Proposed, per the city.
Benicia is seeking developers for two small city-owned lots and has proposed offering a third, larger site for housing. Requests for proposals are open for a 0.43-acre lot on East I Street between East 6th and East 7th streets, which must have at least nine homes with at least four affordable to moderate-income households, and a 0.29-acre lot on Church Street between West 11th and West 13th streets, with at least six homes and two moderate-income units. Proposals are due October 26, with a developer selection expected in December, according to the city's RFPs. A September 15 council consent item recommended declaring 1471 Park Road (9.41 acres, about 5.65 developable) surplus land, the first step toward offering it to affordable-housing developers; the city's Housing Element estimates about 130 homes there. Minutes for that meeting have not been posted, so the council's action on Park Road is unconfirmed.
How we know (5 sources)
Dated source evidence; the project may have changed since then. An approval does not establish construction or an opening.
Summary
East I Street RFP: 0.43-acre vacant lot, APN 0089-074-030, between East 6th and East 7th streets; minimum 9 units with at least 4 affordable to moderate-income households; schedule shows submittals due October 26, 2026 and tentative developer selection December 2026.
Request for Proposals: Affordable Housing Development Opportunity, East I StreetCity of Benicia · Pages 1–2; RFP schedule on page 6 read from the rendered page
Evidence dated: Aug 31, 2026 · Source checked: Oct 12, 2026
Primary city solicitation. Schedule values read from the rendered page; sidebar text layer is garbled.
Summary
Church Street RFP: 0.29-acre vacant lot, APN 0086-050-050, between West 11th and West 13th streets; minimum 6 units with at least 2 moderate-income; same schedule (submittals due October 26, 2026).
Request for Proposals: Affordable Housing Development Opportunity, Church StreetCity of Benicia · Pages 1–2; schedule on page 6, rendered
Evidence dated: Aug 31, 2026 · Source checked: Oct 12, 2026
Primary city solicitation.
Development status
The City-Owned Sites for Housing Development page lists 2026 disposition of 1471 Park Road (Site #34), East I Street (Site #22, RFP now available) and Church Street (Site #35, RFP now available).
City-Owned Sites for Housing DevelopmentCity of Benicia · Current priorities
Evidence dated: Oct 12, 2026 · Source checked: Oct 12, 2026
Supports "proposed" status: sites offered for development; no developer selected.
Summary
September 15, 2026 consent item 14.G staff report recommends declaring Housing Element Site 34 (1471 Park Road) surplus land under the Surplus Land Act, followed by a 60-day Notice of Availability and 90 days of good-faith negotiation; 15% of units in projects of 10 or more must be affordable to lower-income households.
Staff Report - 1471 Park Declaration of Surplus Lands (September 15, 2026)City of Benicia · Recommendation; Background; Next steps
Evidence dated: Sep 15, 2026 · Source checked: Oct 12, 2026
Staff recommendation only. No September 15 minutes or Notice of Availability posted as of October 12.
Summary
Housing Element site sheet, Site 34, 1471 Park Road (APN 0080-140-670): 9.41 acres / 5.65 developable acres, High Density Residential, 130 realistic units (78 lower-income, 26 moderate, 26 above moderate); buffers from an adjacent pipeline and Interstate 780 reduce capacity.
Information about City-Owned Housing Sites (Housing Element excerpt)City of Benicia · Site 34 table (page 86), read from the rendered page; the PDF is image-only
Evidence dated: Jun 27, 2024 · Source checked: Oct 12, 2026
Planning estimate, not a project. Values copied from the rendered page.
