 A 2002 suit also tried unsuccessfully to keep the city from demolishing the 1894 Fox-Markovits Building to make way for one of the two planned parking garages.The resulting delays in land acquisition, combined with design changes required by city officials, caused the price to jump to $ by 2002 ($ in ), even as the city faced a budget shortfall of over $ after the collapse of the dot-com bubble.The cost overrun prompted the city council to explore leasing the Sobrato Office Tower, which was under construction and awaiting a tenant.