By CLAYTON PARK

Despite the rainy weather, construction work on a mixed-use complex in downtown Fremont called the Block 40 Project is proceeding slightly ahead of schedule, reports Jeanne Muir, a spokeswoman for developer Security Properties.

The Block 40 Project, which is being built on the former site of the Red Door Alehouse on the corner of N. 34th Street and Fremont Avenue, is scheduled for completion by February or March of next year. It will have 130 apartments on its upper floors and retail space on the ground floor. The complex will include underground parking.

The Block 40 Project is designed to appear like a collection of smaller buildings, each with its own look. Each individual "building" will be named after a different planet or moon. Along Fremont Avenue, the Block 40 complex will be a single story with a roof garden. Along Evanston Avenue, it will be 6-stories tall. The historic Red Door building was moved last year to its new home, one block away, on the corner of N. 34th and Evanston.

Mixed-use building in Pinehurst:

The San Marino, a mixed-use building at 12321 15th Ave. NE, is nearing completion. The building is expected to open by September with 31 apartments on three upper floors and commercial office space on the ground floor. For details, call 505-9434.

City grants permit for Rekhi II Building:

The Department of Design, Development, Construction and Land Use (DCLU) has granted a master use permit to developer Jo Rekhi for future construction of a 6-story building at 12516 Lake City Way. The Rekhi II project would include retail shops on the ground floor and 55 apartments on the upper floors, and parking for 63 cars. An existing 1-story building would be demolished. The Rekhi II would be built next to the existing Rekhi Building, on the corner of Lake City Way and NE 125th Street. For more about the project (#2006473), call DCLU at 297-2106.

Six-story building in Ballard:

DCLU has granted a master use permit to The Fortune Group to build a 6-story building at 1130 NW 54th St. The proposed building would include retail space at street level, 55 residential units on the upper floors, and parking for 75 car. Two existing buildings would be demolished. For more about the project (#2007351), call DCLU at 297-2106.

University Mazda eyes expansion:

University Mazda has applied for a master use permit to change a portion of its property at 4546 Roosevelt Way from being used for vehicle repair and parking to use for vehicle sales. The auto dealership also wants to expand by demolishing a single-family house located just to the south. For details about the project (#2105626), call DCLU at 297-2106.

Fremont hotel gets green light:

DCLU has granted a master use permit to SMK Development to build a 4-story hotel at 3838 Aurora N. The 22,505-square-foot Fremont Inn hotel will include parking for 50 cars. The site is currently a vacant lot. "We're shooting to begin construction by this summer," said SMK spokesman Mel Meartz. "I would imagine completion by late fall or early winter." For details about the project (#9902494), call DCLU at 233-7193. Hotel planned in Haller Lake area

DCLU has granted a master use permit to a developer who plans to build a 3-story hotel at 13330 Stone Ave. N. The 55,396-square-foot hotel would have 131 guest rooms as well as parking for 144 cars. For details about the project (#2101987), call DCLU at 615-1392.