Laserfiche WebLink
Pleasanton BART October 9, 2025 <br />Site Re-Use Options Memorandum <br /> <br /> <br />14 <br /> <br />5. Test Fits <br />a. Building Types <br />The following building types are best suited for development on this site: <br /> <br />i. Seven to Eight-Story Podium Building <br />(5-over-2 or 5-over-3) <br />Commonly used in multifamily residential, <br />this building type consists of five stories of <br />wood-framed Type 3A residential on top of <br />two to three concrete levels of Type 1 podium <br />parking. The podium levels may also include <br />an exterior liner of apartments and/or stoop- <br />style residential units, as well as residential <br />common areas, commercial uses and utility <br />spaces on the ground floor. <br /> <br />While these buildings are allowed to be up to <br />85 feet tall per the California Building Code, <br />they must adhere to a 75 foot life safety limit <br />(i.e. the floor level of the topmost residential <br />floor must be less than 75 feet). This limits the <br />floor-to-floor heights to eight stories. Podium <br />buildings usually have a courtyard at the top <br />of the podium which provides a shared open <br />space for residents. <br /> <br /> <br />ii. Five to Eight-Story Wrap Building <br />This building type typically consists of a <br />central concrete parking structure “wrapped” <br />by five to eight stories of wood-framed <br />residential (usually in the form of a residential <br />liner with a single-loaded corridor). The <br />residential is usually one or more stories taller <br />than the parking levels. The ground floor may <br />be mixed-use with both residential (homes <br />and/or common areas) as well as commercial <br />uses. <br /> <br /> <br />iii. Five to Six-Story Courtyard Building <br />Also Type 3A construction, this building type <br />consists of 5 stories of wood-framed Type 3A <br />residential with limited or no parking. The <br />ground floor may be mixed-use with a <br />combination of residential (homes and/or <br />common areas) as well as commercial uses. <br />This building type also includes an at-grade <br />courtyard. Alternatively, the entire ground floor <br />could be Type 1 and commercial, with five <br />stories of Type 3A residential above. <br />Figure 5-1: Typical section of an 8-story podium building <br />with 2-3 levels of parking. <br />Figure 5-2: Typical section of a 5-story wrap building. <br />Figure 5-4: Typical section of a 5-story courtyard building. <br />Figure 5-3: Typical section of an 8-story wrap building. <br />Figure 5-5: Typical section of a 6-story courtyard building.