{"id":262917,"date":"2026-04-11T18:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/262917\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:29:12","slug":"major-fresno-updates-luxury-apartments-and-landmark-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/262917\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Fresno updates: luxury apartments and landmark sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fresno Bee subscribers last week spent the most time with stories that mixed big Central Valley development news, a major courtroom outcome, and high-stakes politics.<\/p>\n<p>This top-five list includes a new luxury apartment project near River Park, a Fresno family\u2019s huge wrongful-death judgment, takeaways from a Fresno State governor\u2019s forum, a landmark downtown building hitting the market, and a farmworker leader\u2019s reaction to allegations tied to Cesar Chavez.<\/p>\n<p>Luxury apartments under construction in Fresno a walk away from shopping centers<\/p>\n<p>A 63-unit luxury apartment complex called The Hubert is rising near Palm and Nees, positioned between River Park and Park Place. Developer Blake Hoffman says the design aims for a more urban, walkable feel. Units are larger than typical apartments, with underground parking, elevators, fitness center, and pool area. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article315265055.html\">Click here for full story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fresno family awarded $56.5 million in wrongful death case involving daughter<\/p>\n<p>A Georgia judge awarded a Fresno couple $56.5 million after their 23-year-old daughter, Beth Buchanan, died in a 2023 wrong-way crash. The accused driver, Cesar Raudales Macias, allegedly fled from the hospital and remains a fugitive. The family says the judgment brought long-delayed attention and validation. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article315237062.html\">Click here for full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775294664_74_FRS_GovForum_01.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"FRS_GovForum_01.JPG\" alt=\"California gubernatorial candidates, from left, Chad Bianco, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan, Steve Hilton, Katie Porter, and Antonio Villaraigosa stand on stage at the conclusion of a forum hosted by the Western Growers Association at Fresno State on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.\"\/>                                                                                    California gubernatorial candidates, from left, Chad Bianco, Xavier Becerra, Matt Mahan, Steve Hilton, Katie Porter, and Antonio Villaraigosa stand on stage at the conclusion of a forum hosted by the Western Growers Association at Fresno State on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.                                                                                            CRAIG KOHLRUSS                                                                            ckohlruss@fresnobee.com                                                                                        Here\u2019s what candidates for California governor said during Central Valley forum<\/p>\n<p>Six candidates for California governor appeared at a Fresno State forum and addressed agriculture, water management, housing affordability, energy costs, and regulation. Participants included Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Katie Porter, and Antonio Villaraigosa. Candidates stressed water infrastructure and faster housing production, with sharp debate on regulations. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/politics-government\/election\/article315251027.html\">Click here for full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FRS_EPZ_PATTERSON_04.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"758\" title=\"FRS_EPZ_PATTERSON_04.JPG\" alt=\"An interior photograph of the historic T. W. Patterson building, a landmark in downtown Fresno, photographed Wednesday, April 1, 2026 in Fresno. The building has been listed for sale online at $8.1 million.\"\/>                                                                                    An interior photograph of the historic T. W. Patterson building, a landmark in downtown Fresno, photographed Wednesday, April 1, 2026 in Fresno. The building has been listed for sale online at $8.1 million.                                                                                            ERIC PAUL ZAMORA                                                                            ezamora@fresnobee.com                                                                                        One of downtown Fresno\u2019s \u2018most recognizable\u2019 historic buildings for sale at $8.1M<\/p>\n<p>The eight-story T.W. Patterson building, a prominent 1923 downtown Fresno landmark at Tulare and Fulton, is listed for $8.1 million. Long owned by the Roush family, the building is largely leased to tenants such as law firms and nonprofits. Its historic status can qualify owners for Mills Act incentives. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/local\/article315267208.html\">Click here for full story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                              <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/US-NEWS-UFW-CHAVEZ-HUERTA-FILEPIC-FR.JPG\"   width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" title=\"US-NEWS-UFW-CHAVEZ-HUERTA-FILEPIC-FR.JPG\" alt=\"(Richard Darby\/Fresno Bee file\/TNS)\"\/>                                                                                    United Farm Workers leaders Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez display photos of the conditions that farmworkers endure in San Joaquin Valley farm labor camps at a news conference outside U.S. District Court in Fresno, California, on Nov. 21, 1989.                                                                                            RICHARD DARBY\/Fresno Bee file                                                                            TNS                                                                                        \u2018I\u2019m mad.\u2019 Close friend of Cesar Chavez, lead organizer of 1966 march, speaks out<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Bustos, an organizer of the 1966 Delano-to-Sacramento march and longtime Chavez associate, says he feels anger and sadness after a report alleging Chavez sexually abused underage girls and women. Bustos says the movement is bigger than one figure. The annual Visalia march is postponed and set to rebrand. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/news\/california\/article315188519.html\">Click here for full story.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>These recaps were produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by Fresno Bee journalists. This content was edited by journalists in the newsroom.<\/p>\n<p>Original stories by Erik Galicia, Robert Rodriguez, Melissa Montalvo and Maria G. Ortiz-Briones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published April 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/276443191\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775932152_627_Christopher Kirkpatrick_-31 (1).jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Christopher Kirkpatrick\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/profile\/276443191\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christopher Kirkpatrick<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Christopher Kirkpatrick is senior editor of The Fresno Bee and Vida en el Valle.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fresno Bee subscribers last week spent the most time with stories that mixed big Central Valley development news,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-262917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}