West Oakland




Mandela Station aerial view with Downtown Oakland in the background, rendering by JRDV Urban International

Detailed Rendering for Mandela Station at West Oakland

Aerial renderings have been provided for the West Oakland Mandela BART Station development, spanning 5.58 acres around 1451 7th Street. The development hopes to create new homes, a life science laboratory, thriving retail, and a network of public open spaces to reshape former surface parking into a new urban heart for the burgeoning area. The project is a joint development dubbed CHEC-SUDA-Hensel Phelps.

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600 Castro Street, rendering by LCA Architects

Rendering Revealed for 275-Foot Tower at 600 Castro Street, West Oakland

New illustrations have been revealed with an exploratory planning application for the 24-story residential development at 600 Castro Street in West Oakland. The renderings show the upzoned massing, 190 feet higher than its current zoning for 85 feet. The proposal is yet another beneficiary of California’s State Density Bonus Program, which aims to increase residential development with affordable units for the housing-starved state.

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