Tyco General Inc. BLOG

Lots of excitement around TYCO as we review and consult on potential projects for Downtown Fresno.

Both new construction and re-purposed buildings are being talked about by various developers both local and out of the area as everyone investigates using Federal and/or State funds in Public/Private partnerships to make projects possible.

We will attach as many proposed project renderings as we’re able and update often, so please (follow) check back.

Mixed use housing on Fulton - off street parking

Residential LEED Project on Lowell

By Richard Deaver

Rowell Building - Fresno

Cities both large and small are reevaluating how they manage growth to not only preserve natural resources, but also keep their downtowns alive. Many have already been successful in bringing about change in the way they plan for inevitable growth and bringing residents and retail stores back to their downtowns and others are still in the planning or implementation stages.

Fresno has been looking at this problem for a number of years and has tried more than once to alter the way we continue to grow away from the urban core. As Fresno’s population increases, so does the need for affordable housing as developers continue to expand the city’s boundaries to keep up with demand – some say at the cost of valuable agricultural land. A recent Wall Street Journal article (August 15, 2009) provides information on a troubling trend that underscores this problem, which states; “Of new housing today, 80% is built in suburbs – the direct legacy of federal policy that favored outlying areas rather than the rehabilitation of city centers”.

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By Richard Deaver

If you’ve heard about The Fultonia project either through the local news media or by following this blog, you’re probably familiar with the term, “SoTow”, and may have wondered what it means and why it is so significant to the Tower District and to Central Fresno. Basically, the term SoTow, (South of Tower) was created to help establish a new identity for the Tower District neighborhood south of Olive Avenue.

The FULTONIA - Live/Work Village @ SOTOW rendering

The term was first conceived when I was contacted by property owner Terance Frazier with TFS Investments, LLC to look at The Fultonia; a 39-unit apartment complex with 10 commercial spaces in front that he had just purchased. As I walked through the complex I saw a unique opportunity to bring a once-proud property with great architectural bones and a neighborhood that was suffering from years of neglect back to life.

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By Richard Deaver

THE FULTONIA Live/Work Village Project Overview

Housing is an essential component to the success of The Fultonia Live/Work Village development. This project has been designed to help alleviate the shortage of moderately priced housing in Central Fresno by adding 39 rental apartments and 10-commercial spaces.

Many hard-working families and individuals in Fresno cannot afford to rent a high quality home or must pay a substantial proportion of their income each month for housing. There is also a need for quality live/work units for professionals and entrepreneurs seeking to lessen their impact on the environment by combining quality commercial space coupled with living space to minimize travel to and from their work. Continue reading

By Eric Tienken

TYCO General is nearing completion of phase one approval of Fresno’s newest industrial park in the Southern part of the city.  After two years of planning, the park  is now in its final approval stages for the Phase One  parcel map.

Phase two is also in the final stages of General Plan Amendment (GPA), which includes a Rezone of the existing use from Ag to M1 in anticipation of the tentative map application.

Tarlton Park, as it is aptly named after its owner (Tom Tarlton), who is the principal at Tarlton & Son, Inc. Tarlton Park  is slated to be a 39 lot industrial subdivision located along Hwy 41 at Central Ave.  The site already boasts an example of the building types to occupy the subdivision in the form of two buildings at the center of the 20 acre site serving as corporate headquarters for Tarlton & Son, Inc. Continue reading