3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue overview, rendering via Coolidge Commons website

More Permits Filed for 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue in Oakland

Additional permits, including a new zoning worksheet, have now been filed for a multi-home development at 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue. This project was initially approved in 2018, and it was last reported on by SF YIMBY in 2021, but it still has not moved to completion. The new permits filed at the end of October this year are restarting much of the process, with the goal of finally moving forward.

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425 W MacArthur Boulevard Current Site, image via Google Street View

Zoning Worksheet Filed for Multifamily Building at 425 W Macarthur Boulevard in Oakland

New permits have been filed for a multifamily development at 425 W Macarthur Boulevard in Oakland. The project follows a moderately dense model for development, with plans to remove the existing two-story duplex located on site and replace it with a three-story, 18-unit apartment building. The current property owner is listed only as 425 W MACARTHUR LLC, and no specific individuals or developers could be identified as the project’s sponsor.

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One Fallon, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Plans Change For Lake Merritt BART Redevelopment, Oakland Downtown Oakland

Updated plans have been submitted for the Lake Merritt BART redevelopment in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The application for the second half of Block One shows developers have shifted away from the 28-story tower with mostly market-rate housing to a fully affordable eight-story complex dubbed One Fallon. East Bay Asian Local Development Company is responsible for the application.

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