Bay Area real estate investors Keith Kim and Jabari Herbert are principal executives in West Oakland Development Group. A large surface parking lot is adjacent to the building, which was constructed in 1960, according to information from Google Maps and LoopNet. Id rather they echo expand on the community garden and do like Richmond did and make a be park, a pathway,and a trailway lined with real vegetables an and fruits for the community to freely plant and eat. The T4 building will become an office and life sciences building, spanning over 300,000 square feet across ten floors. Landlords and other people will take it as their cue to raise prices on everybody, Mouton said. People are being forced out.. Nightclubs like Esther's Orbit Room, the Lincoln Theater and Slim Jenkins Supper Club on Seventh Street played host to the likes of Aretha Franklin, Ike and Tina Turner, Billie Holiday, B.B. John Dalrymple, a spokesperson for EBRRD, said the goal isnt to interrupt the project but to protect the people who may someday be living in the buildings. It had been called the largest polluter in West Oakland and its closure was considered a major win by activists. Office development on the block between 24th and 25th Streets including 99,788 square feet of office with ground floor retail. The Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) for the Planned Unit Development was initially approved by Planning Commission on February 6, 2019, and the Revised PDP was approved on November 4, 2020. A huge new residential development encompassing an entire city block in West Oakland was unanimously approved by Oakland's Planning Commission on Thursday, with plenty of community support. An amenity building proposed for the project would total roughly 5,500 square feet. It also includes off-street parking and secured bike storage for its residents. San Franciscos Board of Supervisors believes that words matter and theyre aiming to change the lexicon around how we stamp criminals and the illegal behavior theyve engaged in. Lake Merritt BART Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Project. Chapter: Development. He is a graduate of San Jose State University with a BA degree in broadcasting and journalism. George Avalos is a business reporter for the Bay Area News Group who covers the economy, jobs, consumer prices, commercial real estate, airlines and airports and PG&E for The Mercury News and East Bay Times. The potential buyer is an affiliate with ties to Bay Development Group and The Martin Group. No single project is going to solve the regions and the states affordability and displacement crisis, said Corey Smith, deputy director of the Housing Action Coalition, a nonprofit group that advocates for building housing at all levels of affordability. Sign up for The Oaklandsides free daily newsletter. The projects have ignited a debate over development and displacement in West Oakland. The 49-unit Oakland Affordable Living complex opened in 2018 to help stabilize housing prices in Pittsburgh's West Oakland neighborhood. Thats a pigs eye of filth. The project also includes plazas, pedestrian walkways connecting to the BART station, as well as streetscape improvements on 7th St, 5th St, Mandela Pkwy, and Chester St. The majority of those units will be in a 32-story high-rise that will become a highly visible new piece of the Oakland skyline, and construction may begin as soon as next spring. California home-price drops bigger than U.S. declines On May 7, 2019, the Oakland City Council adopted the 2019 3-Year Paving Plan. But the approval came after a rejected appeal from a labor group that should never have been considered under state environmental laws, company officials and housing advocates say. OAKLAND Elaine Brown is back. Project Support & Funding The projected $65 million project is supported by the Bay Area Toll Authority, Alameda County Transportation Commission, the City of Oakland and Caltrans. One of the biggest development projects proposed for West Oakland, a massive transit village, received a planning permit from the city Wednesday.. The second development, Project O2, at 3339 to 3347 North Federal Highway in Oakland Park, calls for 165 multifamily units and nearly 32,000 square feet of retail space. Oakland North welcomes comments from our readers, but we ask users to keep all discussion civil and on-topic. Where a potential significant effect of the environment on the project is . Proponents of the Michaels project note that 16 units would be designated as very low-income housing. 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In the case of West Oakland, it was the construction of the 880 and Cypress freeways the latter of which collapsed in the 1989 earthquake and has been replaced with Mandela Parkway BART, and the huge U.S. The City is working on a process to consider the request, which will include community engagement. Official Website for the City of Oakland | Mayor Sheng Thao. But the vote to reject the appeal came with conditions that Michaels provide air filtration and work with the county to ensure soil, ground and water contamination be remediated tasks normally required of all developers in the county. The project would include a number of residential amenities and open spaces, the proposal from The Martin Group states. Were hemorrhaging our Black population, were hemorrhaging our low-income population. 1451 7th Street will replace the 440-car parking lots with three new buildings and 1.7 acres of open space with plazas and paseos. I agree with Tiffany Anderson, the bike path and community garden in Richmond is awesome and is beneficial to the existing community. We request that commenters consistently use the same login name. Housing | It brings up the debate over whether the city should focus on affordable housing or building more housing overall. Then it was appealed by East Bay Residents for Responsible Development, a labor coalition, which alleged the project needed another environmental study to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. Current Major Development Projects List (as of 11.8.2022), View Interactive Online Map of Major Projects, 500 Kirkham Street Mixed-Use Development Project, Brooklyn Basin (formerly "Oak to Ninth Mixed Use Development"), Lake Merritt BART Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Project, MacArthur BART Transit Village Project (MacArthur Station), Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District at Howard Terminal, West Oakland BART Development (Mandela Station), Archive of Select Major Development Projects, Completed Environmental Review (CEQA/EIR) Documents, Current Environmental Review (CEQA/EIR) Documents (2011- present), Apply for Major Multi-Family Residential/Mixed-Use Development or Large Commercial Project Approvals. And your AirPods and fancy business laptops. "This parcel clearly had trouble, beginning with a freeway that the community may or may not have wanted, planning commissioner Jonathan Fearn said at Thursday's meeting, per the East Bay Times. The Michaels Organization, based in New Jersey, was given a green light by the City Council to build the 222-unit complex at 1396 Fifth Street on a vacant lot next to the BART station, the San Francisco Business Times reported. Children watch as a house is bulldozed in West Oakland, June 12, 1968. The 71-year-old former chairwoman of the Black Panther Party has partnered with an Alameda County supervisor to transform a vacant West Oakland lot near the BART . The project is planned in three phases, and is located one block east of the West Oakland BART Station. Around Mandela Station, other developers are helping to cultivate the urban fabric. Online Access: 500 Kirkham - Project Application, Approvals and Related Documents. West Oakland Development Group has awarded an option to sell the 1357 5th St. site, documents filed on Aug. 2 with the Alameda County Recorders Office show. As the Chronicle explained in this piece from 2006, Oakland blues was born there a genre that some musical historians believe should be recognized alongside New Orleans jazz and Chicago blues. Thank you. February 26, 2018. They were original three housing units, Acorn 1, Acorn 2, and Acorn 3. Two new streets would be. "To save money, the [BART] line was built overhead unlike the underground lines in Berkeley and downtown Oakland right down the middle of Seventh. Oakland A's New Howard Terminal Ballpark Could Cost Up To $12B. Oakland North is an online news service produced by students at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and covering Oakland, California. Others say it will exacerbate the gentrification and environmental justice issues prevalent in West Oakland. The reporters and editors on The Oaklandside are dedicated to sharing the mic, reporting on systems, not symptoms, and providing you with the information you need to be an informed resident of our city. The Oaklandside relies on reader support to remain free for everyone in our community. Sign up to receive updates on this process and visit this page for announcements. You may also refer to the City's List of Major Development Projects and our Interactive Map of Major Development Projects. The 71-year-old former chairwoman of the Black Panther Party has partnered with an Alameda County supervisor to transform a vacant West Oakland lot near the. Fearn may have been referring to the 35 people who appeared at the meeting to give public comment on the project, none of whom had any objections, only support. Get the latest posts delivered right to your inbox. Cooper said that his attorney tried to reach out to the East Bay Residents coalitions counsel on a number of occasions to settle the environmental matters. I dont know if it can move forward.. Over 400 stakeholders contributed input. 500 Kirkham is Panoramic's proposed new workforce housing development, adjacent to the West Oakland BART station, in Oakland, CA. West Oakland Development had previously proposed a 572-unit residential complex at 500 Kirkham St., a site thats about a block or two away. Please try again later. Housing | That low-income unit number earned the development adensity bonus, a city incentive that enables the developer to add more overall units than would typically be allowed on a specific parcel. Everything they asked for was going to be given to them anyway, Cooper said. The proposed development at 1357 5th St. in Oakland is also slated to include an adjacent parking structure with 720 spaces. The Howard Terminal Ballpark Project represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the City of Oakland. Oakland North assumes no liability for comments posted to the site and no endorsement is implied; commenters are solely responsible for their own content. The council entertaining this appeal has really put the project in a very precarious place, Scott Cooper, vice president of development for Michaels, told the newspaper. The Red Star yeast factory operated there for over a century until it closed in 2003 under pressure from environmentalists. The development, dubbed 7th and Campbell, is now one level closer to having 79 apartments with community space above a new restaurant and grocery store. The project will comprise 1,032 apartments and 35,000 SF of flex/commercial space, in three buildings, separated by two new pedestrian streets. The block is bounded by Seventh, Fifth, Kirkham, and Union Streets, and it is one block east of the West Oakland BART Station. The 12th Street Project is now complete. Southern California home sales fall to all-time low The 156-foot tall structure will also include 23,000 square feet of retail and parking space. He sold his interest in the property in 2018. He said it is not uncommon for opposing parties to discuss and negotiate matters separate from the city with the hopes of coming to a more timely resolution. Lastly, the Undertrack Plaza, so named for being under the raised train tracks, will make space for food kiosks, pop-up events, art fairs, and even live music. His work combines contemporary fabrication methods with traditional architectural wisdom to achieve collaborative, place . Residents would also have access to an array of features, the West Oakland proposal shows. A donation to The Oaklandside goes beyond the newsroom. Were journalists for Oakland. Golden West would add 222 apartments next to BART station, The Michaels Organization John J. ODonnell with Golden West project at 1396 Fifth St (The Michaels Organization, BDE Architecture, Getty). We will still steal your catalytic converters. After the Planning Commission unanimously approved it in March 2021, it was brought before City Council in September when East Bay Residents for Responsible Development, a coalition of labor organizations, filed an appeal stating that an earlier environmental impact report on the site was inadequate and that a second one should be done. Residents now clearly hope that this huge new development will be the key to bringing street life back to the corridor, which has felt like an industrial district for decades hence businesses like the Crucible, which needed a large warehouse space for metal work, made their home there. West Oakland BART development new BART Station and Art Wall, rendering courtesy JRDV, The T2 area will be the surface plaza and open space that will connect the surrounding area through the property to the BART Station. I want housing developed near transit, said Councilmember Carroll Fife, who led the motion and represents District 3, where the project is located. That mixed-use project included the development and construction of a 101,000 square foot build-to-suit office building that houses the headquarters for the County of Alameda Department of . It also helps your family, friends and Oakland neighbors have access to reliable, independent reporting. development projects pursuant to the Specific Plan, in order to provide this information to the public and decision-makers. Speaking to the Chronicle, Steve Lowe, vice president of the West Oakland Commerce Association, says, "I think everybody wants to see vitality on Seventh Street. The purpose of the West Oakland Specific Plan is to develop comprehensive, multi-faceted strategies for facilitating the development of selected vacant and/or underutilized commercial and industrial properties within the West Oakland community. The proposed project consists of demolition of an existing single-story commercial building and surface parking, the proposal by the Martin Group states. That work is expected to take place over the next two to three months and will determine whether or not the project will need to undergo an additional EIR, which could take up to a year. Dalrymple responded, saying that EBRRD never offered to drop the appeal and that if it did, there would have to be a settlement that involved mitigation of the contaminants on the site. I also hope they employ local carpenters. Councilmember Dan Kalb of District 1 closed the meeting by encouraging discussion among the East Bay Residents coalition and The Michaels Organization. Subscribe to YIMBYs daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates LikeYIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBYs Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews. Starter Bakery opens in Oakland | County eviction moratorium expiring in April | Get tickets to Culture Makers, {{#label}}{{label}}: {{/label}}{{message}}. Massive New West Oakland Development With 32-Story Tower Moves Forward A huge new residential development encompassing an entire city block in West Oakland was unanimously approved by. Now West Oakland is looking to apply this same formula and experience the rebirth that other areas of the city have experienced from a comprehensive development strategy. The Cypress Village housing projects (officially named Peralta Villa Public Housing Community) are a series of housing complexes stretching from 10th Street to 14th Street and Kirkham Way. ga('send', 'event', 'Robert Becker', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/desktop-ad.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ga('send', 'event', 'SF YIMBY', 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sfyimbyadnews.jpg', { nonInteraction: true });ADVERTISEMENT. Cost: $2 billion to $3 billion Estimated completion: 2030 The 600-acre project would create 3,800 homes, 7 million square feet of. But that work cant begin, he said, until the project is approved. Several non-emergency systems including phone lines within the City of Oakland are currently impacted or offline. Census data shows the average per-capita income is $47,783, meaning the typical Oakland renter would have to spend 71% of their monthly income on rent, making them financially unstable. The Michaels Organization, a New Jersey-based developer that creates housing across all markets, from affordable units to luxury apartments, has been trying to develop the site for more than a decade. Feds probe West Oakland development for racial bias on pollution . The councils dithering to approve the project led the state Department of Housing and Community Development Department to open an investigation into the councils actions last fall. Ive lived in oakland all my life Will carpenters in the area have a chance to be employed on the project. The T3 building will be the projects affordable mixed-income residential structure. The final recommendations fit into five distinct yet interrelated areas: Housing: Provide innovative . 460 24th St. (Pigozzi Project) 500 Kirkham Street Mixed-Use Development Project. They forgot to include the hundreds of homeless tents in these renderings. Strategic Urban Development Alliance and Panoramic Interests have separate plans to add hundreds of housing units to West Oakland, an area that has lagged other sections of the city but is. Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to continue the appeal and conduct furtherenvironmental analyses of impacts that may not have been accounted for in the initial EIR. The three-quarter-acre lot in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood . West Oakland Development Group owns the property at present, documents on file with the Alameda County Assessors Office show. project will be up for approvals in Brisbane later this year. In 2019 the Planning Commission also approved preliminary plans to develop what is currently the BART parking lot into theMandela Station, a transit-oriented development that includes 762 residential units, 382,460 square feet of office space, and 75,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The council held a public hearing on Sept. 21 where residents on both sides of the issue weighed in. Earlier this year, Oakland Affordable Living earned Kreuthmeier's firm a Social Equity in Design Award from Pittsburgh's chapter of the American Institute of Architects. But opponents of the project say that building for high-income earners that can afford market-rate housing without building proportional affordable housing isnt a solution. West Oakland megaproject on BART land moves forward Enlarge Mandela Station will feature 762 residential units, 75,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail and 300,000 square feet of. (Case File #PLN19096). Sounds f$&@?! It includes horizontal improvements for a Class 4 Bike lane and Bus lane on 7th St, Road Diet on 5th and Union Streets, public pedestrian pathways and accessible playground and dog park. According to a 2019 report by the environmental justice group West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project, people in West Oakland experience higher rates of asthma, cardiovascular disease, and premature death compared with other parts of Alameda County. But what I want to do is ensure the safety of the residents of this particular neighborhood, as well as the people who will be traversing that particular neighborhood.. The West Oakland Specific Plan, which was initiated in 2010, was funded by a $2MM federal grant. The purpose of the West Oakland Specific Plan is to develop comprehensive, multi-faceted strategies for facilitating the development of selected vacant and/or underutilized commercial and industrial properties within the West Oakland community (see map for Key Sites). Phase 1: a mid-rise nine-story building with 286 market-rate and 25 affordable units with approximately 16,956 square feet of ground-floor retail and commercial space. Improving bicycle and pedestrian safety North of Lake Merritt. The 3.15-acres site is bounded by Kirkham St to the west, Union St to the east, 5th St to the south and 7th St to the north (project case file number: PLN17428). August 20, 2019. BART is the property owner. Community and environmental advocates still have concerns about Golden West, a proposed 222-unit complex that would be built on a vacant lot next to the BART station. Click below to download our current citywide list of major development projects or view them on our interactive map. West Oakland Development had previously proposed a 572-unit residential complex at 500 Kirkham St., a site that's about a block or two away. An SFPD officer and an auto-burglary suspect were both struck by an unmarked police car, someone just crossed the Pacific on a standup paddle board, and Tokyo amen spot Tsuta is opening at the Metreon. Thank you for your patience while we work to restore services. The project has already been delayed for over a year. Status of 2021-2023 traffic safety improvements earmarked by council members. I dont believe that their appeal aligns with the feelings of myself or our neighbors in South Prescott, who in my experience are uniformly positive about the project, said, Sean Taylor, who lives two blocks from the site. According to the firm, the overarching design strategy focused on creating greater flexibility and the need for variety and choices in the workplace., West Oakland BART development seen from 7th Street, rendering courtesy JRDV. PROJECT NAME APPLICANT CONTACT LOCATION (ADDRESS OR APN) COUNCIL DISTRICT DESCRIPTION CITY PLANNER/ CONTACT STATUS MIXED-USE PROJECTS - APPROVED AND/OR UNDER CONSTRUCTION 25. The elevated, double - The proposed project is planned to be implemented in phases, based on the availability of State and other funds.