This property is two parcels totaling 5.45 acres between East D Street, the Petaluma River, and Steamer’s Landing / Petaluma River Park. The property was listed as a priority opportunity development site in the Station Area Master Plan in 2013. It is mostly vacant land but includes an empty industrial building and a dock fronting the river.
The property is owned by a local family. UrbanMix developers proposed a mixed-use project with 132 homes and acquired entitlements to build from the City’s Planning Department in 2023, with Site Plan and Architectural Review still pending. According to the City, “Oyster Cove will replace a vacant former industrial site with 132 units of infill housing, public spaces, commercial opportunities, and amenities. The project will include a new river promenade and provide connections to Steamer Landing and the Petaluma River Park. The reimagined site will offer residents the ability to live in the heart of the community with quick access to Downtown, transportation, and recreation.” Learn more about the project here.
The property is considered a brownfield because of its prior industrial use, but the developers came up with a site clean up plan in 2022 and began to work with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) on the environmental remediation. They then began initial groundwork on the project in 2025, but ultimately walked away away discovering additional contaminants. To learn more about the environmental status of the property, click here.