Tag Archives: Del Monte warehouse

Encinal Terminals: winners and losers

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Robert Sullwold

Now that Council has approved the agreements for the long-stalled Encinal Terminals development along the northern waterfront, it’s time to sort out the winners from the losers. Generally, we hate the term “win‑win.” But in this case, we can find … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Andrew Thomas, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike O'Hara, Tim Lewis Communities, Tony Daysog, Trish Spencer | 11 Comments

Vision gone viral

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Robert Sullwold

For years, the Right Thinkers in town have been working hard to reshape Alameda by encouraging the development of high-end apartment and condominium complexes and townhomes at Alameda Point and along the northern waterfront, and by taking actions designed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development | Tagged 2100 Clement Ave., AC Transit, Alameda Landing, Alameda Marina, BART, Boatworks, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Ferries, John Knox White, Marina Shores, Multi-family residential, Public transit, Shipways, Transportation Demand Management, WETA | 4 Comments

The end of Measure A?

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Robert Sullwold

Ever since July 2012, when Council adopted what it called the “multi-family overlay” and slapped it on 12 separate parcels designated for residential development around town, the Merry-Go-Round has been sounding the death knell for Measure A, the provision in … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged 2100 Clement Ave., Alameda Landing, Alameda Marina, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Jim Oddie, John Knox White, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Measure A, RHNA, Tony Daysog | 8 Comments

What we’ll get from John Knox White

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

It would be easy, if one was so inclined, to stick a label on Inner Ringleader and Council candidate John Knox White. “Pro-development” and “anti-automobile” are two that come to mind.

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged 2100 Clement Ave., Alameda Landing, Alameda Point Collaboratiive, Andrew Thomas, Complete streets, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Eugenie Thomson, Gail Payne, John Knox White, Main St. Neighborhood, Marina Shores, No-cost conveyance, North Housing, Shipways, TDM, Transportation Demand Management | 17 Comments

No TLC from TLC

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Mike O’Hara, the familiar face of Tim Lewis Communities, is probably the guy who will present the latest version of the developer’s plan for the Encinal Terminals to Council for approval Tuesday night. The Merry-Go-Round predicts that, after the dog-and-pony … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda Housing Authority, Alamedans United, Andrew Thomas, Becca Perata, Carmel Partners, Del Monte warehouse, Island City Development, Jim Oddie, Lennar Multifamily Communities, Mike O'Hara, North Housing, Project Labor Agreement, Tim Lewis Communities, Trammell Crow Residential | 3 Comments

The “nexus” between market-rate and affordable housing

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Today we submit for your consideration the following heresy: The market-rate residential developments approved or proposed for Alameda aren’t going to solve the problem of the shortage of affordable housing in the City. In fact, if anything, they’re going to … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Affordable housing, Alameda Marina, Andrew Thomas, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Nexus, Tim Lewis Communities | 20 Comments

Delay of gain

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Typically, residential development projects have been sold to skeptics in Alameda by emphasizing the “public benefits” they provide. For those who aren’t persuaded that the City needs more housing for the affluent (the pitch goes), just look at what else … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development | Tagged AC Transit, Affordable housing, Alameda Point Partners, Del Monte warehouse, Eden Housing, Infrastructure, Jennifer Ott, Neil Saxby, Site A, Tim Lewis, Transportation Demand Management | Leave a comment

They’re there in Oakland

Posted on February 11, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

For more than a while now, the Merry-Go-Round has been listening as the developers of Site A at Alameda Point and the Del Monte warehouse try to explain why their projects have not broken ground, more than two years after … Continue reading →

Posted in Alameda Point, City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda Point Partners, Carmel Partners, Del Monte warehouse, Greg Pasquali, Infrastructure, Joe Ernst, John Russo, Malia Vella, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, North Housing, PLA, Project Labor Agreement, Site A, Tim Lewis Communities | 3 Comments

Misuse of mixed use

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

Suppose a developer buys a 10-acre parcel of land zoned “MX-MF” – i.e., “mixed use” with a “multi-family overlay.” As required by the City’s mixed-use zoning ordinance, it then submits a master plan for the site. The plan shows that … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Housing | Tagged Alameda Marina, Andrew Thomas, Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Frank Matarrese, Malia Vella, Paul Foreman, Shipways, Tim Lewis Communities, Trish Spencer | 6 Comments

What got into Jim?

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Robert Sullwold

It was, perhaps, no surprise that, at its last meeting of 2017, Council failed to approve a development agreement with Tim Lewis Communities for a project featuring 589 new housing units on the Encinal Terminals site. After all, approval would … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development | Tagged Del Monte warehouse, Encinal Terminals, Frank Matarrese, Jim Oddie, Malia Vella, Marie Gilmore, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Mike O'Hara, Neptune Point, Stewart Chen, Tim Lewis Communities, Trish Spencer | 8 Comments

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