As per a recently released statement by BART, the long-awaited West Oakland BART development project is now taking initial steps towards construction. A portion of the West Oakland BART parking lot is closed this week for preliminary site soil testing and preparations. Site remediation, followed by building construction, is to begin later this year.
Zoning worksheet permits have been filed for the affordable housing component of the Mandela Station masterplan in West Oakland, Alameda County. The filing comes a few weeks after the city’s Planning Commission reviewed plans for the project, revealing new detailed renderings by AO. Keystone Development Group is responsible for the application on behalf of the joint venture, Mandela Station Affordable LP.
The Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans this Wednesday for the affordable housing component within the West Oakland BART redevelopment project. The developers are seeking revisions to reduce the floor count while retaining the same number of units on Parcel T3. Assuming the plans are approved, construction is expected to start as early as next year. Mandela Station Affordable LP is the joint venture responsible for the proposal.
Aerial renderings have been provided for the West Oakland Mandela BART Station development, spanning 5.58 acres around 1451 7th Street. The development hopes to create new homes, a life science laboratory, thriving retail, and a network of public open spaces to reshape former surface parking into a new urban heart for the burgeoning area. The project is a joint development dubbed CHEC-SUDA-Hensel Phelps.
Preliminary development permits have been filed to propel the Mandela Station project at West Oakland BART development located at 1451 7th Street in West Oakland. Development agreement and a preliminary application for future changes to the building height and approved uses have been submitted. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is the property owner. JRDV Architects is responsible for the design concepts and construction.