The Design Review Board is set to review an updated version of the Marina Point Residential Project at its meeting on Dec. 10. The plan would build 70 three-story single-family homes and 30 Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) on a long-vacant waterfront site in Marina Bay. The public hearing scheduled for Dec. 10 could determine whether the project moves forward to the Planning Commission.
The project site, located at the terminus of Marina Way South, is a roughly 4.92-acre vacant lot at 2100 Marina Way South. The site borders the San Francisco Bay Trail and Ford Channel and sits adjacent to Lucretia Edwards Park and the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park. It is also within walking distance of the Richmond Ferry Terminal. The developer for the project is Southern California-based Guardian Commercial Real Estate, L.P.
The project, under city review since 2023, has been met with criticism among some in the community, including former Mayor Tom Butt who argued it should have included higher density in housing and leverage proximity to transportation and waterfront amenities.
The project returning to Richmond’s Design Review Board this week is updated with revisions that aim to address shoreline setback concerns, public access connections and Bay Trail integration. Current plans do not update the number of housing units proposed by the developer.
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An earlier version of this report inaccurately stated current plants include Bay Trail enhancements, a plaza and other improvements as proposed by the developer. While these improvements were part of earlier versions of the project, they are not in the current plans.
