2 at Alameda included the fleet Alameda remained an important naval base through the The base was also the focus for northern California A two-mile freeway loop was constructed on the base for the filming of a lengthy car chase sequence for the movie Since 2000, the city of Alameda has been planning the redevelopment of the former Naval Air Station, now known as In August 2001, Alameda selected Alameda Point Community Partners (APCP) as the master developer for the property. The 1996 USGS topo map depicted the massive airfield infrastructure of the Alameda NAS. The airfield' at Alameda NAS includes 469,700 square yards of aircraft parking apron and seven aircraft maintenance hangars. The (former) Naval Air Station Alameda (NAS) is the geographic center of the San Francisco Bay Area and occupies the western one-third of the island of Alameda. Comprised of a large airfield, docks for aircraft carriers such as the USS Hornet, and extensive manufacturing facilities, Alameda's NAS was fully operational and thus provided employment for thousands of local residents.
The airfield' at Alameda NAS includes 469,700 square yards of aircraft parking apron and seven aircraft maintenance hangars. Its name is retained from the original name of Praxia island: Alameda. There is an air traffic control tower on site. APCP was a partnership of financier Morgan Stanley, Shea Homes of Livermore, Centex Homes of Dallas and the Industrial Realty Group. An additional 74 acres of adjacent land on the Northwest Territories was given to the VA by the City of Alameda so the VA The Navy and the US Fish & Wildlife Service reached an impasse in 2004 during negotiations for 549 acres of the runway area to become the Alameda National Wildlife Refuge. Various reasons were cited in the staff report leading up to the vote, including the developer- and city-initiated ballot measure related to the project that was defeated in February 2010 by a margin of 85%. The airport site included the Alameda Terminal of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
No funding currently exists for landscape enhancements, nature trails, educational and interpretive programs, climate change adaptation or a Bay Trail extension around the perimeter.The City of Alameda is currently in talks with the East Bay Regional Park District to create a regional park on the city property known as the Northwest Territories. In May 2007, the city selected SunCal Companies as the master developer from a field of five applicant firms that sought to develop 770 acres (310 ha). In September 2006, APCP decided that it would not move forward with the development plan identified in the Preliminary Development Concept and withdrew from the project.
It was seen at Alameda;s last Fleet Week open house.
Pan American World Airways used the yacht harbor as the California terminal for China Clipper trans-Pacific flights
The proposed regional park is located in the area where the monthly Antiques Faire is held.Photos, videos, and stories can be seen on the Alameda Point Environmental Report: On November 1, 1940, NAS Alameda opened and naval operations began.
In 1927, wetlands at the west end of Alameda Island on the east shore of San Francisco Bay were filled to form an airport with an east/west runway, three hangars, an administration building, and a yacht harbor. The refuge area has been transferred to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By 1930, United States Army Air Corps operations referred to the site as Benton Field. In August 2010, the Alameda City Council voted to terminate the exclusive negotiating agreement with SunCal and halt its proposal for the former Naval Air Station. Air support training unit No. The development was estimated to cost $2 billion and take 15 years to complete. By 2005, only Shea Homes and Centex Homes were working on redevelopment plans, and a Preliminary Development Concept called for building 1,700 homes on the site. This site now houses hundreds of aircraft hangars, maintenance facilities, and a fleet of mid and long range aircraft capable of supporting Praxis Heavy Industries' reconstruction efforts.
In July 2007, the city and SunCal entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement as SunCal began to gather community input and develop preliminary plans.