Permits Filed for Glen at Heath Farm development in Walnut Creek

Building permits have been filed for a 354-unit senior living masterplan at 850 Seven Hills Ranch Road in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. The development, named Glen at Heath Farm, will replace thirty acres of undeveloped open land with a four-story apartment structure, a two-story assisted living center, and over four dozen single-family homes. Spieker Senior Development Partners is responsible for the application.

Glen at Heath Farm villa, rendering by KTGY

Glen at Heath Farm independent living entrance, rendering by KTGY

KTGY is the project architect. Illustrations show farmhouse-style single-family homes with two-car garages and landscaped front yards. The podium-style apartment complex is wrapped with an articulated facade clad with stucco, fiber cement shingles, siding, brick and stone veneer, and wood trellises. Gates + Associates is responsible for the landscape architecture.

The proposal will reshape the thirty-acre property with two apartment buildings and 52 villas. The larger apartment structure will have four floors with 302 units designated for independent-living residents. The basement-level garage will include parking for 410 cars. Unit sizes will vary from one to three-bedroom apartments. The two-story health center will provide 100 assisted living or memory care units with close access to medical care. Covering much of the lot will be the 52 single-family villas, averaging between 1,430 and 2,720 square feet each.

Glen at Heath Farm health center entrance, rendering by KTGY

Glen at Heath Farm site map with labels, map by Gates + Associates

Glen at Heath Farm existing property condition, image by Google Satellite

The access point for residents will be along Kinross Drive, with a secondary gated entrance along Seven Hills Ranch Road. The Walnut Creek Canal and the Seven Hills private school are located along the property boundaries. Future residents will be located in the center of a car-dominated suburban neighborhood. The Pleasant Hill BART Station is just 15 minutes away by bus or six minutes by bicycle.

Construction is expected to last two to three years, though a groundbreaking date has yet to be established.

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