Empty for nearly a decade, 4th and B, the one-time celebrated live music venue on the same block as the decaying California Theatre in downtown San Diego, is being razed by a developer proposing to erect a 32-story, skinny tower in its place.
With negotiations at an impasse, San Diego will forcibly try to take over the Fashion Valley Mall and Hazard Center parcels in Mission Valley that it needs to complete an important water pipeline.
Developer Caydon Property Group appears to have abandoned its plan to build a boutique hotel and condo project, called Theatre House, in place of the decaying California Theatre building at 1122 Fourth Ave.