Exciting plans are in the works involving development of some of the Camp Parks acreage directly across from the Eastern Dublin BART station. The City of Dublin has been working with officials from the Army Reserve for the last few years about their vision for the Parks Reserve Forces Training Area (Camp Parks). The Army Reserve has determined that approximately 185 acres of Camp Parks is in excess to their needs (the area between

on the base to the north, Iron Horse Trail to the west,

to the south and

to the east) and they hope to sell that land to a private developer. The City, working with the Army Reserve, developed a plan (guidelines) for the amount of development the City would find acceptable. The interesting twist is that Camp Parks won’t actually be selling the land for cash – rather, they will barter their land for improvements that will be made to the remaining Camp Parks property by the developer.

The Dublin City Council was presented with 5 possible alternatives for planning the Camp Parks development. Each option provided a distinctly different look and feel. The current Council has indicated that they preferred the 5th alternative – aka “Dense Villages”. As the name implies, this alternative would be more of the same in terms of a focus on townhouses and multi-family dwellings and fewer single family homes. There would be about 2,000 units with all but 200 dedicated to townhomes and multi-family dwellings. However, given the recent about-face with respect to the zoning on the land plots around Fallon, the Council may be more inclined towards the more balanced alternatives (specifically alternative #1 – which includes a perfect balance between single-family homes, townhomes, and multi-family dwellings).

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The good news with all of the proposed alternatives is that they include anywhere from 157,000 to 198,000 sq. ft. of retail space and anywhere from 152,000 to 300,000 sq. ft. of office space. This retail and office space will bring in valuable jobs and property/sales tax revenue, which will in turn help Dublin attract more residents and businesses.