Construction has officially started for the Liberation Park Residences at 6955 Foothill Boulevard in East Oakland, Alameda County. The event brought together the project team, elected officials, and community members at the future site of 119 apartments. The Black Cultural Zone and Eden Housing are joint developers.
Liberation Park Affordable Housing, rendering by Y.A. Studio
The six-story apartment complex will add 119 residences for households earning around 30-80% of the area median income. Unit sizes will vary, with 10 studios, 40 one-bedrooms, 33 two-bedrooms, and 32 three-bedrooms. Parking will be provided for bicycles and cars. According to Eden Housing, a quarter of the units will be reserved for special needs residents, and eight units will be for small in-home artists, entrepreneurial businesses, and family childcare.
Y.A. Studio is the project architect. Illustrations show the V-shaped building with a dynamic red panel facade articulated by setbacks and balconies, capped with solar panels. The three-story market hall will be wrapped with a curtain wall skin designed by blink!Lab Architecture. The inner-block community gathering space is hoped to become a new anchor for the community’s cultural and commercial activities.
Liberation Park Affordable Housing project open space view, rendering by Y.A. Studio
The Liberation Park masterplan will include Market Hall, a $47 million retail space. The programming will provide space for food vendors, crafts, retail space, a music and performing arts center, event space, co-working space, and a rooftop garden overlooking a new skating rink.
Guzman Construction Group will be the general contractor. Construction is estimated to cost between $128 and $134 million, with financing secured from a mix of city, state, and federal sources.
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