The environmental review process has concluded for the potential redevelopment of the California College of the Arts campus in Rockridge, Oakland. The proposal will retain two of the twelve historic buildings and create over five hundred apartments across two buildings. Emerald Fund and Equity Community Builders are the project sponsors.
The City of Oakland has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report on the California College of the Arts Oakland Campus redevelopment at 5200 Broadway. The announcement is an important milestone for the developer to construct over five hundred homes, open space, and preserved historic buildings across the four acres. Members of the public will have until late February to provide comment.
Plans for The Village SF Wellness Center is among the five winners of the national 2023 Mass Timber Competition. The contest was run by the Softwood Lumber Board and the USDA Forest Service, focusing on building toward net-zero construction. The five winners will receive a combined $2.2 million. The Village SF, a proposed multi-function community hub for indigenous peoples in San Francisco’s Mission District, is developed by Friendship House, Equity Community Builders, and several Native-led nonprofits.
Renderings have been revealed for a new two-story Carpenter’s Union Hall at 3433 3rd Street by San Francisco’s India Basin. The project will create a new office and assembly space for the Carprtner Local Union 22 members. Equity Community Builders and Badiner Urban Planning are collaborating on the application.
Preliminary plans have been submitted for an eight-story transitional housing block at 850 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The mid-rise proposal has been submitted by the Salvation Army to support its extended recovery and transitional housing program. Equity Community Builders is the project developer.
