Growing Anti-Development Sentiment Kills Mixed-Use Proposal in East Bay City

"Dublin [California], which has seen its population more than double since 2000, slammed the brakes on a mixed-use project that would have added 566 more homes to the suburban city," according to an article by Angela Ruggiero. 

The development, named At Dublin and proposed by retail developer Shea Properties in partnership with apartment developer SCS Development, "would have had [sic] included 240,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, including a luxury theater, restaurants, a hotel, a gas station and office space," in addition to the 566 proposed residential units. The project was planned for 76 acres north of I-580. The number of retail units has already been scaled back from 665 in a previous version of the project. 

The City Council's decision to halt the project comes as a response to growing political pressure from residents of the state's fastest growing city to slow growth. "Residents have asked the council to stop new residential housing in Dublin, and the city received thousands of emails, comments and even petitions requesting that the council deny the At Dublin project," according to Ruggiero.