In April of 2021, there were rumblings about a new development project proposed for the east side of 28th street between Elverta Road and U Street. At the County Board of Supervisor’s meeting this past week, those plans got a little closer to becoming reality.
In April the plans were for 792 apartment units. The plan has now ballooned to over 1,600 units with 22 single-family homes, and the board has approved moving forward with the Antelope Acres Master Plan process. The owners’ group has 75 acres in hand and is looking to acquire the balance of 29 acres.
Guide Engineering submitted a simple master plan for the project.
The developer, who is currently unnamed, will be notifying the neighborhood of the proposed project via mailings including project information and the email address to reach out with any concerns. There will also be a sign placed indicating that the property is under review for development as is standard with Sacramento County planning.
There are four sites identified in the project, with 65 buildings and 22 homes in total:
A meeting is planned with the Antelope Community Planning Advisory Council (CPAC) to discuss the project.
- Site A: A 33-building, 792-unit apartment project with a clubhouse, pool and other amenities. Apartments in that area would consist of 216 studio units, 198 one-bedroom units, 288 two-bedroom units and 90 three-bedroom units.
- Site B: A 31-building, 744-unit apartment project, also with clubhouse, pool and other amenities. That project would have 156 studio units, 186 one-bedroom units, 294 two-bedroom units and 108 three-bedroom units.
- Site C: A single apartment building of 24 studio units, 42 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom units.
- Site D: 22 single-family homes.
The application shows that the apartments would include a number of low-income and senior units.
The Elverta Park homeowners have already started to voice their opposition with letters to the board included in the board packet. The board directed county staff to form a specific community advisory council for the project, to help address concerns. Most letters included in the packet show concern about property values, public safety, and traffic- specifically at the already abysmal intersection of 28th Street and Elverta Road and the bridge at Gibson Ranch that has needed to be widened for over a decade. One Elverta Park homeowner estimates that the project will possibly add over 2,600 new vehicles to the area.
According to the Sacramento Business Journal, Antelope Acres would be the largest apartment project in the Sacramento area, at over twice the number of apartments the current largest, a 792-unit property in South Natomas.
Any discussion of moving dirt is at least a year away, following environmental impact, traffic, and hydrology reports.
