Plans for Revamp of West Sac’s Club Pheasant Released; Council to Vote

West Sacramento’s iconic Club Pheasant would be partially redeveloped into an assortment of eateries and retail space, according to plans released late Friday by the city.

Those plans call for creating 19,900 square feet of indoor space to support up to seven restaurants, with confirmed names including Temple Coffee Roasters and Jack’s Urban Eats.

“We’re really excited to be at a point where we can share plans with the council and the community,” said Traci Michel, West Sacramento’s director of economic development and housing. “The development team has done a really good job of meeting all the city’s goals for the site.”

Michel said other tenants include an Italian bistro and a revamped version of the bar at Club Pheasant, which had more than a century of history at 2525 Jefferson Blvd. as a restaurant, watering hole and community gathering spot before its owners retired and closed it in 2022.

The bar vision comes from brothers Henry and Simon de Vere White, Michel said. The de Vere White brothers are known for operating bars in Sacramento that include Ro Sham Beaux in Midtown and The Snug on the R Street Corridor.

Henry de Vere White didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment Friday.

Other components of the plan include 10,000 square feet of outdoor space, and a 1,200-square-foot retail space where the city will have the master lease.

West Sacramento will designate that space for local retail businesses, Michel said, adding it could house more than one, and either provide more visibility for an existing business or be the first spot for an idea currently run out of someone’s home, for example.

Ram Cor Development LLC, the development group the city selected for Club Pheasant’s overhaul, includes both de Vere White brothers as well as developers Dan Ramos and Mark Cordano. Ken Turton of Turton Commercial Real Estate has consulted on the project with the city as well, while 19six Architects is the project architect.

On Wednesday, the council will vote on a purchase, sale and development agreement with Ram Cor Development for the Club Pheasant project. Ram Cor would buy the property from the city for $1.5 million, according to the city staff report, which did not disclose the total estimated project cost.

Not including construction, the site should provide about 200 jobs, Michel said. The city would also collect lease revenue on its 1,200-square-foot storefront space.

The city bought the 2.15-acre site from the Palamidessi family in 2023 for $3.4 million to keep it from being redeveloped entirely, then brought Turton Commercial in and did a request for proposals.

Michel said she believed Ram Cor is eager to start work as soon as possible, but estimated it would take six to 10 months for the group to get building plans approved.

Under the terms of the agreement, Ram Cor has two years to complete the project once construction begins.