Stranded north of the 101 Freeway, Chinatown has largely missed out on the Central City's post-millennial renaissance. However, with the arrival of new mixed-use developments and a $20 million remodel of the Cornfield Park, it appears that Downtown's northernmost nabe has finally hit its stride. Now, the stage is set for Chinatown to welcome an ambitious project that could literally stand head and shoulders above the neighborhood.
EVOQ Properties, owner of the Arts District's Alameda Square complex, plans to construct a mixed-use development that would replace a vacant 5.24-acre property near the Cornfield Park. Located at the intersection of Spring and College Streets, the development site was once a Union Pacific rail yard, and lies directly across the street from the Gold Line's elevated Chinatown Station. The project, known as College Station, could move forward under one of two different development programs.
