Crews have started preparing for the demolition of a four-story structure ahead of construction of the 19-story apartment block at 1510 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. Helped by an updated California Building Code passed in 2021, 1510 Webster is expected to be the second tallest wooden tower in the country. Oakland-based oWOW is the project developer and architect.
Renderings have been published for the first market hall in East Oakland at 6955 Foothill Boulevard. The project will replace the 1.2-acre Liberation Park with a permanent home to the Akoma farmer’s market next to 120 affordable housing units. Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation is leading the project.
New plans have been filed to transform a mostly-vacant lot at 2720 San Pablo Avenue into an eight-story mixed-use development in Southwest Berkeley, Alameda County. Trachtenberg Architects have filed the pre-application for Senate Bill 330, making use of the State Density Bonus Program to increase the residential capacity above previous iterations for the parcel.
New renderings have been revealed for the eight-story mixed-use complex at 533 Kirkham Street in West Oakland. The application is part of a cluster of proposals by separate developers set to reshape the area around the West Oakland BART Station. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is responsible for the design.
New renderings have been published for the skyscraper redevelopment of 1431 Franklin Street in Downtown Oakland. The developer is applying for the entitlement of housing or offices for the site in two separate applications. LA-based Large Architecture is responsible for the design.
