Brickyard Cove

There are currently three new developments proposed for Brickyard Cove. Pt. Richmond Shores is the Toll Brothers project for the Terminal One site, on the left of this diagram. Seacliff Marina is the proposed Toll Brothers condo project on the right side. Plans were announced in June of 2005. In the center, between Brickyard Landing and Seacliff Estates is the PG&E site, purchased in July of 2005 for development by KB Homes.

Significant Cumulative Effects:

• Number of dwellings. Currently there are approximately 550 dwellings in Brickyard Cove. Toll Brothers is proposing to add over 300 units in Pt. Richmond Shores, and another 300 units in Seacliff Marina. Although no information about what KBHomes plans, they might propose another 200 units. Thus to the existing 550 would be added another 800 units, for a total of 1,350.
  
  
• Other issues: Building massing and density are inharmonious with the other condos in the area; 5-stories over podium parking creates 75-foot tall buildings which are out of scale with the surroundings; Traffic along Seacliff Drive will increase, raising congestion and safety concerns; Views may be blocked; Both projects require an amendment to the General Plan and a Zoning change because they do not conform to current guidelines; The City of Richmond is promoting high-density buildings in order to increase revenue to the City to help it solve its financial crisis.
  

Their Plan To the right is a typical building Elevation as proposed by Toll. The Site Plan shows the configuration of the proposed buildings. The inverted U-shaped building on the left is to be four stories over parking, or around 65 feet tall. The 3 buildings to its right are to be 5-stories tall, or around 75 feet tall. The Human Scale image shows the relationship between a 5-story Seacliff building and a person. The person is the red figure next to the tree.	Elevation
	Their Site Plan	Human Scale

Our Alternative Plan

Alternative Plan We feel that the too-tall, block-shaped buildings could be modified so that they step down toward the water. Jonathan Livingston sketched the drawing to the left which shows how a combination of building types would ameliorate the problems of mass, scale, and the unrelieved roof lines that are present in the Toll plan.