Marina Cove

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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