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SHC Tri-Valley East Wing Hospital Addition <br />Design Review Application – Project Narrative <br />TAYLOR DESIGN – 6370.101 <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT <br />The central location of the main hospital building on the site emphasizes the prominence of the project location <br />at the intersection of two six-lane arterial roadways (W. Las Positas Boulevard and Santa Rita Road). The site is <br />bordered on at least three sides by residential uses. <br />ANDREWS DRIVE: <br />To the north and east of the site, along Andrews Drive is a multi-family residential development called Eaves <br />Pleasanton operated by Avalon. This complex consists of a series of two and three-story, wood framed rental <br />apartment buildings clad in wood siding with asphalt shingle roofing. Outdoor green spaces and play areas for <br />children are located between groups of buildings along Andrews Drive. A tree lined landscape buffer is located <br />on the hospital side of Andrews Drive with curb and sidewalk across the street. Portions of the perimeter are <br />bermed landscape areas that create a visual barrier towards the site. <br />OLD SANTA RITA ROAD: <br />A small area at the northeastern corner of the site is bounded by Old Santa Rita Road. Across the street are a <br />large surface parking lot and one-story Chase Bank building. The Chase Bank building is clad in brick and stucco <br />with a stone wainscot base and has a flat roof. The south side of this building has a sloped roof with red clay tile <br />roofing. <br />SANT A RITA ROAD: <br />The eastern side of the site is bounded by Santa Rita Road, which is a main thoroughfare with access from I -580 <br />to the north. Across the street on Santa Rita Road is a complex of two-story multi-family dwellings with stucco <br />cladding and sloped asphalt shingle roofs. An 8’ high stone screen wall separates this complex from the <br />streetscape along Santa Rita Road. The northeast lot at the intersection of Santa Rita Road and W. Las Positas <br />Boulevard is Fire Station 3. This building is a single story building clad in a combination of brick, stucco and <br />wood siding material. The area to the southeast of the intersection of Santa Rita Road and W. Las Positas <br />Boulevard is Santa Rita Square shopping center consisting of one-story, stucco clad commercial buildings with <br />red clay tile roofing. A bus stop is situated on the west (hospital) side of Santa Rita Road approximately midway <br />between the east entrance to the hospital campus and intersection of Santa Rita Road and W . Las Positas <br />Boulevard. <br />W . LAS POSITAS BOULEVARD: <br />The south side of W. Las Positas Boulevard is lined with two-story multifamily residential units clad in stucco and <br />wood siding with tile mansard roofing. An 8’ high masonry wall along W. Las Positas Road screens these <br />apartment buildings from the roadway and hospital campus. A bus stop is situated on the west (hospital) side of <br />Santa Rita Road approximately midway between the main entrance to the hospital campus and intersection of <br />Santa Rita Road and W Las Positas Boulevard. A second bus stop is located across the street. <br />OWENS DRIVE: <br />The southwest portion of the site is bounded by Owens Drive. Across the street is the Hacienda Common s <br />apartment complex consisting of two and three-story multifamily residential buildings clad in stucco with tile <br />roofing. A landscape buffer separates pedestrian walkways on each side from the street with a central landscape <br />planter separating traffic in each direction.