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RCPC released a preliminary Rockridge Housing Study concluding that replacing single-family homes with multifamily housing does not pencil out under current conditions, making upzoning unlikely to produce more housing. ADUs and duplex conversions may work. The study identifies the vacant 'Shops at the Ridge' site and the former CCA campus as potential opportunity sites for housing.
RCPC released a preliminary Rockridge Housing Study concluding that replacing single-family homes with multifamily housing does not pencil out under current conditions, making upzoning unlikely to produce more housing. ADUs and duplex conversions may work. The study identifies the vacant 'Shops at the Ridge' site and the former CCA campus as potential opportunity sites for housing.
“Most surprising is that replacing a single-family Rockridge home with multifamily housing on the same site doesn't pencil out, at least under present conditions. That means 'upzoning' Rockridge would not likely make more housing available.”2020_12 - RCPC Land Use Committee Update December 2020
“It is possible housing would work at either the vacant 'Shops at the Ridge' site or the former California College of the Arts campus, but each site has unique additional problems.”2020_12 - RCPC Land Use Committee Update December 2020