Iron Horse Lofts are located on the Pleasant Hill BART stop in Walnut Creek, the surprisingly sophisticated City that's making Contra Costa County the newest place to be. Labeled by the San Francisco Chronicle "hip and happening" and selected by the National Conference of Mayors as "the most livable small city in the nation", Walnut Creek is home to some of the best dining, shopping, entertainment and outdoor opportunities in the Bay Area.

Walnut Creek entered its modern era of growth in 1951 with the opening of the Broadway Shopping Center, the first major retail center in Contra Costa County. Taxable sales skyrocketed from $9 million in 1950 to $20 million in 1955. The City's population also experienced a boom - from 2,460 in 1950 to 9,903 in 1960.

In anticipation of more commercial and residential growth, the City adopted its first General Plan in 1971. The formation of this important document was assisted by the formation of a citizens' advisory committee, the 100-member Citizens Committee on Goals and Objectives. This committee, appointed by the City Council in late 1969, met from January 1970 through 1974, at which time the Core Area Plan was adopted to regulate downtown growth through 1985.

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system, approved by Bay Area voters in1962, returned train travel to Walnut Creek, where a BART station was established at Ygnacio Valley Road and Interstate 680 in 1973. The block of 146 small, post-World War II houses to the north of the BART station was gradually converted for mid-rise office buildings and became known as the "Golden Triangle." By 1985, one million square feet of new office space had been constructed in this area.

Residents' concerns over accelerated growth and traffic congestion prompted the formation of a grass-roots group, Citizens for a Better Walnut Creek. This organization sponsored successful voter initiatives in 1985 which placed limits on building height (Measure A) and on most large development until traffic levels are reduced (Measure H). In February 1989, the City Council updated the General Plan and in August placed Measure H into the General Plan. However, the California Supreme Court ended five years of litigation over Measure H in December 1990 when it ruled the initiative was invalid. A City Council growth limitation proposal, Measure O, was rejected by voters in November 1991.