Plans have been filed for a new eight-story residential infill at 100 2nd Street in Oakland’s waterfront Jack London Square neighborhood. The preliminary application shows the vacant property will be transformed into 53 new homes, including affordable housing. R2 Building, the same firm responsible for the 39-story application at 2044 Franklin Street, is listed as the project developer.
The eight-story urban project will create 53 units, including three units of affordable housing for very low-income residents. The property will include 3,200 square feet of nonresidential use for transient habitation. Parking will be included for 22 cars and 17 bicycles.
100 2nd Street, image via Google Street View
The Jack London Square neighborhood is a burgeoning and relatively dense neighborhood by the Oakland inner harbor estuary in sight of Alameda. Along with dozens of restaurants and the San Francisco Bay ferry dock, residents on foot will be a minute from the Lake Merritt Transit Center, serviced by Amtrak, and seven minutes away from the Lake Merritt BART Station.
A Walnut Creek-based individual, Gary V. Vanier Trust, is listed as the property owner. The estimated timeline for construction and completion has yet to be established.
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“ The property will include 3,200 square feet of nonresidential use for transient habitation”
Apartments dedicated to short-term visitors?
Great. Another 8 story building in JLS. Such an uninteresting urban environment.
53 units with 22 parking places and plenty of room for homeless just out your door.
Give me a break this is the best we could do?
Great that more affordable housing is being created. Since the area is well served by public transit, can the added cost of creating “Parking will be included for 22 cars” be justified? Wouldn’t the funds be better used for more affordable housing?
Yes, that is pretty disappointing. This is 4 blocks from BART, there is no reason it needs this much parking.