Located in The Ice Blocks – a design-forward mixed-use development in Sacramento’s Midtown – Spaces R Street sits alongside trendy urban housing, shops and restaurants, creating a multifunctional urban hub for hybrid workers. Construction is in Mike Heller’s blood. His father was a builder, so it was perhaps fated that he would follow in his…
In a sign of optimism for urban retail, two new leases have taken Midtown Sacramento’s Ice Blocks project to completely full. Soft goods retailer Anthropologie and Salt & Straw ice cream should open in upcoming months in spaces of 6,000 and 1,000 square feet, respectively, on the south side of R Street between 16th and…
Furniture retailer The Lovesac Co. is joining Midtown Sacramento’s Ice Blocks project. Stamford, Connecticut-based Lovesac (Nasdaq: LOVE) will fill a space between Bluemercury and West Elm, said Ice Blocks developer Mike Heller. The store is expected to open around April, he said. Lovesac will fill 1,133 square feet in Ice Blocks. “They are a national brand growing…
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Developers around the world who were first movers on buildings that use mass timber for both structural and design elements are seeing a growing wave of projects lining up before them. The regulatory environment is adapting while the business model for use of mass timber is expanding across property types. In the United States, modern…
Many development projects are stalled by unforeseen obstacles, and in this case, several years ago a three-alarm fire destroyed a former ice company warehouse that was slated for restoration. In its place, the developer wanted to honor the original structure’s ambiance and history, while creating a modern hub that would enrich the neighborhood, a thriving…
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Midtown’s fast-growing Ice Blocks is getting another trendy new tenant: West Elm, the international home decor store, is opening Thursday. The company features pieces with a clean, sharp, modern aesthetic. Near the middle of the store, there is a coffee table that embodies the store’s design credo – it’s a simple, rectangular pieces made of…
BY CATHIE ANDERSON canderson@sacbee.com Developer Mike Heller will announce Monday that his Ice Blocks project in midtown Sacramento has signed on a signature retail tenant: West Elm, the contemporary home furnishings store owned by Williams-Sonoma, is set to open in mid-2018. “Not only is West Elm a great fit for Ice Blocks and all the…
After plans for a massive upgrade to the historic Crystal Ice and Cold Storage building went up in smoke, Mike Heller and his team were forced back to the drawing board – here’s how they forged ahead By Russell Nichols Nov. 7, 2015 The morning air smells like burning wood. It’s just after 5 a.m.…
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By Ryan Lillis and Bob Shallit – Sacramento Bee A November fire destroyed a developer’s dream of converting a cavernous old warehouse into a hip new commercial center on Sacramento’s R Street corridor. Now developer Mike Heller is moving forward with plans for two modern glass-and-metal structures on the ground formerly occupied by the Crystal…
