Preliminary permits have been filed for an affordable senior housing project at 1223 33rd Avenue in Fruitvale, Oakland. The development would replace a vacant parcel with six floors by the neighborhood BART Station. Pyatok Architects is the project applicant and prospective architect.
The project application will bring five floors of wood-frame housing above a concrete podium floor. In the application, Pyatok states that the building will be all-electric and seeks to get Greenpoint certification. The upper five floors would bring between 63 and 65 units, varying between studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms. The ground level will include a lobby, bicycle storage, a small garage, residential amenities, and a mail area. The second floor will include the building’s laundry room, services office, and community room.
Renderings have yet to be shared for the project. However, Pyatok’s portfolio shows a pattern of a fairly well-designed podium-style apartment complex clad with plaster, board-formed concrete, and vertical metal panels.
1223 33rd Avenue property outlined approximately, image via Google Satellite
The existing 0.33-acre parcel is currently occupied by surface parking and open land. The irregularly shaped small plot is located along 33rd Avenue and East 12th Street, across from the Oakland Public Library César Chávez Branch within the Fruitvale Station mixed-use development. Earlier this summer, BRIDGE Housing and Unity Council finished constructing the 181-unit Casa Sueños at 3511 East 12th Street.
Public records show the property sold in May of 2019 for just under a million dollars. Selfhelp Ventures Fund, an Oakland-based company, is listed as the property owner. The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared.
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The development that has happened around Fruitvale station is encouraging. It’s good for housing and BART ridership