Merritt


East 12th Street Parcel 1 rendering, illustration courtesy EBALDC by Elizabeth Day / Pyatok Architects

City Approves Affordable Housing Project at 101 East 12th Street, Merritt, Oakland

The City of Oakland has approved steps to constructing two affordable housing buildings at 101 East 12th Street in Merritt, by Downtown Oakland. The decision comes months after rejecting a mixed-income project co-sponsored by UrbanCore and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation. Now, EBALDC and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates are expected to develop the lot with 100% affordable housing.

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Rejected Lakehouse development view of the midrise LakeHouse South, rendering by PYATOK

City Rejects UrbanCore Proposal for 101 East 12th Street in Merritt, Oakland

Plans for a new mixed-income tower overlooking Lake Merritt have been dashed. Oakland’s City Council voted 5-3 to reject plans to sell the city-owned vacant parcel at 101 East 12th Street to UrbanCore. The Richmond-based developer proposed building a 360-unit residential development with a mix of market-rate and low-income housing in Merritt, across from Downtown Oakland.

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347 East 18th Street aerial perspective, rendering by Arris Studio Architects

Multi-Family + Commercial Building At 347 East 18th Street, Merritt, Oakland

A density bonus request has been filed for a new multi-family mixed-use project proposed at 347 East 18th Street, Merritt, Oakland. The project proposal includes a four-story building offering residential and commercial space along with onsite parking. Plans call for the demolition of an existing one-story vacant commercial building. Arris Studio Architects is manning the design concepts and construction.

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