Not everyone has the ability to look at Pleasanton homes on the weekends, so we will be holding 4 of our listings open Thursday night from 4-7, come by and take a look at these homes. This is a company wide event, the APR Twilight Tour. Enter a drawing for Simply Fondue, Movida, and Round House Grill. If you are looking for more information on the tour, comment below. Here are a list of the Pleasanton homes open Thursday night from the Moxley Team.

6 Bd / 6 Ba 5,096 sf. on a 14,519sf. Lot
7193 Rosecliff Ct. Website

5 Bd / 3 Ba 2,538 sf. on a 8,890 sf. Lot
1807 Tanglewood Way Website

4 Bd / 3.5 Ba 3,182 sf. on a 10,363 sf. Lot
1404 Briones Ct. Website

3 Bd / 2 Ba 2,156 sf on a 7,159 sf. Lot
2516 Raven Rd. Website

It will be a great night, stop by!

Yesterday I attended the Initial Study of the Grafton Plaza development at Dublin City Hall. The purpose of this meeting was to address the environmental impact of the proposed Grafton Plaza in Dublin Ranch. Here is my cutting and pasting from the Initial Study packet of what the current proposed Grafton Plaza consists of. It’s a lot of info, but well condensed. Overall Grafton Plaza Project
Grafton Plaza will be four low-to-mid-rise mixed-use buildings on the site that would contain a mix of residential, commercial, office, hotel, parking and related use as well as on-site open spaces and plazas, totaling 1,128,000 square feet of floor area. Grafton Plaza is identified as Buildings A, B, C and D in the following description. Building A of Grafton Plaza
Consist of two residential towers over a 2-story podium. Tower 1 would contain a total of 10 stories with a height of 150 feet. The second tower would contain 10 stories but with a height of 120 feet. Two levels of subterranean parking are also provided.
There would be 24 live-work units on the lower level of building and would contain 34 residential flats located on lower floors and 171 tower dwellings and 34 podium units. Building B of Grafton Plaza
This building will contain 5 stories of office space over three lower floors of parking and retail uses and have a height of 120 feet. An additional two levels of subterranean parking are provided. There will be office and retail units with 203,000 square feet of office on the upper floors. Building C of Grafton Plaza
This building would contain two residential towers over a two level base podium structure containing shop keeper units and parking. Tower 3 would contain 10 stories and have a height of 150 feet. Tower four would contain 10 stories and a height of 120 feet. Again two levels of subterranean parking are provided.
This Building would offer 21 shopkeeper units (residential dwellings for business owners, or could be rented) and 98 residential units on the lower floors. Two residential towers containing 122 town homes, tower units and mezzanine loft units, an office lobby at ground level and 11,300 square feet of retail on the ground level. (There is a bit of a discrepancy from the way I’m reading the report as to exactly where 11,300 square feet of retail is). Building D of Grafton Plaza
This building would contain two mid-rise towers over a 2 story podium base building. One of the towers would house the proposed boutique hotel with a height of 8 stories and 110 feet. The second level would consist of a 7-story office building with a height of 125 feet. Both towers will have 2 or 3 levels of subterranean parking.
89,000 square feet of office in one of the two towers in Building D. Also, 27,900 square feet of additional commercial, retail and dining space. This chart gives a break down of what the proposed Grafton Plaza may look like.

Even Pleasanton home owners, Livermore home owners and anyone traveling down 580 should looking to what Grafton Plaza will mean to the area.

Comment below to voice your opinion of Grafton Plaza

If you follow new homes in Pleasanton you probably know about Roselyn Estates in Pleasanton. The last time we wrote about this new community behind Nolan Farms there were only dirt lots.

Roselyn Estates in Pleasanton has more than just the sales trailor now. See the video below for a look at the new community.

What is Roselyn Estates in Pleasanton
Close to Downtown Pleasanton
10 total homes, single story and 2-story
Range of 2,720sf. to 3,852
10,000 + sf. lots
Prices are starting at $1.3 Mill

Sterling Rose Model

Tiffany Rose Model

Platinum Rose Model

If you would like more information on these new homes in Pleasanton please comment below.

When you think foreclosures you may think Stockton or the Central Valley, but there are Foreclosures in Pleasanton too. While Foreclosures in Pleasanton are not very common because they are a lot of times sold in a short sale, some homes are foreclosed on. We have a program (not the MLS) where we can search Pre-Foreclosures, Foreclosures, and Auction home (it’s pricey, but we can give you the info for free, if you ask). Example, there are foreclosures in Ruby Hill, Downtown, the Preserve and Birdland. Only thing is foreclosures in Pleasanton are not advertised like a resale home with an agent is because the bank is many times hours and time zones away. Pleasanton has not seen as drastic of price drops because of the schools, location, and quality of life, so finding a foreclosure in Pleasanton can sometimes be hard if you don’t know where to look, or how to look. If you are interested in Foreclosures in Pleasanton, let us know and we will send you a list of foreclosures in any city you want. Foreclosures in Pleasanton, foreclosures in Dublin, Foreclosures in San Ramon or Foreclosures in Danville. Comment below and the info will be sent.

Imagine you are from another state looking at Pleasanton Homes for sale or Tri Valley Homes in general. How do you know if the Pleasanton home you are looking at is in a good neighborhood or close to Pleasanton schools? Well, using Google Earth 4.3 you can.

In the above image of Pleasanton Homes and Amador High School in Pleasanton, you can see that a home on Gatetree Cir. is very close to Amador High school. Also, this image shows cameras, which if clicked on give a street level of the Pleasanton homes on Gatetree. Click the image above and you will see the cameras. Someone from another part of the world is able to view a neighborhood from above and click for a street level view of the home.

In the coming weeks will be adding these features to our website so the homes we are selling again have maximum exposure to every buyer everywhere.

It’s Monday April 14th and you probably are looking for ways to lower your property taxes and yes you can lower property taxes! We can’t help for 2007, but since taxes are on your mind, we thought we would help. The tax man in Alameda County will allow you to in some cases lower your property taxes. Follow this link to lower property taxes in Alameda County.

http://www.co.alameda.ca.us/assessor/prop8review.htm

If you need more information or past sales in your neighborhood, let us know and we can help.

For more information on tax implications, consult your tax advisor. If you need a good one check out Thompson & DePretis in Pleasanton.

Full speed ahead was the vote from the Pleasanton Parks & Rec comission on Thursday regarding the Staples Ranch development in Pleasanton. What is the Staples Ranch project in Pleasanton:

• 124 Acres of unincorporated land owned by Alameda County
• 7 Acre site for the proposed Sharks facility of a 116,000 sf. building with 4 rinks and parking lot
• Hendrix Auto Group is relocating from their current location to a 37 acre lot accessable from 580 only 
• Stoneridge Creek Continuing Care Facility 
• Retail (Let me know if you have more information)
• Community Park with tennis courts, dog park, recreational facitities… still up for debate
• El Charro Interchange will get some needed upgrades too Fallon Interchange

BUT NOT SO FAST… What the developer brings to the table

• Sharks developer must pay for development of community park that could be $5 Million
• Contribute to phase 2 of Bernal project lighting of sports fields
• Sharks facility and park completed simultaniously

If you have have more information, please pass it along. We always like inside info.

If you are like a lot of residents of the East Bay, finding affordable housing is hard, but affordable housing in Dublin is available. If you are looking for a Dublin Ranch Condo, you can get it at a below market rate. From the Dublin Ranch Terraces to the new Tralee homes. These Dublin homes are available for purchase and for rent. If you want more information on affordable housing in a Dublin Ranch Condo or what other Dublin homes are available, comment below and we will send you all the information you need.

Tri Valley home sales had an increase in the numbers from last month as well as a drop in the time it takes to sell a home for most of Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon and Danville homes. Much of the increase for Tri Valley Home sales is due to the time of year when more people are buying Tri Valley Homes.

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When a Pleasanton Home sales it usually has all the appliances, usually. Sometimes a foreclosure in Pleasanton is missing a few things like appliances, I have even seen homes without doors, toilets, sinks, flooring… My point is that you are able to get a foreclosure in Pleasanton and then replace those items, but unlike a Pleasanton home that is a ‘flip’ a lot of times foreclosures in Pleasanton are new homes, so the values are a lot more solid and replacing appliances and painting can add to big bucks. FOR A LIST OF FORECLOURES IN PLEASANTON, COMMENT BELOW.

FEATURED FORECLOSURE IN PLEASANTON

1687 East Gate Way Pleasanton - Website
4 Bedrooms
3.5 Baths
3,168 sf.
Also CARRIAGE UNIT ABOVE GARAGE