Anton Development Company has filed permits for a three-story affordable workforce housing infill in the heart of the water-surrounded town of Discovery Bay in eastern Contra Costa County. The proposal hopes to bring new housing for moderate-income households across six vacant acres next to the shopping and community center.
Anton’s 1700 Discovery Bay Boulevard proposal will create five residential structures yielding 87,360 square feet across 170 residences. Apartment types will vary, with 84 one-bedrooms, 42 two-bedrooms, and 44 three-bedrooms. Future tenants will get access to a central pool deck, playground, outdoor dining space, and a central 8,100-square-foot clubhouse. Parking will be included for 303 cars, with surface parking covering most of the six-acre parcel.
Architecture Design Collaborative is responsible for the project design. Details about the aesthetics have yet to be shared, though the firm’s portfolio shows the team works with familiar contemporary exterior cladding across wood-frame structures.
1700 Discovery Bay Boulevard, illustration by
The project site is located along Discovery Bay Boulevard between Sand Point Road and the Discovery Bay Shopping Center. The development is best recognized for its serpentine suburban sprawl extending around the man-made reservoir funneled off the nearby Old River.
The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared. The Press covered the project in June 2022. At the time, staff writers shared that “Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is exploring changing the zoning for the vacant lot on the corner of Sand Point Road and Discovery Bay Boulevard despite those strong objections” from some Discovery Bay leaders and residents.
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Hell no! DB has no public transportation, no jobs, no fire or police force, and this would completely ruin DB.
If everyone had your attitude nothing would get built anywhere. I did not know we had fire and police force in the stone age yet we were building.
Paul, you fail to grasp the significance of how such a build will impact the area. As Teri correctly pointed out, DB does not police or fire. The main intersection is a short distance from an elementary school where traffic issues already exist.
Look at an overview of the build site. Egress in the case of an emergency to the community is non existent. Infrastructure to accommodate the project is questionable as well.
Personally, the legitimacy of the project is also “questionable”. Hoodwinked seems to be the appropriate word.
Paul, you obviously know NOTHING about Discovery Bay. By the way, my husband and I worked our butts off to afford a home out here. I grew up in the East Bay, near ghetto areas, and I moved out here to escape it. I truly feel for those less fortunate, but just giving away to those that don’t want to work hard burns my butt. You want socialism? Move to another country.
Absolutely no need for low income housing. I’ve lived in Oakland and moved out to DB to avoid the criminals who now own Oakland. I sure as hell don’t want them in Discovery Bay. Our home prices will plummet.
What jobs are in this area for “workforce housing” to fill? The nearest Bart Station is 30 minutes away so it’s not like there is public transportation either. The goal should be to bring employment centers to the people and vice versa, this does neither. I hope the new residents like 2 hour commutes. So much for cutting carbon emissions, lol.
I do not want more housing here. For a long time ii have asked why they don’t utilize that space as a mini golf area. A place where families can enjoy time together and job opportunities for teens. That makes more sense than impacting the neighborhood with more traffic.
Seriously! In every way possible, there goes the neighborhood!!
In addition to the infrastructure issues, traffic congestion, and potential for an increase in crime, there are 8 indigenous protected species on the endangered list along with Canadian Geese. The geese are also protected by Federal law. The development company would have to obtain permits from the Federal Government. Not the state. Federal supersedes the state and has jurisdictions. Therefore despite the recent state laws allowing affordable housing projects to bypass lengthy permit processes, the developers would be required to file permits and succumb to environmental impact studies. One cannot just displace or destroy wildlife habitats that come under Federal domain. This could present a formidable challenge to the development company.
Just learning of this development and like many current residence this doesn’t seem wanted or feasible. Just a week or so ago a child was hit on his bike by a car crossing the intersection on his way to school where the development is proposed and now you want to add a cluster of low income housing and more people to an already congested intersection, among all the other issues people have pointed out. So my question is how far along is the developer? Is it in the proposal stage or further along and how do we unite to stop it? What do we need to do? Its already bad enough the local cash station just put up the biggest brightest loudest neon signs that say LIQUOR and House of Liquor or whatever let’s now put lots of sec 8 housing right next to it, I mean come on!