Things have been slow in the world of Museum Place in the Cultural District, but we are finally about to see some progress on the next phase of the large mixed-use development.  One of the obstacles to construction of that next phase has been the Massad House, a large Victorian home (now office space) that occupied a lot across the street from what was once Four Star Coffee.

Word was that the house would be moved to Montgomery Street, but news has been hard to come by for a while now.  Positive development at last, though: the house is now raised up in preparation for its move.  The move will be handled by H.D. Snow and Sons House Moving.

The move of the Massad House means only a couple of smaller-scale demolitions are in the way of the next phase of Museum Place, including the former JJ’s Hideaway building.  Once the Massad House is out of the way, we may see the Hideaway come down and work begin on the next part of the development.  The upcoming phases of Museum Place will include apartments over retail spaces in mixed-use buildings.  Two new tenants, Café San Miguel and Social House, have been announced for the upcoming buildings and will be located on ground-floor retail spaces on 7th Street, centered around the planned central plaza space of the development.