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Preliminary Review Procedure

Developers may submit their project plans to the Planning Department for a Preliminary Review Procedure (PRP). The Planning Department reviews the plans from several different aspects. Within 30 days, the Planning Department will prepare a report of issues it finds with the preliminary plans. Developers use this information to decide whether to go forward with the process and to help them shape their Development Application.

Developers are encouraged to hold a Community Courtesy Meeting with affected residents at this stage even if they have held one before. The Planning Department does not attend those meetings. Again, residents should voice any concerns directly to the Planning Department.

The City of Fremont's Development Activity web page has a map and a chart of active Development Applications.

DECCAN PACIFIC MIXED USE PROJECT (PRP2023-00020)

39039 Paseo Padre Pkwy in the Central Community Plan Area.
Application's Staff Team Lead: Mark Hungerford mhungerford@fremont.gov

This is located at the corner of Capitol and Paseo Padre.

  • 175 units on approximately 1.45 acres
  • 8-story mixed-use building with ground floor commercial and three levels of above grade parking
  • This is a HMH Engineers project

    • 43334 BRYANT ST (PRP2023-00017)

    43334 Bryant St in the Mission San Jose Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: James Willis jwillis@fremont.gov

  • 14 rental units and a commercial unit on approximately 0.51 acres
  • This is a Fahed Habayeb project

    • 44960 WARM SPRINGS BLVD - MULTI-FAMILY (PRP2023-00007)

    45021 Warm Springs Blvd in the Warm Springs Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: James Willis jwillis@fremont.gov

    Near the Warm Springs Innovation District.

  • 213 units on approximately 2.91 acres
  • This is a 330 Land Company project

    • 44960 LOPES ROAD - MULTI-FAMILY (PRP2023-00008)

    44960 Lopes Road in the Warm Springs Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: James Willis jwillis@fremont.gov

    Near the Warm Springs Innovation District.

  • 212 rental units and 64 townhouses on approximately 6.72 acres
  • This is a 330 Land Company project

    • NORTH COAST (PRP2022-00049)

    42240 Fremont Blvd. in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Aki Snelling asnelling@fremont.gov

    This is at the corner of Fremont and Blacow where NorCal Tire and Wheels is located.

  • Mixed-use project with 30 studio apartments and 2,600 sq. ft. of commercial space on .5 acres
  • One 3- and 4-story building
  • Parking in the rear with access off Blacow
  • This is a North Coast Rentals LLC project

    • FIVE CORNERS PRP (PRP2022-00020)

    40931 Fremont Blvd. in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: David Wage dwage@fremont.gov

    This is the Rick-Mark Shopping Center and the adjacent Hirsch Automotive Building near the Irvington 5-Corners.

  • Mixed-use project with 91 units and over 7,500 sq. ft. of commercial space
  • Unclear whether units are rental or for-sale
  • 5-story building on 1.07 acres
  • Rear section of historic Otto Hirsch Garage at 40951 Fremont Blvd to be demolished
  • This is within the Irvington BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay
  • This is a Hirsch LLC project

    • IRVINGTON ARCHES (PRP2021-00015)

    41811 Blacow Rd. in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Mark Hungerford mhungerford@fremont.gov

    This is near the corner of Blacow and Grimmer opposite Irvington High School.

  • Mixed-use project with 16 townhouses built on the existing parking lot of the former YMCA rec center
  • The existing Safari Kid preschool building would remain
  • This is a Triple E Archez LLC project

    • MISSION HOMES PRP (PRP2021-00012)

    38765 Mission Blvd. in the Central Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Mark Hungerford mhungerford@fremont.gov

    This is opposite Crane Terrace near Pickering Ave.

  • 7 detached townhouses on .5 acres
  • This is a Abdul Durrani project

    • UNION STREET APARTMENTS (PRP2021-00008)

    3277 Union St. in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Mark Hungerford mhungerford@fremont.gov

    This is at the corner of Union St. and Wolcott Dr. The Hayward fault runs along Wolcott Dr. and will effect the location of any residential buildings on the site.

  • 8 apartments in two apartment buildings on .4 acres
  • This is within the Irvington BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay
  • This is a Khushi & Ishita LLC project

    • GUPTA ESTATES LINCOLN TOWNHOMES PRP (PRP2020-00013)

    40915 Lincoln St in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Courtney Pal cpal@fremont.gov

    They plan to demolish the existing 1948 house.

  • 5 townhouses on .29 acres
  • This is a Gupta project

    • LOUIE RANCH PRP (PRP2020-00010)

    37718 Mission Blvd in the Niles Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Hang Zhou hzhou@fremont.gov

    This includes properties below and above the Toe of the Hill from Union City to Niles Canyon.

  • 53 townhouses on approximately 5 acres
  • 12 units are allowed on the Hillside Residential land under the Toe of the Hill
  • Asking for a density transfer of 41 units from Open Space above the Toe of the Hill
  • This is a MacKay & Somps project

    • ELLSWORTH ST PROJECT PRP (PRP2020-00007) and PERLEGOS PRP (PRP2020-00009)

    43512 & 43530 Ellsworth St and 43521 Mission Blvd in the Mission San Jose Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Hang Zhou hzhou@fremont.gov

    These are two PRPs for three adjacent lots at the south end of the MSJ Town Center. Staff has suggested that the developer combine the project into one PRP.

    The Perlegos house on Mission Blvd. was built around 1880. The two houses on Ellsworth St. would be demolished.

  • Total of 10 townhouses on approximately 0.88 acres
  • Commercial building on Ellsworth with 4,000 sq. ft. of commercial space and 4 apartments above
  • Below grade parking
  • These are D&Z Design Associates, Inc. projects

    • CHEN - CENTRAL AVE CONDOS (PRP2019-00016)

    4104 & 4092 Central Ave in the Centerville Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Hang Zhou hzhou@fremont.gov

    This is two lots near Central Ave. and Maple St.

  • 7 townhouses in two 3-story buildings on 0.43 acres
  • All parking on site
  • Access will be off Central Ave.
  • All buildings on site would be demolished
  • This is a Chen - 3E Design project

    • FREMONT LOFTS PRP (PRP2019-00002)

    36800 Fremont Blvd in the Centerville Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: David Wage dwage@fremont.gov

    WITHDRAWN

  • 10 condominiums and 2,141 sq. ft. of commercial space in a 4-story building on 0.34 acres
  • This is a Centerville Developers LLC project

    • Previous application for this lot Centerville Condos (PLN2016-00064)

    OLD TOWN LUX HOMES (PRP2018-00029)

    4064 Bonde Way in the Centerville Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Aki Snelling asnelling@fremont.gov

  • 46 flats plus 9,495 sq. ft. of retail space in a Mixed-Use project on 0.78 acres
  • 4-story building with several amenities
  • 68 on-site parking spaces
  • This is within the Centerville Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay and the Centerville Town Center
  • Access will be off Baine Ave.
  • This is a Mohammad Shaiq project

    • 40871 HIGH ST PRP (PRP2018-00028)

    40871 High St. in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: James Willis jwillis@fremont.gov

  • 24 townhouses in six 3-story buildings on 1.2 acres
  • Each townhouse will have a side-by-side 2-car garage
  • 3 on-site guest parking spaces and the rest on the street
  • Access will be off High St.
  • This is within the Irvington BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay
  • This is a Castle Companies project

    • 501 CRYSTALLINE DR PRP (PRP2018-00022)

    501 Crystalline Dr. in the Mission San Jose Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Aki Snelling asnelling@fremont.gov

    This is located near the South Mission 680 interchange.

    501 CRYSTALLINE DRIVE (PLN2017-00148) Authorized* 3/14/17

  • 28 single-family 2-story houses on 18.29 acres
  • Walking trails
  • Access will be off Crystalline Dr.
  • Earth Systems Pacific's earthquake fault zone determination was peer reviewed by the State and City of Fremont
  • This is a Universal Dragon Investment project

    • Previously 501 CRYSTALLINE DR PRP (PLN2016-00082) which was withdrawn January 2016

    MOWRY AVENUE TOWNHOMES PRP (PLN2017-00326)

    1357 Mowry Ave in the Central Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Bill Roth broth@fremont.gov

    This is the 1880 Champion House property near where Mowry Ave. intersects Peralta.

  • 4 townhouses on 0.57 acres
  • The 1880 Champion House will remain and a new garage will be added
  • Access will be off Mowry Ave. on a driveway at the side of the property
  • This is a Spatial Art Innovations project

    • Interesting information at The Library of Congress.

    WASHINGTON VILLAS PRP (PLN2017-00045)

    3811, 3825 and 3839 Washington Blvd in the Irvington Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: Wayland Li wli@fremont.gov

    The three parcels in this development include the Casa Robles restaurant at 3839 Washington Blvd., the ca. 1890 Jackson House-Tailor Shop at 3825 Washington Blvd. and the 1916 home at 3811 Washington Blvd.

  • 65 condominiums plus 5,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space on 0.98 acres
  • 5-story mixed-use complex
  • Three residential levels on top of a two-level parking garage
  • Two-bedroom units
  • An historical evaluation will be done on the old homes
  • This is within the Irvington BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay and the Irvington Town Center
  • This is a Calpac Development Group project

    • FREMONT MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PRP (PRP2019-00017)

    37447 and 37463 Fremont Blvd in the Centerville Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: David Wage dwage@fremont.gov

    January 29, 2020: It is the city's understanding that SummerHill is no longer interested in pursuing development of the site. No Formal Application has been submitted.

    This is on the west side of Fremont Blvd. across the street from where Parish Ave. comes out.
    This includes the demolition of the 1932 Century House and the 1954 building that houses Minerva's restaurant.

  • 202 apartments in 5- and 6-story buildings and 8,420 sq. ft. of commercial space in 2-story buildings on 2.48 acres
  • The density would be 81.5 du/ac [Residential-Urban has a maximum of 70 du/ac]
  • Parking would be in a center parking garage
  • Access would be off Fremont Blvd. and Maple St.
  • The leasing office is included in the commercial space
  • This is a SummerHill Apartment Communities project
  • The exterior architecture is similar to what SummerHill used for Locale@State Street in the Downtown Center

    • DECOTO ROAD MIXED-USE PRP (PLN2016-00394)

    5/30/17 Note from Planner: "The applicant has formally requested to withdrawn their application."

    4178, 4194 and 4268 Decoto Rd. with frontage on Fremont Blvd. in the Centerville Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: David Wage dwage@fremont.gov

    Submitted as formal application PLN2017-00224 in early 2017

    This is located in three parcels behind the intersection of Decoto Rd. and Fremont Blvd. that had been part of the proposed Route 84 corridor between I-880 and Mission Blvd. and has since been abandoned. This is the current location of Regan Nursery which has been given an extension of their lease until December 2016. Parcels Map

    The City purchased this site in 1988 for the Rt. 84 extension and sold it to SiliconSage Builders in June 2016.

  • 114 condominiums and 185 townhomes, plus 16,000 sq. ft. of ground-floor retail space on 9.59 acres
  • The two buildings on Fremont Blvd. with condominiums above retail space will be 5 stories
  • The building on Decoto Rd. with a ground-floor clubhouse and condominiums will be 4 stories
  • Parking will be in a basement garage under the retail buildings, in the townhouses, and outside on site
  • Each 3-story townhouse will have a side-by-side 2-car garage
  • Access will be off both Decoto Rd. and Fremont Blvd.
  • This is a SiliconSage Builders project

    • WARREN RESIDENTIAL PRP (PLN2016-00385)

    February 2017 Note: "Inactive"

    111 E. Warren Ave. in the Warm Springs Community Plan Area.
    Application's Staff Team Lead: James Willis jwillis@fremont.gov

    This is located on the Warm Springs Church property.

  • 20 townhouses in four 3-story buildings on 1.01 acres of a 2.22-acre parcel
  • Each townhouse will have a side-by-side 2-car garage
  • 10 on-site guest parking spaces
  • This is a Robson Homes project

    • US GYPSUM SITE PRP (PLN2014-00157)

    August 2015 Note:
        "US Gypsum was removed (from the Development Activity Table) after
        the developer informed the City that they would not be pursuing the project."

    37887 Shinn St. in the Central Community Plan Area.

    This is on property currently owned by U.S. Gypsum along the south side of Alameda Creek near Niles.

  • 451 total residential units on approximately 35 acres
  • 156 single-family dwellings and 295 townhouses
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