The building, which has been vacant for nearly 50 years, is a 19,500-sf, 1912 vintage structure. The city completed the land transfer with the stipulation that it will pay for toxic cleanups, if needed, making it ready for public use.
As far as the use of the building, city officials remain undecided about what they will do with it. The property overlooks the Sacramento River and is near a pedestrian bridge that is currently being built on top of a new water-intake station. A park-like environment is being considered for part of the power plant land that would connect with the bridge.
Since the plant closed down nearly 50 years ago, several proposals have been presented to the city, including those for restaurants, museums, a hotel and office complex. None of these were successful.
Some of the new ideas include restaurants, a community theater and a brewery. The city, at a meeting on Tuesday, did not express favoritism toward any of these ideas, saying that it is committed to turning the waterfront into a treasured public space.
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