H  i  g  h  l a  n  d      V  i  l  l  a  s     Hayward Hills, California

Attractive, luxurious high quality homes of Highland Villas offers variety and conveniences. The Development is close to Hayward-Downtown BART and Highways 580 and 880 -- an easy commute.   Highland Villas has a variety of housing, a total of 14 single-family homes and a large common group area. The buildings have been designed in a unique, attractive architectural style and each unit meets the architectural design guidelines applicable to single-family homes.    Each A and B units has a 2-car garage,  and each C-unit has a 4-car garage.   The main level has a split level of living, dining, kitchen, half bath, and family room. The upper level has bedrooms and bathrooms. Three types of housing are proposed:  C-units    Large, luxury single family homes on the upper part of Highland Villas, on Tribune. One of them has approximately 3100 SF of living space with a 4-car garage, and the other has 3300 SF of comfortable living spaces with a 4-car garage.    B-Units  Attractive single family homes, each one has more than 2,200 SF of living spaces. Four of these units are located in the middle section having their own driveways in a little court. The other 2 units have shared driveway with A units. Each one has a 2-car garage   A-Units Single family houses facing Hayward Boulevard with the garage and shared street on the back. Each unit has approximately 1800 SF of living space.  At the entry level from Hayward Boulevard you will find the office/loft. 

C-units    luxury single family homes with more than 3100 SF of living space with a 4-car garage, B-Units  Attractive single family homes, each with more than 2,200 SF of comfortable living spaces.  A-Units Single family houses facing Hayward Boulevard with the garages and each with more than 1800 SF of living and offices.

P i c t u r e  Gallery   Tribune View -- All  C - Units,  2 Single family homes, large B-Units,  Single Family medium size A-Units:  Single homes Upper Tribune, the View

Highland Villas in the prestigious Hayward Hills, overlooking San Francisco Bay, the little shopping center within walking distance, the shops and restaurants of Hayward’s revitalized downtown area, as well as the chain of beautiful natural trails and parks for walking, hiking, biking, and even horse back riding, offers ideal living. 

Estimated Value of the Units

The houses are planned to be of high quality, and luxury style. All the units in the proposed development are single-family homes, and are of different sizes.  The sizes, density and design creates a smooth transition from larger homes along Tribune to medium density housing along Hayward Boulevard. The units are estimated to be as follows:

•  A units  lower  $700,000   for 1800+ sqft

• B units   Lower $800,000 for  2,200 sq. ft.

• C units   $1 Mil +          for 3,200 +  sq.ft.  

Density, Zoning   

A.  City’s Classifications

The City of Hayward has the following general zonings:  

1. Single Density, SB6, minimum lot size: 6000 SF

2. High-density, (17.4 - 34.8 per acre)

3. Med-Density  (8.7-17.4 units/acre )

 B.  Density, Zoning in this parcel is  currently PD (Planned Development) The zone for this property can be explained as follows: 

 C.  Density Designation and History about zone change

 All the properties along Hayward Boulevard were zoned High-density.  Based on a Neighborhood Committee’s recommendation in 1998, (The Highland Taskforce), the zoning was reduced to Medium Density. However, in the interim, the zoning was changed to SB6, and the City encourages applications to be processed through the PD (Planned Development).  According to SB6, there could be about 9.57 units in this piece of property, and according to the medium density zoning, there could be up to 22.62 units (8.7-17.4 units per acre). Accordingly, the application for zone change for this development is PD. The other planned developments in this neighborhood are: 1)  Ridge View with 32 units   2)  Parkside Village with 18 units, and  3)  Hayward Common, 14 units. 

 Land Use and Coverage

 This property is located on a major artery (Hayward Boulevard) and is in a walking distance to a small shopping center, to California State University, and through a bus system to Hayward Downtown and the BART station. City of Hayward encourages application for this parcel to be processed through PD.  In order to achieve the best site design possible, this development allows single-family detached units of different sizes for the optimum use of land. The coverage for the structures in the property is only 25%. The City allows up to 40% coverage for the single family housing. The following table shows general statistics about land coverage and open space. 

Landscaping  

The landscaping is designed to use all natural, native trees and shrubs and create an attractive visual transition. There would be a maintenance agreement among the home owners to ensure the proper care of the landscaping. It is planned to replace  existing Eucalyptus trees with high quality trees, native trees, gradually  

 Parking

Each unit has a 2-car garage, covered Parking. Each C-Unit has a 4-car garage covered parking. For Units A and B, 11 extra parking spaces are provided.  The City requires at least 2.1 car per unit parking for med-density. The following table shows some parking information.                   

Grading, Drainage, and Engineering Work

The team of engineers who are working on the proposal are: soil engineers, land-slide experts, drain and water experts, Landscape Engineers, Structural Design Engineers, and Architectures.   The houses are designed to meet all the ordinance and requirements, like majority of houses in the neighborhood

 An important feature of the planning is the Clear Water and Standards which will be followed carefully. The development not only designs Stormwater ponds or infiltration basins, for filtering pollutants, but also has considered to conserve natural areas, concentrate or cluster, maximize trees and other vegetation, and promoting the use of native plants.