A new project located at 2154 MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland’s central Dimond District is moving forward with further environmental reviews. Specifically, the project is adding a review of the transportation data for the property and its local effect. The project was most recently reported on by SF YIMBY in Fall of 2024, and there have been no significant changes to the design details made by BDE Architecture. Meanwhile, Dollinger Properties, acting with DD Ventures, is still the active project developer.
The development will replace a surface parking lot with a 7-story, 62-unit building facing Dimond Avenue. Unit sizes will vary from studios to three-bedrooms, with provisions made for some affordable units, although the exact number has not yet been determined. The plan will also refurbish the existing single-story bank branch along MacArthur into new commercial or amenity space.
2154 MacArthur Boulevard retail structure, rendering by BDE Architecture
2154 MacArthur Boulevard second-level floor plan, illustration by BDE Architecture
Existing renderings of the building show an articulated structure faced with a mix of brick veneer, cast stone panels, and cement plaster. The facade will include variable balconies and setbacks, breaking up its overall plane.
The building will include a 52-car garage, but the site’s location is also highly walkable. Future residents would be located in close proximity to multiple bus lines, including Transbay bus lines and BART connecting bus lines. Additionally, the immediate neighborhood is home to two grocery stores, several other retail stores, various restaurants, and the nearby Dimond Park. The new environmental reviews will assess what impact, if significant, the new density will have on vehicle traffic, among other factors.
2154 MacArthur Boulevard Site Location as Positioned Along NL Transbay Bus Line, image via the AC Transit Web-map powered by Mapbox
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Great project. The combined Dimond-Laurel-Fruitvale districts of the City needs a lot more density to properly support their strong community of local transit and businesses.
“ Specifically, the project is adding a review of the transportation data for the property and its local effect. ”
It’s ridiculous that this project needs any sort of “environmental” review at all. I would hope that the recent CEQA changes would have changed this requirement!
Agreed. The City should find ways to expedite approvals for projects like these.
Agree! Just build the thing already!!
For the retail space, one thing the Dimond very much lacks is a laundromat!
7 stories .. overwhelms the area .. the senior housing at Lincoln/MacArthur is 3 stories if memory serves me correctly ..
and to have the entrance of the old B of A building from Fruitvale simply mucks up traffic. MacArthur/Fruitvale is the major intersection of the neighborhood .. all u need is 2 cars waiting to turn left off Fruitvale & you will have a blockage ..
Will there be an open neighborhood meeting about how this would effect us all ..
I am all for more housing .. it simply needs to fit the local neighborhood .. maybe 3-4 stories .. 7 is just too tall .. but maybe you ask for 7 and the negotiate to 3 ..
thanks for the info
Sue/Dimond District