Renderings have been published for the eight-story residential infill at 5035 International Boulevard in East Oakland’s Melrose neighborhood. The project looks to add 38 apartments to a corner property. Los Angeles-based Franklin Studio Architecture is the project architect and applicant.
5035 International Boulevard pedestrian view, rendering by Franklin Studios Architecture
The 84-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 18,900 square feet, including 12,500 square feet of housing, 1,600 square feet of office space, and 6,400 square feet of circulation area. The project will include 38 apartments, of which 11 will be deed-restricted as affordable. There will be seven units for very low-income households and four units for moderate-income households.
The renderings show the proposed eight-story structure in front of an artificially generated cityscape. The exterior will be clad with plaster panels and wood-look porcelain tiles.
Public records show the structure last sold in June 2022 for $950,000. LCD Enterprises Group LLC is listed as the property owner.
5035 International Boulevard facade elevation, illustration by Franklin Studios Architecture
5035 International Boulevard, image via Google Street View
Demolition will be required for an existing two-story apartment structure built around 1922. The 0.1-acre property is located at the corner of 51st Avenue and International Boulevard. Future residents would be around 10 minutes away from several shops and a grocery market along High Street on foot. The Fruitvale BART Station is just over ten minutes away by bus.
The estimated cost and timeline for construction have not yet been shared.
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nice to see something with a little personality!
I like that circular pattern/motif, but otherwise this is heinous
When I saw the thumb nail, my first thought was that it looked like a LA apartment building. Now the article confirms it!
These renderings are AI slop. The floor to ceiling heights on a couple of those stories are too short to be habitable space. There might be enough room to fit those sofas shown in the window, but definitely not enough for anyone to sit on them! I’m not even going to start on what an utter fantasy the depiction of the neighborhood is.
What is going on with the ceiling heights? If the short floors are actual floors, the building must be at least 120′ tall.
Neat looking building though. Shame about the ground floor blank wall. Can’t imagine it’ll actually be built like that.
Laughing at the “Clear story window” label in the elevation.
So what’s the one that looks like that but doesn’t match and isn’t labeled? It looks like a balcony, but if it’s a 48″ railing the ceiling is at 5 feet.
Also, as others have already pointed out, that ain’t what the renderings show. This is…not even sloppy work. Guess we’ve reached the stage where a, um, design firm lets AI do the work.