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CODDING ENTERPRISES -–SONOMA MOUNTAIN VILLAGE

Codding Enterprises’ Sonoma Mountain
Village – a mixed-use community in Northern
California – will be one of the most sustain-
able developments in the United States once
completed in 2020.

Gravitating Toward Green

Expected to be the largest mixed-use development in Northern California, the $1 billion Sonoma
Mountain Village is pioneering WWF International’s One Planet Living program in North America.
By Fernie Grace Tiflis new retail buildings, parking structures and health club; and

T wo years ago, Codding Enterprises’ dream of develop-

ing a community where everything can be reached
by foot came closer to reality when the real estate
developer purchased a 200-acre site in Rohnert Park in Son-
oma County, Calif. The site – Sonoma Mountain Village
(SMV) – is the former home of Agilent Technology Campus,
a spin-off of Hewlett-Packard.
The estimated $1 billion mixed-use development is the
largest project in Codding’s history. When completed in
2020, it will consist of 750,000 square feet of commercial
space, including 200,000 square feet of retail. It will also
include 1,900 homes – 900 proposed apart-
Codding Enterprises –
Sonoma Mountain Village ments and condominium units and 1,000
www.sonomamountainvil- single-family homes, in addition to office
lage.com and light industrial structures.
Estimated value: $1 billion
Employees: 70 SMV is in the entitlement stage of the
Project type: Sustainable, master planned community and has alr-
mixed-use development eady begun work on Phase 1A. Phase 1A
Brad Baker, CEO: “We are cre-
ating a deeply sustainable com- includes adaptive reuse of existing build-
munity.” ings; the build out of the Village Square;
628 residential units of all types.
Leasing of commercial space at SMV has been brisk, the
company says. In November, AT&T will open and be among
the 17 tenants bringing hundreds of employees to Rohnert
Park. SMV is already home to Codding Steel Frame Solu-
tions, a recycled steel-framing manufacturing facility; Son-
oma Mountain Business Cluster, a sustainable-oriented and
socially relevant business incubator; and Red Condor, an e-
mail spam and anti-virus filterer, to name a few.
Local caterer Sally Tomatoes has leased the former cafete-
ria space and will provide foodservice to tenants and cater
programs at the 21,000-square-foot events center.
Model Development
SMV is not just the biggest project the company has under-
taken, CEO Brad Baker notes. It is the largest sustainable
mixed-use community in Northern California, and one of
the most sustainable developments in the United States,
he says. “We hope it to be a model for future develop-
ments in Northern California and the rest of the

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