Comments on: West Dublin BART Station Transit Village

By: John M. Zukoski

John M. Zukoski — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Anonymous – I haven’t heard which stores will be going into the 4 retail pads. However, for the phase 3 buildings, there will be the Circuit City, Total Wine and More, Sports Authority, a Japanese restaurant, and a bank that have been confirmed so far.

Thx, John Z.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi John,

Sorry this is a little of topic, but any updates on Grafton Station? It looks like some of the buildings are near completion... When might we expect some tenants to occupy? And, any updates on who will be located there besides Circuit City and the sport shop?

Thanks!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I like this Idean of putting a Bart station with Condo’s, shops, and hopefully not apts… alot of rift raft can ride those trains and live in cheap apts.. just a thought.. I wish Dublin would sit back alittle bit and see how much building is going on.. They seem to increase every home site by hudreds of units… more cars, more people…

By: John M. Zukoski

John M. Zukoski — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi Anonymous – I like the idea of creating a “condo credit” system for new development in Dublin. It would help everybody to evaluate and approve all new condo projects in the context of other planned residential development. There could be exceptions in place (or maybe partial weighting factors) for transit-oriented developments (TODs). This would be an efficient market-based approach.

Thx, John Z.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Hi John,
Thank you for pointing out that the planned 309 condos is a 99-unit increase from the original specification. The city should keep this increase in mind as it proceeds with other developments like Wallis Ranch, Sorrento East, and Grafton Plaza. We need a stricter residential density definition, and we have to achieve total conservation of condo units as a city. If we allow one developer to increase the number of condos in one project, we have to decrease the same number from the other projects — think carbon credits. Also, increase in condo density should only be considered for transit-oriented developments, not residential-only developments like Sorrento East and Wallis Ranch. If Dublin can adopt these simple principles going forward, we will be able to achieve a better balance of our housing options. Thank you again, John, for putting all these upcoming projects in perspective for your neighbors.