Historical June–August 2000 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
On May 30, developer Jack Davis made a presentation to representatives of several neighborhoods at Crossroads School concerning plans to erect a new building just to the east of Talayna’s restaurant on DeBaliviere.
This building will house Gambro Healthcare, a dialysis center, presently located at the strip mall across the street. Gambro desires a larger facility with more adequate parking that can also house its administrative staff and a training facility.
The proposed building will be over 4,000 square feet.
They plan to keep existing landscaping and add as well.
There will be 20-25 people at the new facility at any one time in addition to those being treated.
A conditional use permit is needed because the rear of the 2 lots to be used for the building will be used for parking. Davis said they would see 24 patients at any given time and be open from 7am to 7pm. At the strip mall, they treat 14-15 patients at a time.
There will be 52 parking spaces of which 28 will be in the back for employees. JoAnn Vatcha, chair of the Commercial Development Committee of the SDCC, suggested asking the Streets Dept. for a study regarding the traffic pattern. Billy Handmaker, head of Crossroads, said there could be tieups with people doing U-turns in order to go south on DeBallviere. Gambro is taking a 15 year lease on the facility that Davis’ firm will own. Davis said an environmental clean-up was necessary.
It should take 8 months to build the facility. Davis asked the SDCC for support of the conditional use permit.
The SDCC will deal with this at its meeting of June 12.
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West elevation of proposed Gambro Healthcare building, facing DeBaliviere.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June–August 2000.
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