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The Hacienda Business Park is an 854-acre development in Pleasanton near the junction of I-680 and I-580, about halfway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. The park—portions of which are still under construction—offers over 10 million square feet of rentable space and is currently home to some 475 companies that locally employ approximately 19,500 people (with the capacity for an additional 8,500 at build-out).

What's at Stake

Housing Element law requires a city to plan for its fair share of the regional housing need, identifying sufficient sites at adequate densities to accommodate the need for homes as issued by the State of California. The sites and relative densities are allocated locally through a cooperative process coordinated by the Association of Bay Area Governments.

The Hacienda Business Park is one of those locations.

The northern-most region of the park is adjacent to the Pleasanton BART station, which makes it perfect for homes, jobs and stores to be near transit. The City’s draft Land Use Element reinforces this idea, as it is designed to look at locations for higher density housing.

The initial housing proposal for the Hacienda Business Park received a ‘Preferred Plan’ allocation of 333 units. Due to the size and scope of the business park—coupled with bourgeoning housing needs throughout the East Bay—333 units is not nearly enough for the site to be considered transit-oriented development. There are, however, policies within the draft Land Use Element that would allow the City to allocate more units to Hacienda when a more definitive proposal or ‘Specific Plan’ is brought forward.

Read Greenbelt Alliance's letter supporting units at the Hacienda Business Park here.

The City of Pleasanton does have policies about limiting the annual production of housing. However, these policies could be in conflict with state law, as they are creating a barrier to the City meeting its fair-share housing obligations.

The Hacienda Business Park has potential to brighten and redefine the character of northern Pleasanton. The failure to develop this area in a smart and thoughtful manner would be a grave loss of opportunity for the City and for the greater East Bay community. To read an op-ed published in the Pleasanton Weekly about how the housing cap is not good for the environment, click here.

News update: On October 20, City Council voted to rezone 32 acres of commercial property for homes. For more information, read the Pleasanton Weekly article here.

What You Can Do

Email Christina Wong, Greenbelt Alliance's Field Representative, to receive updates on the project's progress and upcoming meetings.