Latest Inspection For Temple Isaiah Contra Costa Expansion Project

A previous version of this article cited the construction in an incorrect location. The construction is near the temple, but which is not under construction itself.

LAMORINDA, CA — Temple Isaiah’s expansion passed its most recent inspection, but construction continues on the newest addition to 945 Risa Road on Lafayette's west side.

The city will conduct a final inspection once crews complete the 6,565-square-foot, two-story community building next to its existing campus.

That step is unlikely to happen until after the New Year from the looks of the site.

The project remains “very much under construction,” Lafayette Senior Planner Arly Cassidy said Monday.

The two-story community building will include a café, lounge, library, multipurpose room, meeting rooms, about 20 staff offices, a mikvah, outdoor gathering decks, and new pedestrian connections.

Temple leaders designed the project to create a central gathering place and improve accessibility across the steeply sloped property.

The project also reconfigures the upper parking lot, adds six parking spaces and bicycle parking, relocates an existing garden, builds a pedestrian pathway between the upper and lower campuses, and installs an approximately 800-square-foot stormwater management area.

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