Last week, the Livermore Planning Commission approved the redevelopment and conversion of a large office park in Northwest Livermore into 450 homes. The Developer, Align Real Estate, applied to re-zone the 27-acre area at 3011, 3055, and 3077 Triad Drive, and redivide the area into new housing.
Existing Site, image by CBG
Site Map With Location Outlined in Orange, image via City of Livermore
The pivot from office to housing comes after Align had been struggling to find commercial tenants for the site. There has been a sharp reduction in office space demand, with an almost 30% vacancy rate in Livermore, and the building’s existing condition and location are not competitive in the current market.
The new plan will demolish the existing buildings and replace them with 450 residential units, to be a combination of townhomes, condominiums, or apartments. The new Isabel neighborhood plan will have 41 acres of zoned office space but will increase the total residential in the area. This project will help Livermore meet its state-mandated housing goal to permit 4,570 new housing units by 2031, approving nearly 10% from this project alone.
Sample Duplex Rendering, image by KTGY
Sample Multiunit Rendering, image by KTGY
Sample House Rendering, image by KTGY
In response to the re-zoning, Align is likely to fund local community developments, including bike lane improvements and a possible contribution to the citywide community development fund.
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Builders today are incapable of building actual neighborhoods. All those building types should be integrated together in a much more harmonious way, and the street layout is horrendous. It’s just car centric sprawl at higher densities rather than real places.
Wake up. This is Livermore, except on the wrong side of the freeway and kitty corner to the city itself. This is an incredibly car-centric location…possibly one of the most car-centric in the entire Bay Area. Getting 16 units per acre – considered medium density – is a win.