The owner of what’s left of a once multi-story downtown Fresno hotel recently began demolishing the remaining single-story structure.
Heavy machinery began last week knocking down the Fink & Skopp building , which was all that remained of what used to be the Sequoia Hotel, according to a Fulton Corridor survey by Fresno city planners . The survey described the hotel as “1920s-era.”
The building owner Lance Kashian Co. did not immediately respond to requests for comment on plans for the lot near the corner of Van Ness and Tulare avenues.
That area is represented by Councilmember Miguel Arias, who on Tuesday told The Bee that the developer was interested in plans for a seven- to 10-story building to replace the building under demolition and an empty neighboring lot.
None of that plan is set in stone, Arias added.
The corner is designated as “Downtown Core” in the area’s zoning plans, which leaves room for residential use, a hotel, mixed use and underground parking, among other options.