The City of Oakland has approved plans for a five-story apartment complex to rise by the MacArthur BART Station at 3801 Telegraph Avenue in the Mosswood neighborhood. The development is expected to create 110 new units, including 20 affordable apartments, at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and West MacArthur Boulevard. Oakland-based Riaz Capital is the developer.
Hines has reportedly halted plans for the 39-story office tower at 415 20th Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The proposal would have become the tallest structure in the Bay Area outside of San Francisco, but the struggling real estate market has pushed the prominent developer away. Now, the site is being offered as a future home for a new BART Police Headquarters.
New permit activity is pushing forward plans for a six-story mixed-use project at 2147 San Pablo Avenue in Southwest Berkeley, Alameda County. The proposal hopes to replace the existing auto-body shop with 128 living units above new retail. Studio KDA is leading the application and design.
A new zoning application has been submitted for a new affordable senior housing project and church at 793 West Grand Avenue in West Oakland, Alameda County. The proposal will create 101 apartments above a new home for Joshua Christian Church, which currently occupies the existing religious facility on the corner of Grand Avenue and West Street.
The City of Emeryville is sponsoring an affordable housing development at 5890-6150 Christie Avenue next to Christie Park and close to the city’s Amtrak Station. Later this week, the Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the three-structure infill designed by David Baker Architects. EAH Housing is the project’s developer.
