Development

New stores are coming to Alameda Landing

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 10:30pm

The historic Alameda Point deal slated to close on June 4 isn't the only big news the City Council addressed on Tuesday. Mayor Marie Gilmore announced a short list of new retail outlets that are planning to join Target and Safeway at the Alameda Landing shopping center near the Posey Tube. Read more >> about New stores are coming to Alameda Landing

Blighted motel transformed into new apartment complex

Michele Ellson
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 12:05am
The Park Alameda

Housing advocates and city leaders gathered Wednesday to celebrate the long-sought transformation of the former Islander Motel into an apartment complex for low-income workers.

“It took a really long time to do this. There were a lot of people involved. But it was certainly worth everyone’s while,” Housing Authority Executive Director Mike Pucci said over the din of the crowd that packed The Park Alameda complex’s new, sun-soaked community room to chat over plates of catered treats and a jazz band outside. Read more >> about Blighted motel transformed into new apartment complex

Affordable housing lacking, but city has plans for more

Laura Casey
Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:05am

Alameda Vice Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft talks to those gathered at the Homes are the Heart of Alameda panel discussion and tour about how important it is to have a mix of home choices in Alameda. Photo by Laura Casey.

Alameda boasts a variety of homes, from owner-occupied single family homes to studio apartment rentals. There’s just not enough housing in the Island city. Read more >> about Affordable housing lacking, but city has plans for more

Developer working to bring brewery, wellness center to Park Street

Michele Ellson
Thursday, April 18, 2013 - 12:03am

A new commercial development rises on the former Cavanaugh Motors property on Park Street. Photo by Michele Ellson.

A developer who’s building new commercial space on the site of a former Park Street car dealership is asking for the city’s okay to include a restaurant and brewery, a wellness center and artist studios in the tenant mix. Read more >> about Developer working to bring brewery, wellness center to Park Street

BREAKING: HARBOR BAY COULD SEE 80 HOMES IN SPORTS CLUB LOCATION

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 7:49pm

Updated at 8:44 p.m. Tuesday, April 16

Harbor Bay developer Harbor Bay Isle Associates wants to construct 80 new homes where the Harbor Bay Club now stands and to build a new fitness center on land the company owns on North Loop Road, a representative announced to the City Council on Tuesday. Read more >> about BREAKING: HARBOR BAY COULD SEE 80 HOMES IN SPORTS CLUB LOCATION

Safeway seeks store at Alameda Landing

Michele Ellson
Tuesday, April 9, 2013 - 12:05am

A new Safeway grocery store and gas station could become part of a Target-anchored shopping center being constructed next to the Posey Tube.

The Pleasanton-based grocery chain has signed a letter of intent to build a 45,000-square-foot “lifestyle” store at Alameda Landing and a gas station, similar to what the company build at Alameda South Shore Center. The store would accompany a Target that is under construction now and slated to open in October. Read more >> about Safeway seeks store at Alameda Landing

Council to consider development, design rules for northern Park Street

Michele Ellson
Friday, March 29, 2013 - 12:05am

The northern stretch of Park Street is undergoing a transition from its former life as Alameda's Auto Row. Photo by Michele Ellson.

City leaders on Tuesday will consider a plan to replace the vestiges of Alameda’s former Auto Row with a pedestrian- and transit-friendly array of shops and housing, in the hope of restoring some of the sales tax revenue the city lost when the car dealers traded in Park Street for freeway frontage. Read more >> about Council to consider development, design rules for northern Park Street

Construction begins on housing complex for disabled

Dave Boitano
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 12:03am

Architect Rick Williams highlights amenities to be included in a new 19-unit complex for developmentally disabled residents at a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. Photo by Dave Boitano.

Jack Capon would have been proud of the crowd that gathered Wednesday in a vacant lot on Lincoln Avenue. Read more >> about Construction begins on housing complex for disabled

THE DEVELOPMENT REPORT: With plan in place, city works to bring more affordable housing

Michele Ellson
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - 12:05am

To a casual observer, the scene that played out during at the Alameda City Council’s January 2 discussion about the Marina Cove housing development may have held some surprises. The city’s top planner, Andrew Thomas, was detailing his efforts to prod developer Trident Partners to build more homes on the 7.14 acre Marina Cove II site, which now holds a warehouse. The developer’s representative had insisted that the company only wanted to build the 69 homes originally approved for the site. Read more >> about THE DEVELOPMENT REPORT: With plan in place, city works to bring more affordable housing

Council offers 'historic' approval on housing development despite lawsuit

Michele Ellson
Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 12:01am

City leaders have granted what some deemed an historic early approval for a new housing development that will include homes that don’t comply with Measure A, despite a lawsuit that challenges an earlier decision that allows such development on a limited number of sites. Read more >> about Council offers 'historic' approval on housing development despite lawsuit

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