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EDEN
HOUSING March 1,2012
Dublin City Council
22645 Grand Street 100 Civic Plaza
Hayward,CA 94541 Dublin,CA 94568
510.582.1460 Phone
510.582.6523 Fax Dear Mayor Sbranti and Members of the Dublin City Council,
Thank you very much for your participation and guidance at the February 5,2013
Special Meeting with the City Council and Planning Commission on the Kingsmill
Project. It was a welcome opportunity to receive feedback on the project and to hear
the City Council's support for what The Kingsmill Group and Eden Housing are
trying to bring to Downtown Dublin.
We want to assure you that the comments provided by various participants at the
meeting have been taken seriously and we that continue to work with our team of
experienced architects to make minor refinements to the design of the project to
create a more meaningful architectural statement and to further anchor the project
with a sense of place. We are particularly excited to explore the opportunities that
public art can provide on the project site,and we look forward to engaging the
community in the art selection process.
As you are aware,the partnership between The Kingsmill Group and Eden Housing is
what is enabling the affordable Veteran's Housing component of this project to move
forward. The two projects depend on one another for both financial feasibility and in
creating a lasting and sustainable design. In addition to a financial contribution from
the City of Dublin,Eden Housing has been awarded a sizable grant for the project
through Alameda County,which has critical funding deadlines that cannot be missed.
The timing of the project approvals is critical to enable Eden Housing to break ground
in 2014.
We are keenly aware of the Dublin City Council's Strategic Initiative to bring
affordable Veteran's Housing to the community, as well as the City Council's
commitment to bring high-quality residential living to Downtown Dublin. We are
both very excited to be involved in this project, and we appreciate your support to
enable us to move forward expeditiously.
Sincerely, el
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Keith Fichtner in a Mandolini
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The Kingsmill Group Eden Housing
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