Planning approval has been granted for a several-hundred-unit development at a former Quarry site in Pleasanton, Alameda County. The proposal will create a mix of suburban sprawl, apartments, and a two-acre park at 3300 Busch Road. Seefried Industrial Properties is responsible for the application.
Villages at the Quarry, site map by KTGY
Full build-out will create 412 apartments, including 310 single-family homes, 102 apartment units, and an amenity center. Planning also allows for an optional 57 Junior Accessory Dwelling Units to be added to some of the single-family homes. The development will be predominantly low-density, with just under a quarter of all units designated as affordable. Parking will be included for over a thousand cars between the garages and street parking.
Five multiplex apartments will be constructed with 102 units, of which all but one will be designated as affordable housing. Unit types vary with 45 one-bedrooms, 26 two-bedrooms, and 31 three-bedrooms. Parking is included for 134 cars and five bicycles.
Villages at the Quarry houses overlooking the public park, rendering by KTGY
Villages at the Quarry parking space aerial view, rendering by KTGY
KTGY is responsible for the design. Illustrations show a familiar mix of architectural styling across the site, loosely connected to contemporary design, farm-style homes, and Spanish Revival architecture. Facade materials will include cementitious panels, board and batten siding, lap siding, and stone veneer.
The 51.6-acre property is located along Busch Road and Valley Avenue, close to several large industrial and civic spaces, including the Eliot Quarry, the Vulcan Materials Company aggregate plant, and a few lakes owned by the Alameda County Flood Control Water Conservation District.
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I disagree with the “suburban sprawl” comment from the editor on this one. This project is taking a dirt lot well within the confines of the city of Pleasanton and is likely making housing that is significantly more dense than the average residential zone of Pleasanton. The way they design these now – with single family homes very close to each other, and smaller yards, but combined with more common area, is more dense. This is not the six story, car-free utopia many people want, but it’s still a win.