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Kennedy/Jenks Consultants 2 SITE DESCRIPTION 21 Location and Legal Description The subject property, located within the block bounded by Market, Stanislaus, Washington, and American Streets, comprises approximately 87,500 square feet and is located in the central downtown area of Stockton, California All individual properties within the street boundaries noted above are collectively the subject of this report except for the parcel identified as 644 and 648 East Market Street located on the northeast corner of the block The subject property and surrounding vicinity are shown on Figures 1, 2, and 3 22 General Site and Vicinity Characteristics The subject property is irregularly shaped and comprises approximately 87,500 square feet The property is developed with one three-story building, two two-story buildings, two one-story buildings, and a residential trailer The remainder of the property is either asphalt or concrete paved and is used for parking The subject property is bordered by Market Street to the north, Washington Street to the south, American Street to the west, and Stanislaus Street to the east The character of the surrounding vicinity is principally commercial, consisting of single- and multi-story office buildings, a dry cleaner, newspaper, restaurants/cafes, automotive repair, and retail businesses 23 Site Description and Current Use Mr Paul Sundburg and Ms Margaret Bernard of Kennedy/Jenks visited the subject property on 4 March and 6 March 1996 to conduct a visual reconnaissance of site conditions Mr Steve Peterson of Stockton Newspapers provided access to the building located at 602-609 Market Street which also had entrances at 119 and 112 American Street Mr Jeff Freitas, Real Property Agent for the City of Stockton provided access to the Cunningham Hotel at 620-622 Market Street Mr Sonny Patel, the hotel manager, accompanied Kennedy/Jenks and answered questions during the assessment of the hotel Mr Freitas was unable to contact the occupant of 612 Market or the owner of the unoccupied building at 624-632 Market, however, 626 and 632 Market were unlocked and entry was possible through a broken door 624 Market and the flats above 626 and 632 Market were not entered Each building is discussed in greater detail below, and its location shown on Figure 2 2 3 1 602 Market Street This building, identified for the purposes of this report as 602 Market Street, actually covers several street addresses, including 602-608 Market Street and 110-112 Amencan Street The building is of a brick construction with two stories above grade and a partial basement Intenor walls and ceilings are plaster, and floors have a vanety of vinyl the and sheet flooring The only business currently operating in the building is the Shamrock Tavern occupying the northwest comer of the building at street level and the basement area Steel doors in the Market Street sidewalk lead downstairs to the basement storage area The tavern's public area, small food preparation area, and office area are located at street level, while a card room and storage and heating facilities occupy the basement area The heating system is natural gas fired The remaining portion of the street level floor(to the south) is vacant The majority of the second (upper) floor is occupied by an abandoned i yob19WGW14=text doc 2