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One plan for the old Kmart on Clayton Rd. in Concord is to convert the property into a higher density multifamily development.
QUESTION: Would you support this plan, or do you think the property should remain a shopping center?
Talk about it….
Depends when leases expire.
Fully expect high density housing will happen. Only problem is after mass deportations California will have a housing surplus and rents will fall.
That ole supply and demand thing, dem politicians can’t seem to grasp.
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Hmm, . . . when is the next census ? ? ?
dems want more federal dollars and seats in House of Representatives.
Multifamily housing please. We don’t need any more brick and mortar stores cuz people shop online
F No! Why don’t you people get over the high density housing BS and get on with your insignificant lives.
No, hell no!
No, no, and heck no! There’s already too much traffic in Concord, the streets can’t
handle anymore. More traffic equals more frequent street repair. Or does the city
counsel think that far into the future?
It should become whatever the owner — or future owner — wants it to become, subject to current zoning and consistent with the General Plan. If multi family dwellings are permitted under the current zoning rules, then the city should not further infringe on the owners’ discretion. Assuming market demand for multi family dwellings (“high density” or otherwise) exceeds demand for other permissible uses, the government cannot ethically infringe on private property owners’ business judgment.
Exactly. And City Council should use this to push back on the State’s unreasonable demand for locals to give up control for the State’s failure to address lack of middle income to low income housing. State has no intention of doing anything about it and is looking to pretend to take action and place blame on anyone but themselves.
PS – Supply and demand does not apply to real estate when the developers have enough money to let land sit unused while hoping for demand for market rate housing to increase. Developers will not build lower income housing just because market rate housing sits unpurchased. They sit on the real estate. That’s why there are plenty of market rate units available with a high demand for middle to low income units but no one is building those in lower cost in-demand units. Check for yourself by researching how many empty market rate units are in the denser housing around Todos Santos – and then research how many developers are NOT rushing in to fill the unmet demand for affordable units.
With all due respect, it would be logical to assume by your handle that you are in a more well to do area. While your statements are correct, they are without sentiment. I can only speak for myself when I say that building more stack and packs would further devalue the neighborhoods in the City of Concord, given the current perception of those who would likely inhabit them. However, the retail market in that area is not exactly thriving, so it’s pretty much six of one, half a dozen of the other. Would we prefer more people cramming into multi family units, or more people walking in and out of stores that may or may not pay for their goods? It’s a double edged sword.
Why does it have to be high density? Cram as many people into a large number of units as possible? Would that speed up the service at the Popeye’s across the street? Where will Spirit Halloween go? As a resident, I do not like high density housing. I shudder at the thought of people piling on top of each other. I tend to think they are future tenements, though that has not been the case with the last few developments. I don’t like the added traffic. So, I would not support such a plan. Not sure a shopping center makes much sense either.
I like it, that would be a great idea, or make it homeless shelter as there are so many in Newhall park that camp in the park nightly. Could probably get hundreds if not thousands of units in the large area. Would bring a lot of tax dollars to concord also.
I don’t know, whatever makes sense I guess.
Just a bummer, had fond memories of that store.
Guess we did it to ourselves. 🤔
Absolutely not!
….and what’s wrong with a mega-Olive Garden??
Still working on the 15 minute cities.
The kmart location would be fine as housing, provided adequate on-site parking was provided so it wouldn’t interfere with the neighboring retail businesses.
I do object to rezoning lots with existing businesses on them, especially highly valued neighborhood businesses like CVS, Staples, and our only U.S. post Office branch in the area. Leave them alone.
I have always thought that the old K-Mart would make a great jail.
That is a form of high-density housing.
It gets criminals off the street too.
No way. We moved to this end of town to get away from that stuff. The City Council is ruinning this city. Keep that kind of building in downtown where there is access to Bart.
I miss K-Mart; but, there is infrastructure for future residents–a bus to BART on Clayton Rd and a grocery store in the center.