Hercules New Town Center

The City of Hercules is advancing the Hercules New Town Center project, a 180-unit multi-family residential development on a 5.09-acre site along Willow Avenue in Hercules, California, with 10% of the units designated for very low-income households. The development will consist of six three-story, wood-frame, all-electric buildings totaling 162,747 square feet, offering 102 one-bedroom, 66 two-bedroom, and 12 three-bedroom units, all designed to meet CalGreen, Title 24, and NGBS Silver rating standards, with Energy Star qualified appliances and low-flow fixtures throughout. Site improvements include a clubhouse, dog park, trash enclosures, parking facilities, fencing, landscaping compliant with Model Water Efficient Landscaping standards, retaining walls up to 18 feet tall constructed with geogrid reinforcement and CMU block facings, and frontage enhancements. The project entails significant earthwork, including removal of 62,000 cubic yards of soil and placement of 8,000 cubic yards of fill, alongside new 8-inch water lines connecting to East Bay MUD and onsite 8-inch sanitary sewer lines. Environmental compliance is central to the project, requiring adherence to a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, and a final Soil Conservation Plan prior to grading, with all stormwater treated on-site including offsite improvements along Willow Avenue. Hydrology modeling must be conducted using the Hydro-6 model, and construction must comply with NPDES permit provisions under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Soil conditions demand moisture conditioning of expansive soils or placement of non-expansive fill beneath slabs and foundations, with construction sites required to remain clean, orderly, and screened from public view with fencing around active work zones. The project was pre-filed under Senate Bill 330, triggering Builder’s Remedy provisions and eligibility for density bonus law concessions, and was submitted with an environmental review package including biological surveys, a Phase 1 environmental assessment, geotechnical findings, noise studies, and a transportation analysis. The project is forecasted for procurement with NAICS code 236116 and primary contact through the City of Hercules Community Development Director, with no formal solicitation number, contract value, or period of performance provided in the available documentation.