New plans have been shared for an undeveloped plot of land at 201 Rollingwood Drive in Vallejo, Solano County. The proposal will add 130 single-family homes to the former baseball fields of East Vallejo Little League. Los Angeles-based KB Home is the developer.
201 Rollingwood Drive elevations, illustration by CBG
Each home will feature three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms, though floor area will vary. The smallest residence will span 1,664 square feet, and the largest homes will contain up to 2,204 square feet. The proposal will achieve a density of just 7.3 units per acre, below the site’s maximum allowed density of 25 dwellings per acre.
CBG will be consulting on civil engineering and architecture. Napa-based Vandertoolen Associates is the landscape architect. The project will feature a range of aesthetic dressings across the nearly identical two-story wood frame structure. The design options will include craftsman homes, farmhouses, and Spanish revivals. Facade materials will include board and batten panels, concrete tiling, stone veneer, and stucco.
201 Rollingwood Drive, site map via KB Homes
201 Rollingwood Drive, image via Google Street View
The property is located along Rollingwood Drive, close to Benicia Road. Future residents will be less than twenty minutes away on foot from an Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. Downtown Vallejo is under ten minutes away by bus.
The Vallejo Design Review Board is scheduled to review plans for the suburban project this Thursday, November 14th, starting at 7 PM. The event will be held in person and online via Zoom. For more information about how to attend and participate, visit the meeting agenda here.
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Is this the beginning of gentrification of Vallejo? This kind of SFH housing will definitely be higher end than what’s surrounding it.
Half of the massing looks like it’s dedicated to garage space. SMH. Wild.
Honest question, what’s the point of a detached home when you have no backyard, no frontyard, and 3 feet of sideyard? Seems more sensible to go townhouse and use the extra space for a proper backyard. Or better, go for mid-rise mixed-use and slap a nice park in the middle.
Lack of noise / the status of having a truly detached single family home. You “made it” even if ever-so-barely.
Condemn the drive-in too and go big. That place is a festering sore that collects water in the winter. I’m sure there are memories there, but I’ve lived here 30+years and it hasn’t operated at all in that time.
I always thought that large, unused parcel of land would be the perfect site for a city/county-controlled unhoused encampment. As the area is mostly surrounded by cemeteries and the deceased, who–based upon their status–aren’t worried about Nimby-ism. Instead, looks again as though Market Rate Housing will prevail. Which does nothing of course to address the affordable housing crisis.
Looks like it will bring in new hardworking families who can afford these mortgages. Overall great for Vallejo and hopefully the school district. I Just wish it included a small park in the plans.