Photo above: Aerial view of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station bunker grid next to existing Concord neighborhoods, 2006. Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
The deal to hand the land over just cleared a big hurdle. On September 24, 2026, the City of Concord announced that the U.S. Navy approved the Term Sheet, the financial agreement on price and payment terms for about 2,422 acres of the former base, and the next step is a detailed Specific Plan led by master developer Brookfield (Concord Community Reuse Project, News Flash, September 24, 2026).
No homes are under construction there, and no official source has named a date for the first one. Here is where things stand, in order, with the source for each step.
What did the Navy approve?
The price and payment terms for the land. The city describes the Term Sheet as the financial agreement between the City and the Navy for about 2,422 acres of the former Concord Naval Weapons Station, so the property can be redeveloped as the Base Reuse Project. Brookfield, the master developer, supports it (Concord Community Reuse Project, News Flash, September 24, 2026).
The Concord City Council approved the same Term Sheet first, in a unanimous vote reported by the city on May 27, 2026. In the same action, the council also approved revisions to Brookfield’s own Term Sheet and amendments to the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement with Brookfield, so the terms line up with the Navy deal. The land is to transfer under an Economic Development Conveyance (City of Concord, News Flash, May 27, 2026). Neither release states the price.
What happens next?
Planning, not bulldozers. The city says the next phase is preparing and considering the Specific Plan and other entitlement documents that guide future building. Brookfield leads the Specific Plan. The city and Brookfield are both hiring consultants, the work starts this winter, and more community engagement is expected to start in early 2027 (Concord Community Reuse Project, News Flash, September 24, 2026).
The Specific Plan is where the details get drawn: street and block layout, the mix of uses, parks, community buildings and the transportation network. The city also says it will prepare an Environmental Impact Report to evaluate that plan on its own (Concord Community Reuse Project, Planning page and FAQ page, checked September 24, 2026). Expect public hearings before anything is adopted.
One staffing change to know about. Guy Bjerke, the city’s Director of Economic Development and Base Reuse, retires September 30, 2026 after 11 years in that role (same September 24, 2026 release). The city had not named a successor on the project site as of today.
When will homes be built on the base?
Nobody official has said. No construction start or first-home date appears on the city or Reuse Project sites as of September 24, 2026.
The project’s FAQ page says full build-out will take 30 to 35 years once development begins. That same page still lists a start “as early as 2024 or 2025,” which has already passed, so read it as an old estimate, not a schedule (Concord Community Reuse Project, FAQ page, checked September 24, 2026). If someone quotes you a firm year, ask for the document it comes from.
How many homes are planned?
Up to 12,270, under the adopted plan. The Reuse Project FAQ says the Area Plan sets a site-wide maximum of 12,270 housing units, and a City Council resolution requires 25% of units to be affordable. The same FAQ says the Area Plan expects about 26,000 permanent jobs (Concord Community Reuse Project, FAQ page, checked September 24, 2026).
A maximum is a ceiling, not a count. The Specific Plan and the hearings that follow decide what actually gets built and in what order.
Where will the new homes go?
Mostly near North Concord BART, along Highway 4, and on the south edge next to today’s neighborhoods. The Area Plan, adopted in 2012, clusters housing, office and retail around the BART station and along Highway 4. It puts single-family homes, townhouses, schools, community centers, green buffers and parks along the south side, where the project borders existing neighborhoods. It also reserves more than 65% of the area for parks, trails and open space, and calls for restoring Mt. Diablo Creek (Concord Community Reuse Project, About page, checked September 24, 2026).
If you are looking at a street that backs up to the base, that south edge is the part to study. Pull up the Area Plan maps on concordreuseproject.org and find the exact parcel before you fall for the house.
Is the land clean?
Cleanup is still in progress, run by the Navy. The Reuse Project FAQ says the Navy’s investigation and cleanup program began in 1983. A Navy report found known or suspected contamination on less than 1,200 acres of the 5,170-acre site, at about 60 locations now in different stages of study, cleanup and monitoring. The FAQ also says the munitions have all been removed and the bunkers cleared (Concord Community Reuse Project, FAQ page, checked September 24, 2026).
You can read the reports yourself. The Navy keeps a local information repository at the Concord Public Library, 2900 Salvio Street (same FAQ). For health questions, ask your doctor or Contra Costa Health. For what a report means for a specific purchase, ask a real estate attorney.
What about the regional park?
It is planned, but it is closed today. The East Bay Regional Park District’s Thurgood Marshall Regional Park, Home of the Port Chicago 50, is planned as 3,000 acres of open space in the Concord Hills with a visitor center, trails, camping and picnic areas. Right now it has no general public access, only occasional naturalist-led programs and tours (East Bay Regional Park District, Thurgood Marshall Regional Park page, checked September 24, 2026). No opening date is posted.
Will the project change my home’s value?
We can’t tell you, and neither can anyone else. It’s the natural question. The honest answer: the plan is still being written, and no official source puts a date on construction. Values move with interest rates, the wider Bay Area market and a hundred other things.
What you can do is look at what is actually known. Read the Area Plan map for the edge nearest your street. Sign up for Reuse Project news alerts on concordreuseproject.org. Show up for the community meetings expected in early 2027. Then price any home on recent sales of similar homes, not on what might get built behind it.
Questions people also ask
Did the Navy sell the Concord Naval Weapons Station?
The Navy approved the Term Sheet, the financial agreement on price and payment terms for about 2,422 acres, according to the City of Concord’s announcement on September 24, 2026. The land is to transfer under an Economic Development Conveyance. The city has not published the price. The next step is a Specific Plan led by master developer Brookfield.
Who is building on the Concord Naval Weapons Station?
Brookfield is the master developer for the Concord Community Reuse Project, per the City of Concord, September 24, 2026. A master developer plans the site, builds roads and utilities, and may build homes itself or bring in other builders, according to the project’s FAQ page. Brookfield leads the Specific Plan, with work starting this winter.
How many homes will be built at the Concord Naval Weapons Station?
The adopted Area Plan allows up to 12,270 housing units, and a City Council resolution requires 25% of them to be affordable, according to the Concord Community Reuse Project FAQ page, checked September 24, 2026. That number is a maximum. The Specific Plan, still to be written and reviewed in public hearings, will set the actual layout and phasing.
When will the Thurgood Marshall Regional Park open?
No opening date is posted. The East Bay Regional Park District says Thurgood Marshall Regional Park, Home of the Port Chicago 50, is closed to general public access, with naturalist-led programs and tours scheduled through the year, as of September 24, 2026. The district plans 3,000 acres of open space there, with trails, camping and a visitor center.
Your next step
Looking at a home near the base, or thinking about selling one? Tell us the address and we’ll pull the Area Plan map for that edge, the recent sales on the street, and the latest from the city, side by side. Talk with our team about Concord or call (510) 949-5525.
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By Bill Davis, DRE #01880656, The Davis Team at eXp Realty, Concord, CA. Updated September 24, 2026.
Sources
- Concord Community Reuse Project, “The U.S. Navy Approves Financial Agreement for the Base Reuse Project,” News Flash posted September 24, 2026: concordreuseproject.org/CivicAlerts.aspx (checked September 24, 2026)
- City of Concord, “City Council Approves Financial Agreement with the U.S. Navy for the Reuse Project,” May 27, 2026: cityofconcord.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=906 (checked September 24, 2026)
- Concord Community Reuse Project, About page: concordreuseproject.org/27/About (checked September 24, 2026)
- Concord Community Reuse Project, Planning page: concordreuseproject.org/182/Planning (checked September 24, 2026)
- Concord Community Reuse Project, Frequently Asked Questions: concordreuseproject.org/FAQ.aspx (checked September 24, 2026)
- East Bay Regional Park District, Thurgood Marshall Regional Park, Home of the Port Chicago 50: ebparks.org/parks/thurgood-marshall (checked September 24, 2026)