Dublin Weighs in on Grafton Plaza Project
Dublin prides itself on having a “cozy bedroom community” feel while being at the doorstep of metropolitan cities like San Francisco and Oakland. The prospect of a 21-story high rise would completely erase that calling card.
The majority of the city’s residents grumble at the idea, saying that if they wanted to live in a city with skyscrapers, they would have already moved to San Francisco. Supporters of Grafton Plaza, the property in East Dublin along 580 near Tassjara Road, believe that building it will spur economic growth and bring positive attention to the Dublin area.
If this project turns into reality (which won’t be for a few years anyway) it will become the tallest building in the Tri-Valley area, surpassing Oakland's 28-story Ordway Building and the 30-story Pacific Park Plaza in Emeryville as the tallest building in the East Bay.
The people of Dublin want continued growth in the area but most of them would much rather like for developers to build outward, not upward. As with most things that relate to human nature, it’s obvious that people don’t like change, whether it’s their favorite brand of coffee or in this case, a towering building among hundreds of two story homes.
October 11th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Upward is better than outward. Building outward takes up more open space. Enough of this urban sprawl! Don’t be afraid of this type of growth because our Traditional ways of suburban growth are why we have Traffic Problems. Although I don’t mind this idea I feel this type of development would be more suited within walking distance of BART in order to trully be succesful. Also it would be away from many of our residential neighborhoods. The shadows from the buildings would just affect the more denser projects in the area.
November 7th, 2007 at 2:13 am
[…] In the end, people would most likely object to anything tall enough to resemble an eyesore when everything else keeps low to the ground. […]