Costco opens in Brentwood, seen as a sign of ‘even better things to come’

Costco officially opens in Brentwood.

The retailer broke ground Tuesday on the store, which city officials expect to open early next year.

“Brentwood residents have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of Costco for far too long,” Brentwood Mayor Joel Bryant said in a statement. “We are pleased to welcome this retailer to our city, which will undoubtedly reduce travel for area residents and generate much-needed revenue for our city.”

Brentwood shoppers drive to Antioch or Tracy to satisfy their cravings at Costco.

“Costco will represent one of our largest employers and tax generators in the city,” City Manager Tim Ogden said in a statement.

Ogden said the city strategically prepared for the store’s arrival by extending Sand Creek Road from state Highway 4 to Heidorn Ranch Road in an attempt to relieve traffic on Lone Tree Way.

“It will also be one of the first nonresidential projects in the city’s Innovation Center,” Ogden said. “We welcome the arrival of Costco with even better things to come.”

City officials said they hope Costco will attract more national retailers to the remaining 4 acres of land adjacent to the store and help advance a planned mixed-use project just south of the new store.

Brentwood’s economic development staff is seeking a developer to acquire and develop about 25 acres of land just south of the pedestrian and bike path, which would create a new downtown. The downtown would consist of 200 to 300 townhomes and apartments with more than 100,000 square feet of retail and office space in a “Main Street” format.

For more information about the Costco investment, please contact Deputy City Manager Darin Gale.