Plans have been revealed for a six-story affordable housing redevelopment of the Edward Shands Adult Education Center campus in East Oakland, Alameda County. The pre-application is for 113 apartments at 2455-2501 Church Street, including four dozen housing units for unhoused people within three refurbished two-story structures. The Oakland Unified School District is the property owner.
2501 Church Street bird’s eye view, rendering courtesy Kodama Diseno Architects
Kodama Diseno Architects is responsible for the design. Illustrations shared with YIMBY reveal how construction would reimagine the property, with landscaping and interior pedestrian paths moving through the new campus. The refurbished buildings will become townhome-style units with doors facing the open space. The six-story apartments will be wrapped with white and red panels, articulated with setbacks and different material patches to reduce the visual scale. Shops will look directly onto Church Street.
2501 Church Street pedestrian view, rendering courtesy Kodama Diseno Architects
2501 Church Street vertical elevation, illustration courtesy Kodama Diseno Architects
The preliminary application provides a few details about the project. The plan writes that the development will be fully affordable. The new six-story building will create 65 units, with one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms, and three-bedroom apartments on floors two through six. Ground-level space will include the garage and commercial retail. The three existing structures on the Education Center campus would be refurbished to have 48 studio units for formerly homeless people.
2501 Church Street outlined approximately by YIMBY, image via Google Satellite
2501 Church Street, image via Google Street View
The project is located by the Eastmont Town Center and the Liberation Park development proposal. The park will is set to be redeveloped with 120 affordable homes and a three-story market by the Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation.
Turner Development Resource Group is listed as the project applicant. The project team has not yet replied to a request for comment. The construction timeline has yet to be established.
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They look really nice for affordable housing. They did a good job as far as I can tell.