City of Dublin California Developments Part 1

Every year I participate in the City of Dublin's Real Estate Tour. It is a great way for me to keep abreast of all the planned commercial and residential changes occurring within the Tri-Valley, and specifically, the dynamic City of Dublin. This year, the tour covered a broad range of exciting developments, from a westside creation to dreams for many new communities out east. I am going to focus on two major developments under construction in this post, and I will feature other planned projects in upcoming posts.

One new development is creating a space for itself in the western Dublin hills. Schaefer Ranch, a Discovery Homes community, is currently under construction, and has already seen an approximate one-mile extension of Dublin Boulevard to the west. Discovery Homes is proposing the following neighborhood elements:

• 284 single family residential units
• 18 estate lots
• 5.3 acre commercial parcel (this may change to approx. 100 smaller homes)
• Day-care site
• 10 acre neighborhood park - Schaefer Ranch Park will total 10.6 acres. Construction begins in 2009-10 by Discovery Homes and completes in 2010-11.

The second exciting project is Grafton Station, a 318,000 sq.ft. retail project located on Dublin Blvd., east of Brannigan. The project will be developed in phases, and the first phase includes the recently completed and now open Lowe's Home Improvement store.