But they don’t see what it was like 30 years ago.” “When you build an apartment building in the middle of an entertainment district, you should already know you’re going to have a bunch of problems,” Sidie said on a recent afternoon.
The project essentially will be built in Faces’ backyard, about a mai-tai’s throw across an alley from the club’s pool.
In addition, the Sacramento City Council recently approved plans for a six-story building on 21st and L streets, which would include a Whole Foods market and 141 apartments. It remains an epicenter for LGBT businesses, including bars such as The Depot and the Mercantile Saloon, but a new wave of merchants, including LowBrau and other MARRS-building tenants, are bringing a different demographic to this lively area. Meanwhile, the club’s Lavender Heights neighborhood is evolving.
