The former Pennzoil/Shell site, a blending, packaging and distribution center is transformed into a community of sustainable, attainable homes and completes the continuation and completion of Clement Street and the Cross Alameda Bike Trail, connecting to schools, shopping, parks and regional transit.
KTGY, a Great Places to Work certified design firm focused on architecture, branding, interiors and planning, in partnership with San Ramon-based developer, Trumark Homes, announced today that construction has commenced on Skyline, a 90 unit townhome community, offering ADU’s in Alameda, California.
Alameda values its reputation as a place that is great for families at all stages of life. The townhomes at Skyline build on this with homes for families raising kids, ADU’s for boomerang children, and adaptable designs that allow you to stay in your home long into the future. The spacious new homes use an innovative approach to gain transitional density while incorporating clean and contemporary aesthetics.
Alameda is a small city, proud of its unique character, but with very progressive sustainability and accessibility goals. The development team leveraged a state density bonus and SB330 to quickly reach a solution that satisfied the development stakeholders, the city and neighbors. KTGY’s creative site plan and smart unit designs work together with the site’s unique location to create a neighborhood of homes connected to shopping, transit, schools, parks, and Alameda’s waterfront.
The keys to this design are well utilized pairs of interlocking homes that make a compact footprint. This design maximizes floorspace for residents and is adaptable to allow for aging in place. Floorplans maximize privacy between homes and stairway enclosures keep rooftop decks private. The rhythm of private entry stoops and bays, with front doors opening to the street or internal landscaped paseos, makes for a pleasant walking and cycling experience. The efficiently designed site plan completes a critical juncture in the Cross Alameda Trail, a five-mile separated bike path that spans the entire length of the island community. Alameda’s future is close-knit and diverse, and Skyline threads a skillful needle between privacy and access, public space and comfortable single-family living.
Address: 2015 Grand St. Alameda, CA 94501
Developer/Owner: Trumark Homes
Architect/Planner: KTGY
Units: 90 + 5 ADUs
Area: 4.14 acres
Stories: 3
Parking: 95 spaces
Features: Accessible units, pocket park, BBQ
