Union City celebrated progress on its BART station for a “Leed-Certified” transit-oriented development project:
There is now a 216-unit apartment complex called Pacific Terrace. Next to that is Station Center — the new 157-unit, affordable-housing building where Dutton-Cook’s family lives. It was developed by MidPen Housing, a Foster City-based company specializing in affordable housing. The five-story complex is LEED Platinum, the highest ranking for green construction. The $65.3 million development was funded by several sources, including the Union City Redevelopment Agency, Alameda County Housing Authority, California Community Reinvestment Corporation and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
And here are the parking ratios planned for this green-construction, transit-oriented development:
Phase 1 Summary
- 274 residential units, including one tower;
- 159 high-rise units;
- 115 mid-rise units;
- Construction of approximately 14,515 square feet of retail space, 5,075 square feet of business condominiums, and 403 parking stalls.
Phase 2 Summary
- Up to 699 residential units, two towers, street-level townhouses, and podium level flats; including:
- 376 one-bedroom units;
- 301 two-bedroom units;
- 22 three-bedroom units; and,
- Construction of up to 22,120 square feet of retail space and 1,026 parking stalls.
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Gross. It’s also a sign of the Bay Area’s obsession with resident-driven TOD against studies that show commercial should be closest to transit, not housing. I’m still depressed by Richmond’s waste of building frontage around its BART station.
WTF? That’s an insane ratio. One to one is and should be more than enough!