BART Picks Developers for Fremont Station Housing
Pacific Development and Affirmed Housing will build a 643-unit residential and retail complex on a BART-owned parking lot in Fremont.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Apartments
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BART selected Pacific Development and Affirmed Housing to redevelop roughly 8 acres of parking land at 2000 BART Way in Fremont. The project includes a seven-story, 465-unit market-rate building and an eight-story affordable housing complex, plus ground-floor retail.
Why it matters
BART is pursuing a broader effort to turn underused transit property into housing and walkable neighborhoods. For Fremont, the project is part of the city's need to plan for 12,897 new units by 2031.
The complex combines 465 market-rate units in a seven-story building with an eight-story affordable housing building on roughly 8 acres. The developers still must negotiate terms with BART and complete entitlements, which Affirmed projects by 2028.
The players
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
The regional transit agency that owns the Fremont station parking lot and selected the developers through a request for proposals, while retaining the land under a lease arrangement.
Pacific Development
A developer contracted to build the seven-story, 465-unit market-rate building on the site.
Affirmed Housing
An affordable housing developer contracted to build the eight-story affordable complex and the retail component on the site.
The details
BART selected the developers through a request for proposals and will retain ownership of the land, leasing it to Pacific Development and Affirmed Housing. Plans include new roads, utilities, a public plaza, and a ground-floor retail component, with Affirmed's space including an Art Play Café concept.
Timeline
2028: Affirmed expects the project to be fully entitled.
2031: Fremont must plan for 12,897 new units.
Market Landscape
BART's leasing of its parking lots to developers follows the transit-oriented development model it has pursued across its station areas. The Fremont site extends that approach by pairing market-rate and affordable housing on land BART keeps under its ownership.
Fremont renters may eventually have access to a new mix of market-rate and affordable apartments near the BART station. The project's timeline runs through entitlement in 2028, so new units would not be available for some years.
The takeaway
Transit-adjacent land is becoming a key source of new housing supply in growing cities. Fremont residents tracking local development can watch the 2028 entitlement milestone for this project.
Further reading
Browse more Fremont apartments coverage to see how new housing is reshaping the city.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Real Deal New York.
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