New permits were filed proposing the merger of several parcels and the construction of a new four-story apartment building located at 5139 MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland. The property is being called Mills Grove due to its close proximity to the historic Mills College at Northeastern Campus. The most recent permits appear to be a modification to previous permits filed at 5091 MacArthur Boulevard earlier this year.
Crews are making progress on a four-story mixed-use complex at 6501 Shattuck Avenue in Bushrod, North Oakland. Concrete is passing the first floor as construction is moving ahead for 18 apartments above a large ground-floor retail space. Magganas Properties is responsible for the development, filing through Bruder LLC.
Progress has been made on the foundation of a seven-story affordable housing complex at 2016 Ashby Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The project is adding 50 apartments to the backyard of the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church. Nibbi Brothers General Contractors is responsible for construction, and Community Housing Development Corporation is the developer.
A building worksheet has been submitted for the ongoing proposal at 430 Broadway in Oakland. Last reported on by SF YIMBY in December of 2025, the development plans have since progressed past interim site projects and is now ready to move forward with major building plans.
Preliminary permits have been filed for a small residential conversion at 2615 Ashby Avenue in Elmwood, Berkeley. The proposal would remodel a medical office’s second floor into apartments, retaining the facility’s ground floor space. The property owner is listed as a Berkeley-based LLC.
