- Common at Mount Burdell and FFIC Current Facility
The following announcement was sent by San Marin Improvement Association, inviting residents to participate in a meeting with ‘Commons Collaborative’, concerning the
‘Commons at Mt. Burdell’ Project.
Time: 7pm, Monday, March 2nd
Location: All Saints Church, 2 San Marin Drive, Novato.
Meeting Objective:
The proposed Commons at Mt. Burdell mixed-use development would eventually add approximately 750,000 square feet to an existing the 710,300 square foot Fireman’s Fund site (3 four-story office buildings).
Phase 1 of new development would convert existing surface parking on the east side of the site to a 170 room hotel with a sports club and spa, first-floor retail space with 150 apartments above, and parking structures.
Phase 2 eventually would add two new 250,000 square foot office buildings to the west end of the site, plus a day care center facility, community center, underground parking, and playing fields. For more information, see: http://www.ci.novato.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=829
The Commons at Mt. Burdell site is located on the northwest corner of the Atherton San Marin off ramp from Highway 101. A SMART (Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit) train station is planned adjacent to the east end of the site. Environmental credentials for the proposed development are significantly enhanced by the carbon neutral design, including onsite wastewater treatment, biodigesters to convert restaurant waste into fuel, photovoltaic panels, composting, and other green building features.
American Assets, Inc, (AA) the owner and developer, is just beginning the official City land use approval process. During the past year American Assets has met with a variety of local stakeholder groups. Beginning in July 2008, representatives of numerous community groups formed the Commons Collaborative to work with the developer, AA, and the City, to ensure that the Commons maximizes advanced green design and affordable housing opportunities in this extraordinary smart growth location.
Representatives of the following groups currently participate in the Commons Collaborative:
* Sustainable Novato
* Sustainable Novato
The Commons Collaborative is distinct from other advocacy groups in that it does not seek to achieve its goals by applying pressure on decision makers and community leaders. Instead, its approach involves listening to all stakeholders and looking for solutions which advance a number of complementary goals. 
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Sylvia Barry
, Realtor, ePRO
Marin Realtor for Marin Real Estate
Marin, San Francisco North Bay
Frankk Howard Allen Realtors
website: www.SylviaSellsMarin.com
Blog: www.AllAboutMarinHomes.com
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Make Dreams Real – Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise Youth Services
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9th Ward people have while hoping to rebuild their homes and start a new life? 
By August 31, 2005, eight percent of New Orleans was flooded; with some parts under 15 feet of water, thousands of buildings destroyed and the official death toll, according to the Louisiana Department of Health, was 1,464. 
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Although some of the designs are hard to picture in Marin, but a few will fit right in (see the one on the left)! 
How Do We Fund all These – not talking about Marin projects, but the remaining Lower 9th Ward homes?
With each Realtor donating $8.00; we can raise more than enough for the 63 remaining homes. The remainders can be used to improve the Lower 9th Ward! 
How do Foreclosures, REOs (Bank Owned), Short Sales affect the Marin Housing Market? A question often discussed on the national, regional and local newspaper, but none can be better answered by your local Realtor.
She has been on the fence to buy properties in Marin for just as long; mostly because she misses SoCal with warmer beaches, for personal reasons and, I think, having difficulty adjusting to the higher housing price in the Bay Area; especially Marin – Wanting an excellent location, great house, wonderful schools, but the higher price makes her think twice, …., and changes are always hard!
The buyers who could not afford before, the bargain hunters, the ones who sold their homes before the market drop and are renting now, the investors, ..,etc are taking full advantage of this market and the declin(ed,ing) interest rate.
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Calling newly minted Marin Homeowners – Do you know….
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