The Station District: Santa Ana OKs Plans for the Mixed-Use, Mixed-Income Loft Development
I’m hopeful in that Santa Ana will some day become a true destination city; where new circulation is brought to our streets-where places like Downtown, The Fiesta Marketplace, 4th Street, and the Station District (including the train depot) are ventured to by people all over Southern California.–Ben Dayhoe, Life at the Santiago Street Lofts–The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I came across a blog that I haven’t seen before, Life at the Santiago Street Lofts–The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I thought that it had some interesting info on life in Santa Ana, and since I write about development in Orange County, I thought that an excerpt from a recent Santiago Street post was appropriate for reprinting on this blog.
After living in Santa Ana for over three years, it seems as if things are finally happening in the empty lots just West of the Santiago Lofts.
When I first told my friends and family I was moving to Santa Ana, they thought I was crazy. But to me, it made perfect sense because I believe in this city-what it is, what it was, and what it could be.
As of Monday night [August 17], the Related/Griffin team is now one step closer in becoming the master developer for these nearby lots. And after three years of watching other cities evolve while Santa Ana moved at a snail’s pace, I am filled with hope with the thought of what could come to our city.
But at the same time, my hopes are equally met with trepidation and fears.
He goes on to state some of his hopes and fears for the area (one of which can be found at the beginning of this post). Check them out at his blog. All the Google ad money he gets is donated to Pet Pro Life, a dog rescue program.
Related information:
- The City of Santa Ana: The Station District RFQ
- Santa Ana Downtown National Register District–Wikipedia
- “Santa Ana sees new neighborhood on vacant lots,” The Orange County Register, Doug Irving
- “Santa Ana plan aims for downtown rebirth,” The Orange County Register, Doug Irving
2007 ARTIST RENDERING OF THE STATION DISTRICT IN SANTA ANA COURTESY THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER