Solis Plaza, the future home of the La Cabana Restaurant, is expected to get the commission's support

Article Last Updated: Monday, Apr 25, 2005 - 10:19:33 pm PDT

Commission to consider Main Street construction

By Ian Thompson

SUISUN CITY - Plans for the first new building on Main Street in more than 15 years goes before the Suisun City Planning Commission for a public hearing tonight. Solis Plaza, the future home of the La Cabana Restaurant, is expected to get the commission's support before the Suisun City Council takes a look at the proposal later this month. La Cabana's owner, Ramses Solis, wants to build a narrow-fronted, two-story building that would have the restaurant filling the first floor and apartments filling the second. It is designed in a modern, Mediterranean style with parapets, wrought iron, large windows, awnings and an outdoor seating area. Solis wants to put the building up at a vacant lot he owns at 423 Main St., only about 60 feet down the east side of Main Street from the building he currently leases.

"It is a landmark project," Suisun City Community Development Director Gerry Raycraft said of the privately funded building. Solis has run the popular La Cabana Restaurant since 1990 and spent the last 18 months in talks with the city over his project and lining up the right architect, PDF Design of Suisun Valley.

Solis' project lands before the commission right at the time Suisun City is reviving efforts to economically revive the west side of Main Street by bringing in a master developer. Suisun City leaders are expected to name a master developer who will oversee redevelopment projects in the old town within the next two months. The list of finalists is down to fourThe Suisun City Planning Commission meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Suisun City Council chamber at 701 Civic Center Blvd.

Reach Ian Thompson at 427-6976 or ithompson@dailyrepublic.net.