New permits have been filed to increase the scale of a mixed-use development at 2154 MacArthur Boulevard in the Dimond District of Oakland. The residential component has increased by a floor and a substantial increase in unit count. Redwood City-based Dollinger Properties is responsible for the application.
2154 MacArthur Boulevard retail structure, rendering by BDE Architecture
The developer aims to create a seven-story multifamily complex with 62 apartments, a 52-car garage, and 4,800 square feet of amenities. Unit types will vary from studios to three-bedrooms. Some of the apartments will be designated as affordable housing, allowing the team to pursue the State Density Bonus program and streamline the approval process.
Partial demolition will be required for an existing single-story bank as part of an expansion for the drive-thru structure. The new bank will span 8,400 square feet with a 16-car surface parking lot. While new renderings have yet to be published by the city, previous plans for 2154 MacArthur Boulevard were drafted by the San Francisco-based design firm BDE Architecture.
2154 MacArthur Boulevard image by Google Satellite
The 0.85-acre property is located along MacArthur Boulevard between Dimond Avenue and Fruitvale Avenue. Future residents will be within walking distance of several shops, grocery stores, gift shops, and a public library. If built, the development could rise around 2114 MacArthur Boulevard, a six-story corner building proposed by Daniel Ochstein.
The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared.
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Filling up those empty lots with residential is going to go a long way towards helping Dimond realize its place as an excellent walkable village.
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Great reuse of the existing bank and adaptation of the small residential tower.
I used to own a cafe a block further south on MacArthur. The Dimond District has always shown great potential- and increased housing as infill development of the old Blockbuster and BofA buildings for housing is good, but the mass, scale and character of design do not seem in keeping with this enclave neighborhood and will greatly change the character of that intersection.
I live just 4 blocks away and I’m really excited to see this through. Though it looks like they are gonna turn the old Blockbuster Video site into a parking lot and only develop the existing parking lot and the former BofA building.