Emblem Hercules Apartments (The Loop Site)
Description
180 apartments including 18 very low-income units on the vacant Loop Site, processed as an EIR addendum with design review, vesting tentative map, and planned development permits. The hearing was continued to the second June meeting for refined crossing, lighting, and health-impact details.
Impact summary
Adds significant new housing near the Hercules Transit Center, plus a new mid-block crossing and sidewalk connecting to the Safeway site; grading will remove the earthen mound blocking sight lines from the I-80 loop ramp.
Applicant
- Name
- Quarterra Multifamily Communities (a subsidiary of Lennar Corporation)
- Address
- 1601 Willow Avenue, Hercules, CA (APN 406-070-042-6)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Jun 23, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council — June 23, 2026
A 180-unit apartment community on 5.09 acres with a clubhouse, dog park, and 10% very low-income units, approved after the developer answered council questions about traffic queuing, the new Willow Avenue crosswalk, noise walls, and MERV 13 air filtration.
City Council — May 26, 2026
180 apartments including 18 very low-income units on the vacant Loop Site, processed as an EIR addendum with design review, vesting tentative map, and planned development permits. The hearing was continued to the second June meeting for refined crossing, lighting, and health-impact details.
Related issues (1)
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