Massive project would take decades to complete, but a newly-elected councilmember is critical of the development group.
CONCORD — The Concord Naval Weapons Station project is reaching a critical point after a long and bumpy road toward becoming one of the Bay Area’s largest developments in generations, though even a green light would still mean that the work is decades away from being completed.
The special council meeting follows a quarrel earlier this year between the council and the developers. That dispute ended in the council’s rejection of the development team’s bid to acquire property rights to the former Concord Naval Weapons Station site without first disclosing details of its plan to break ground.
The estimated completion date for the project is 40 years; it will be done in five phases. This estimate is 10 years longer than Lennar had previously proposed. About 25% of the housing will be set aside as affordable and for people making 80% or below the area median income level, with the rent being no more than 30% of a renter’s monthly income. Sixteen acres will be used to build 130 to 260 units for unsheltered people, along with 10 acres for food bank facilities.
At a community meeting held in December, Jeb Elmore, vice president of acquisitions with Lewis Management, said at least 40% of the workers needed to construct the project will be hired locally. The Jan. 7 hearing comes after the swearing in of newly-elected Councilmember Laura Nakamura, who defeated incumbent Tim McGallian in the November election and has been a prominent critic of the Seeno-led development group.
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