North Oakland

UCSF BCH New Hospital Entry Rendering, image via UCSF

Multiple Construction Projects Underway at UCSF Children’s Hospital Campus in Oakland

5:30 am on January 27, 2026 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

Significant construction is now underway at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Campus in Oakland. The award-winning pediatric institution has been undergoing a series of recent modernization projects aimed at expanding and improving care for the region. In 2022, SF YIMBY reported on the proposal of a new administrative support building on the site. Construction for that project is now underway, with completion expected later this year. Meanwhile, plans for a new main hospital building were approved in 2024, with preparatory construction beginning in the following months. Major construction on the hospital building is expected to start this year as well. UCSF BCH and UCSF are self-sponsoring the projects.

6230 Claremont Avenue facade elevation, illustration by BDE Architecture

Zoning Worksheet Filed for Residential Care Facility at 6230 Claremont Avenue in Oakland

5:00 am on January 2, 2026 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

New zoning worksheets were filed for a proposed development at 6230 Claremont Avenue in Oakland. The site had preliminary permits filed earlier this year, outlining plans for a new seven-story senior living and residential care facility on the site. As of July of this year, the project was being developed by Ellis Partners and Spirit Living Group, but the overall property owner is listed as the American National Red Cross.

6500 San Pablo Avenue Site Rendering, image by Innovative Consulting Engineering

Permits Filed for New Mixed Use Development at 6500 San Pablo Avenue in Oakland

5:00 am on October 6, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A formal building worksheet has been submitted for a proposed development at the former site of the historic “Trader Vic’s” in North Oakland. Once redeveloped, the 6500 San Pablo Avenue property is to become a 5-Story mixed use building, with 10 residential units spread across the upper 4 stories, and a ground floor commercial space.

5150 Shafter Avenue, image via Google Street View

Pre-Application For Housing at 5150 Shafter Avenue, North Oakland

4:30 am on July 7, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for a detached backyard development at 5150 Shafter Avenue in North Oakland, Alameda County. The application is looking to add four units behind an existing single-family house. The Richmond-based religious non-profit TentMakers Inc. is responsible for the application.

6355 Telegraph Avenue, image via Google Street View

Zoning Worksheet Filed for Office to Residential Conversion in North Oakland

4:30 am on May 1, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A small office building at 6355 Telegraph Avenue in the Bushrod neighborhood of North Oakland has filed initial paperwork for a partial conversion to residential apartments. The preliminary designs brought by Earthquake and Structures, INC, call for the conversion of the upper two levels into six residential units, leaving the lower floor as the original office spaces.

5527 Vicente Way aerial view, rendering by workshop1

Permit Approval for 5527 Vicente Way, Oakland

5:00 am on January 16, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been approved for the three-story townhouse development at 5527 Vicente Way in Shafter in North Oakland. Lafayette-based Branagh Development is the property owner. The firm states the units will be sized to be…

Eritrean Community Church aerial view, isometric illustration by Kesete Kifle

Expansion Proposed for Eritrean Community Church, North Oakland

5:00 am on May 17, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

New permits have been filed to expand the Eritrean Community Church at 780 54th Street in North Oakland, Alameda County. The application states that the religious institution aims to replace its current single-story space with a “better, bigger, and modern church.” Local architect Kesete Kifle is responsible for the application and design.

1031 62nd Street view of the exterior stairwell, rendering by Nathaniel Klein

Permits Filed for Prefab Townhomes at 1031 62nd Street, North Oakland

4:30 am on March 27, 2024 By YIMBY Team

New permits have been submitted seeking the approval of a new residential project proposed at 1031 62nd Street in North Oakland. The project proposal includes the construction of eight new prefabricated townhomes. The proposal will replace the backyard garage and garden. Nathanial Klein is responsible for the application and design.

6501 Shattuck Avenue, rendering by Dinar and Associates

Demolition Permits Issued for 6501 Shattuck Avenue, North Oakland

4:30 am on February 23, 2023 By YIMBY Team

Demolition permits were filed seeking the development of a mixed-use project at 6501 Shattuck Avenue in North Oakland. The project proposal includes the construction of a four-story mixed-use building offering residential and retail spaces. The project calls for the demolition of the existing vertical walls of a supply building. Bruder, LLC is the property owner. Moshe Dinar of Dinar & Associates is responsible for the design.

1031 62nd Street, rendering by Nathaniel Klein

Permits Approved for 1031 62nd Street in North Oakland

4:30 am on January 10, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New permits have been approved for a ten-unit residential infill at 1031 62nd Street in North Oakland, Alameda County. The proposal will replace the backyard garage and garden with an eight-unit building and expand the existing structure into four units. Nathanial Klein is responsible for the application and design.

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