Preliminary permits have been filed for a six-story residential project at 1026 Cotton Street along the Oakland waterfront neighborhood of East Peralta. The project will replace a vacant restaurant and surface parking with 105 homes. Nabr, the same developer behind the high-profile three-towered residential project in San Jose designed by BIG, is responsible for the application.
1026 Cotton Street third-level floor plan, illustration via project application
The 75-foot tall structure will yield around 80,000 square feet for housing, 10,260 square feet for retail and amenities, and a parking capacity of either 17,150 square feet using three-level stackers or 63,320 square feet with an added basement garage. The capacity could range from 105 to 222 cars, with dedicated space for just 37 bicycles. Apartment sizes will vary, with 16 studios, 36 one-bedrooms, 58 two-bedrooms, and five three-bedrooms.
Demolition will be required for the existing restaurant structure formerly occupied by ButtercuP. Plans to open a chicken wing restaurant on-site called Wingin’ It in 2020 appear to have never materialized.
1026 Cotton Street elevations, illustration via project application
1026 Cotton Street, image via Google Satellite outlined by YIMBY
Jingletown is just ten minutes away from 1026 Cotton Street on foot. The small arts community by Fruitvale is developed with housing, former industrial structures, and galleries between I-880 and the Oakland Estuary. The 1.1-acre property overlooks I-880 FreewayResidents will be just ten minutes from the Fruitvale BART Station by bicycle.
Though an elevation has been included with the preliminary application, renderings or information about the architect have not yet been shared. Nabr has yet to reply to a request for details about the application.
1026 Cotton Street, image via Google Street View
High Bridge Equity Partners is operating through Buttercup OZB LLC as the property owner.
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This is a kindof marginal parcel in an industrial neighborhood immediately against a freeway. Why would anyone select this site when there are literally thousands of other developable parcels in the city?
I’m going to guess they got the land on the cheap.
50 floors on sand dune topography, major engineering risk, I hope the engineers will learn from the Millennium Tower and make sure their foundation is attached down to bedrock, otherwise just another engineering disaster waiting to happen.
I think there will be lots of complaints from property owner blocked sunset views, and with a stick on such flat topography it will probably function like a sun dial. 🤣