before payment is due The 80 million stadium is financed partly with about 20 million of county issued bonds backed by a car rental tax set up in 2003 The developers Jerry and Stuart Katzoff and Herb Simon are financing the majority of the project themselves 3 25 09 MONTAGE RESIDENTS MOVING IN Click here to view Channel 2 news video 3 24 09 GREEN GRASS AT THE BALLPARK See pic below 3 21 09 MONTAGE WRITE UP UPDATE So far there have been 8 closings in just a couple days over at the Montage A bank usually can process only so many closings at once so expect more as time moves on Remember there s over 140 buyers I got permission to interview some of the buyers as they move in and will even have some video so stay tuned In the meantime I came across a nice post about the Montage I haven t met this guy yet I have met most of the well known bloggers in town but I probably should at some point given his passion for the Montage project I combined the comment zone for this post with the one below to make it less confusing Click here to read 3 21 09 NEW PARK LANE PROMENADE PLANS Thanks to super secret agent X for finding these for me The Park Lane Promenade plans which is being built at the former Park Lane Mall site on Plumb and South Virginia have changed significantly since we last glanced at them Construction starts this fall If you haven t been by the Park Lane site in a while Gotchalks the last remaining attached building of Park Lane Mall is now gone a little pile of rubble So let s look at the revised plans You ll need to click the image below to see the high rez pic in detail The buildings have been rearranged a bit for frontage on Virginia and Plumb Lane more with the majority of parking in the center of the project also the main drive lane through the project to the movie theater has widened a bit and more stores now front the drive lanes through the project In my opinion this takes the projects a few steps further away from strip mall status A hotel has been added to the mix although calling a 3 story drive up inn a hotel is a stretch I think they called those motels back in the day There is still activity going on as well It looks we may get the added bonus of removing some blight in the area Notice in the upper rendering there is a whited out space in the lower right of the property with a dashed line around it Agent X has conveniently highlighted that parcel in the image below The parcel highlighted above in white is apparently an old apartment structure that has been multi parceled and converted to condos On the Park Lane Promenade development plan this parcel is whited out but not included in the plan which may suggest that the developers are attempting to acquire the property The two parcels to the west of the building and just south of the movie theater are INCLUDED as part of the redevelopment and part of the three major tenant stores sits on what is now an old mobile home park County files do not yet show a change of ownership but the existing owner has done some recent ownership changes shifting to LLC ownership that suggests that maybe they are preparing to do something with the property Developers undoubtedly now either own the property or have a solid option to purchase nbsp 3 20 09 MONTAGE The first residences at the Montage closed a couple days ago allowing people to start moving in Nice I m told more information should be emailed to me this afternoon regarding the first folks moving in 3 19 09 MCNEELY LEAVING RENO Reno City Manager Charles McNeely is leaving his 14 year post with the city of Reno to take the same job with the city of San Bernardino California McNeely has served as Reno City Manager since March of 1996 and has been at the helm overseeing a number of major achievements for the City of Reno including the ReTRAC project Century Riverside Theater Riverside Artists Lofts Parking Gallery 10 North Virginia Street Plaza the Whitewater Park Events Center Ballroom Community Assistance Center West Street Market and Triple A Baseball At Council s direction he also sought to improve customer service and citizen participation through programs such as Reno Direct Reno Connect Reno Citizens Institute Neighborhood Advisory Boards and The Permit Place McNeely s passion for Blues genre music resulted in the culmination of a yearly two day blues festival in Reno and the non profit organization The Reno Tahoe Blues Festival He serves as the President of the organization which has brought the most award winning blues artists each year to Rancho San Rafael Park The festival will mark its fifth year on August 15 and 16 of this year He won t leave Reno for another 60 days which gives the city time to launch the search for a replacement Thoughts So far the commenters over at RGJ don t seem very sad to see the guy leave Can someone fill me in on what the controversy is with Charles Is it that he is so highly paid Is it that he s leaving the city at the very bad time I watched a lot of council meetings and he never said anything that irked me or rubbed me the wrong way 3 19 09 GREEN CITY USA I am a couple of days late in recapping this story sorry You may have already read via RGJ that downtown will soon be getting some fun green projects First the Reno Arch will have its lights replaced with LED light bulbs the same type that is gaining popularity in christmas lights flash lights and other items The savings will be immediate reducing the annual power bill for the arch from 14 025 to an estimated 2 551 Also on tap for downtown is a wind turbine for West Street Market and a possible wind turbine for City Hall Solar panel arrays will be going on the Parking Gallery Reno Events Center and possibly West Street Market This may surprise you but Reno has a very active green community who meet every month for Green Drinks and EcoChat Nevada EcoNet and green newcomer who gained near instant support of the green community EcoReno Also let s not forget the earth friendly Great Basin Community Food Co Op MAJOR props to Reno News and Review for it s ongoing Green Guide As tourism and gaming continue to fall by the wayside and Gibbons lack of faith in bringing tourists to Nevada perhaps we need to take the bull by the horns and re invent OURSELVES We have the railroad system we are on two major interstate arteries we have the green energy wind sun geothermal and we have a President who feels renewable energy is the wave of the future It seems like we need some incentives to bring innovative green companies to Nevada some really good marketing efforts and training employees I really can t think of another state that is in the position we are to become the nation s leader in renewable energy Am I missing something here 3 19 09 HARRAH S IS IN TROUBLE Harrah s troubles are seemingly deepening as the toll on gaming and tourism in Nevada rises like a dark tide on the horizon Harrah s advised federal regulars it s not quite sure how it will be able to continue operations There are no buyers for the property right now No mention was made of the property closing right now it seems like a race to see if the downtown Reno property can be sold off before Harrah s completely shuts down Harrah s has a 23 1 billion debt it cannot pay off 3 18 09 GIMMY A BOOZE LICENSE PLEASE Ruth s Chris Steak House at 255 North Sierra Street in the Montage is applying for a liquor license in the next city council meeting VERY interesting indeed Also lookin for liquor is Cyber Infusion at 33 Saint Lawrence Avenue I ve been told this is a cyber cafe with wicked wifi also a bar espresso house lounge and high end laundromat all mixed into one twistedly cool concept Do laundry get a martini during the wash cycle some coffee during the spin cycle and bring your laptop to get some work done Nice Also applying for a license is Levy Restaurants at Sierra Nevada Stadium Evans Avenue and Second Street Can t have baseball without beer 3 16 09 VARIOUS TIDBITS The Montage is featured in a Northern Nevada Business Weekly article and also sadly we re losing our downtown reserve police officers 3 15 09 AWESOME PICTURES OF THE RENO ACES LIGHT INSTALLATION In addition to the video below here are some great pictures of the Reno Aces lights installation using a helicopter The pictures get a little closer in than the video Click here to see the pictures 3 15 09 VIDEO OF RENO ACES LIGHTS BEING MOVED Check out some video footage below of the lights being moved over to Reno Aces Stadium from Grant s Landing lot UPDATE Regarding the audio in the video I received a few comments on I was standing next to a couple of friends who were talking gossiping about the possibility of the mayor running for governor so I apologize if anyone thought I was secretly or subliminally breaking some political news story not so I try to keep politics on this blog to a minimum because there s already a slew of Nevada political blogs out there 3 13 09 UPCOMING CHANGES TO THE SITE I m going to be making some changes to this site based on continuous feedback I get from folks based on by web statistics and what pages are most popular and based on trends happening with this site For example my Latest Comments page excluding my home page and RSS feed is the most accessed page on my site I made a change last night and now feature the latest comments on the home page in the lower right hand column blue box as well underneath the poll so you can instantly the latest comments without having to go to special page This will encourage more interaction between my readers Here are some other changes tell me your thoughts If you have any other suggestion or ideas I am totally open after all this site is for you 1 Comments Not Pre Moderated Anymore It s been nearly a year since I have received an inappropriate or derogatory comment on my site that went over the line of decency and I never receive spam comments so I am going to give my readers the power to comment instantly and not have to wait for me to approve it Don t abuse this though One of the reasons my site is so well liked is it doesn t have a bunch of idiots in my comment areas talking about totally irrelevant things Would this entice you to interact with this site more 2 Don t Show Answer on Polls Immediately I have received a lot of comments that showing the poll results to people BEFORE they actually vote might subliminally influence which choice they pick I pride myself on tracking my poll by IP address for accuracy so I may hide the poll results until you actually vote Thoughts 3 Bring the Calendar Back When I first launched this site I had an events calendar anyone could submit events to I took it off though because no one was submitting events even though it was free to do so Now that my site gets 20 000 visitors a month I think there will be more interest in the calendar which would include downtown social events meetings etc and anything anyone wanted to submit provided it is downtown related Free to submit of course 3 13 09 SHOPPERS SQUARE Guilty as charged I have not taken one single pic of the Shopper s Square expansion I am not sure why Maybe strip malls are not very interesting photographic subjects However that doesn t doesn t put a lid on my excitement for the project Somehow in this economy Shopper s Square including the new storefronts it is completing has little to no vacancy rate Some of my favorite stores are in this mall including Kona Girl who sells everything Hawaii and is my lifeline for my ongoing consumption of pure lilikoi juice There s nothing like a glass of pure lilikoi juice MMM So According to RGJ Staples will open April 5 and I will be elated not to have to drive 15 minutes each way to a decent office supply store I m not sure what a Smart and Final Extra or a Smart and Final is but it sounds nice as well Panda Express is already open and pretty tasty and I haven t tried Dickey s BBQ yet I am heading that direction this weekend and will snap a few photos of the finished annex Across the street Gotchalks is no more leaving a blank slate for a new mall of which we do not yet know what is going there or when 3 12 09 NEW BAR OPENS ON CALIFORNIA AVENUE Thanks to the reader who commented they saw a new sign up where Satellite used to be The former Satellite lounge has reopened as the Biggest Little City Club with Brian Egan and Brian Ligon at the helm Go check them out and support California Avenue 3 12 09 MASONIC BUILDING ON SIERRA AND COMMERCIAL ROW TO BE DISCUSSED Date Today 3 00 PM McKinley Park School Arts and Culture Center Conference Room 925 Riverside Drive Item 1 UPDATE AND DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL PLANS FOR THE RENO MASONIC MERCHANTILE BUILDING LOCATED AT 98 WEST COMMERCIAL ROW Item 2 DISCUSS AND PROVIDE COMMENTS ON AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF T MOBILE SC59103 BOOTH AND CALIFORNIA RENO NEVADA PROPOSED PLANS TO MOUNT ANTENNAS ON A 70 TOWER AND EQUIPMENT CABINET LOCATED AT GRADE PURSUANT TO SECTION 106 OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT Read Older News Poll Would improving the neighborhood quality of life around University of Nevada Reno make the school more appealling Yes student quality of life is a large part of a college decision Redevelop the 7th Street to 9th Street Virginia St corridor as a gateway to UNR Yes student quality of life is a large part of a college decision redevelop the blighted area of 5th Evans Lake Street and 7th as a student village with a pedestrian bridge over I 80 to UNR No quality of life at a certain university has little impact on which college a student attends but redevelop this area anyway No quality of life at a certain university has little impact on which college a student attends and UNR should focus on its own expansion instead of the surrounding neighborhood Yes student quality of life is a large part of a college decision Redevelop the 7th Street to 9th Street Virginia St corridor as a gateway to UNR 21 62 Yes student quality of life is a large part of a college decision redevelop the blighted area of 5th Evans Lake Street and 7th as a student village with a pedestrian bridge over I 80 to UNR 70 27 No quality of life at a certain university has little impact on which college a student attends but redevelop this area anyway 4 05 No quality of life at a certain university has little impact on which college a student attends and UNR should focus on its own expansion instead of the surrounding neighborhood 4 05 Votes 74 nbsp RSS Network Reno Discontent The Urban Blog Reno Realty Blog Reno Book Exchange Reno Passport Downtown Improvement Association nbsp nbsp Latest Comments Haven t been here in a few days Now you can quickly bring yourself up to speed on the latest comments for all the projects and new breaks Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by babyface 4 2 2009 7 43 42 PM I edited out the specifics of each deed you mentioned not sure if it s legal or whatever to show the actual buyers and deeds The specific are PUBLIC records freely available to anyone who logs onto the Washoe County Recorder s website BF Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by Native 4 2 2009 6 40 57 PM Are we seriously going to carefully count closings rather than celebrating the success of the development There ARE closings that s the point People HAVE moved in that s the beginning of more people able to support a downtown economy We re making way for more development and business with this development let s be thankful for it s timing in today s market and quit nit picking the progress to death Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by Legends Supporter 4 2 2009 5 42 57 PM I agree with Melissa I m happy to have the Legends here in Sparks It should end up being a pretty cool place If you don t like it don t go I m sick of people saying I m from S California this and that If S California is so freakin great then GO BACK Topic News 4 2 09 Reno Regency Remodel Posted by RenoSteve 4 2 2009 3 02 56 PM I hope the owner of Riverwalk retail looks at this drawing and gets the same idea That old Comstock casino facade needs TO GO Topic News 4 2 09 Reno Regency Remodel Posted by urbanblog 4 2 2009 1 30 10 PM Swwwwweeeeeeeettt They are owned by someone who gets it That should do a lot to build some connections in that neighborhood Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by Montagebuyer4 4 2 2009 1 24 42 PM Despite any differences I have with my contract L3 has done a fabulous job with the building Absolutely gorgeous It will truly be the cornerstone of the downtown revitalization I wish them well Topic News 4 2 09 Reno Regency Remodel Posted by Paul W 4 2 2009 1 22 12 PM They aren t trying to sell these as condos are they That won t work in this economy Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by DowntownMakeoverDude 4 2 2009 1 19 49 PM Hi BUYER that s what I was told by a buyer at the Ribbon Cutting last night so it s heresay at best However I think they were referring to the beginning process and I would expect hope the number of units they can simultaneously close to rise That s a good question for them I ll ask And Babyface I edited out the specifics of each deed you mentioned not sure if it s legal or whatever to show the actual buyers and deeds I m not a lawyer and don t want to take the chance of getting sued haha Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by BUYER 4 2 2009 12 44 22 PM DTM Are you sure they can only do 1 2 closings per week if all units were in contract it would take several years to complete all the closings at that rate Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by Melissa 4 2 2009 12 36 34 PM Don I am from Beverly Hills don t even try to out shop me babe When I said region I meant the Reno Tahoe area and did not mean to imply Sacramento as well Show me where else in this area where there is an all digital IMAX theater Right nearest is Carson not driving 40 minutes to watch a movie in all digital The T Rex Cafe and Duelling Piano Bars are things you cannot find in this area To me it sounds like a fun day take my kids to the water park for the day head over to T Rex for dinner catch a movie Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by Justin 4 2 2009 11 50 01 AM John S as long as they are using Star Bonds to build this project money they were issued due to their claims that it would attract new tourist dollars they should be held to their original vision I know this is a very challenging time but what happened to Dave Busters T Rex Saddle Ranch Chop House Fry s etc We all know what happened to their baseball stadium not that I m sad it s in Reno mind you Still having personally attended 2 of their press conferences where the developers went on and on about how the uniqueness of this project and how it will be filled with tenants not found anywhere else in the region I can t help but feel let down mislead For the most part this is simply shaping up to be a painfully average Lifestyle Center Definitely nothing I can see tourists gravitating towards Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by Babyface 4 2 2009 11 19 55 AM As of April 2nd 11 15 am the recorders office show 12 deeds issued by Montage Marketing Corporation The first deed recorded was on 3 17 The last deed recorded was on March 24 at 4 11 pm You could be right Perhaps the Montage can only perform 1 to 2 closings per week so yes there are more closings coming up All I know for sure is that 12 deeds recorded in the first week and none in the following week BF Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by DON DILSON 4 2 2009 9 56 28 AM JOHN I am a professional Sales Representative In Sales you don t sit around and hope someone comes to you you go get the business You sound like a Piker A piker walks at the bell he asks how much vacation time he gets go get these retailers it s called Marketing 101 and good mexican restaurants in Reno Sparks Some of the worst I ve ever experienced Every new person I meet on a daily basis comments about how there are not any good mexican restaurants what world are you living in AND TO MELISSA I moved here from So Cal I come from a shopping Giant i m sorry but you don t know what shopping is enjoy Scheels hot dog hall of fame and Jazz I d rather watch paint dry or watch bowling on espn or golf Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by DowntownMakeoverDude 4 2 2009 8 16 00 AM Greetings Babyface actually your figures are not correct those are outdated I think there have been at least 13 closings and they can only perform 1 to 2 closings per week so yes there are more closings coming up Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by Matthew A 4 2 2009 7 30 23 AM Hooray Topic Montage Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Posted by babyface 4 2 2009 7 30 19 AM According to my records the Montage has had 11 closings 3 17 two units 3 19 two units 3 20 four units 3 23 three units Since 3 23 there have been no more closings I wonder why Could it be no more buyers wish to close BF Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by Justin 4 2 2009 5 59 20 AM Melissa please define region While you re at it aside from Scheels and a couple restaurants please list the number of significant major retailers slated to open at the Legends that aren t already over the hill in California I ll be waiting Topic Se7en Tea House and Bar Posted by Chris W 4 2 2009 2 59 25 AM These guys know how to throw a party Went to Red District Fashion Show there and the following day they had a music festival indoors and out Amazing Hats off to them all Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by John S 4 2 2009 1 31 04 AM With regards to the tenants at Legends Considering the current economy I don t think RED Development can really pick and chose who they want to lease spaces Based on the current selection of stores I think most of Legends will be an upscale outlet mall I know the list above doesn t really name any stores as Outlet but with the Saks OFF 5th and the Easy Spirit Outlet search store locations on Easy Spirit s website that s what it is turning out to be And quickly to respond to a couple of the why isn t there a at Legends comments I don t think that IKEA would be willing to put a store in the Reno area any time soon Their expansion has been very controlled and given the population of Reno and the fact that there is a store within 150 miles it is not in their best interest to build a store here And as for El Torrito Reno Sparks has a good selection of quality Mexican food run by local people so I don t understand the desire to get an Americanized Sanitized Mexican restaurant here Topic Legend at Sparks Marina Posted by Melissa 4 1 2009 10 06 34 PM There are tenants here you can t find elsewhere in the region You boys obviously aren t shoppers I am a shopper I am looking forward to it opening nbsp copy Downtown Makeover

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