St. Alphonsus, San Leandro

Entitlement and Sale of Hillside Parcel

  • The
    Oakland
    Diocese
    sought
    to
    maximize
    value
    of
    a
    4.7
    acre
    surplus
    parcel
    in
    San
    Leandro
    before
    marketing
    it
    to
    buyers.
    While
    the
    property
    was
    located
    in
    a
    desirable
    neighborhood,
    much
    of
    the
    site
    had
    a
    Commercial
    General
    Plan
    designation,
    which
    limited
    its
    development
    value.
    It
    was
    also
    heavily
    sloped
    and
    adjacent
    to
    homes
    whose
    residents
    were
    concerned
    about
    the
    potential
    loss
    of
    their
    views.
    Given
    those
    constraints,
    the
    parcel
    drew
    limited
    interest
    from
    builders.

  • To
    attract
    a
    greater
    pool
    of
    developer/buyers,
    WGV
    processed
    a
    General
    Plan
    Amendment
    to
    residential
    use,
    and
    designed
    a
    turnkey
    program
    that
    would
    both
    appeal
    to
    residential
    builders
    and
    be
    acceptable
    to
    the
    surrounding
    community.
    WGV
    analyzed
    numerous
    civil
    engineering
    options
    to
    ensure
    an
    optimal
    cost/benefit
    balance
    between
    sitework
    costs
    and
    unit
    count.
    The
    result
    was
    a
    56-unit
    tuck-under
    townhome
    program
    that
    was
    designed
    to
    blend
    into
    the
    existing
    site
    contours.
    Obtaining
    approval
    of
    the
    project
    required
    negotiation
    of
    key
    changes
    to
    the
    County’s
    recently
    adopted
    Design
    Guidelines
    to
    increase
    yield
    and
    revenue.
    This
    program
    maximized
    the
    financial
    value
    of
    the
    property
    while
    addressing
    concerns
    raised
    by
    the
    neighboring
    residents.
    After
    receiving
    municipal
    approval,
    WGV
    brokered
    the
    sale
    of
    the
    parcel
    on
    behalf
    of
    the
    Diocese
    to
    Meritage
    Homes,
    who
    completed
    construction
    and
    sale
    of
    the
    homes
    in
    2019.

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