Oakland Projects and Business Development (San Jose, San Francisco: buses, moving, nightclub)

[athleticsfan72737489]

Originally Posted by mayorhaggar

Hmm...could be neat. There are some cool new condos in the Temescal I think around 40th or 42nd near Shafter...wherever that new Homeroom place is. But paying mucho dinero for a condo right next to the highway would be kinda lame. Though honestly you can hear highway and BART noise pretty much anywhere in Rockridge and the Temescal, it's one of the few things I don't like about Oakland.

This is very good news. The MacArthur Transit Village will really transform the neighborhood.

Also good to see that 601 City Center is back online.

If only 1100 Broadway can get going as well.

[athleticsfan72737489]

Originally Posted by athleticsfan72737489

Also good to see that 601 City Center is back online.

After reading the article, it looks like they are resuming the search for an anchor tenant it sounds like. I thought that they had resumed with construction again. At least they're doing something...

[jade408]

Originally Posted by mayorhaggar

Hmm...could be neat. There are some cool new condos in the Temescal I think around 40th or 42nd near Shafter...wherever that new Homeroom place is. But paying mucho dinero for a condo right next to the highway would be kinda lame. Though honestly you can hear highway and BART noise pretty much anywhere in Rockridge and the Temescal, it's one of the few things I don't like about Oakland.

They are really good condos actually. And the prices weren't outrageous during the boom. They sold out. They were green, had tandem parking and great layouts. They were priced at $350k-400k when they were on the market a few years ago with 2 bed/2 bath/1 parking. They were quiet too. Nice courtyard.

I actually do not hear highway noise, and I am pretty close. (2 blocks) it is pretty quiet actually. I can usually work from home and have conference calls on speakerphone. My window is open year round, and I am a very sensitive sleeper. I mostly hear the general street traffic and random sirens from the fire station. There must be something weird about your street. :P But seriously, there aren't many noise barriers is in Oakland. Also, most of the older buildings have single pane crappy windows so you hear everything, blame your windows and insulation.

As a friend said, they built the freeway and then said. Oops we forgot about adding in exits.

Anyway I hope the new project is priced right. I'll probably be out of the market when they finish though.

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by athleticsfan72737489

After reading the article, it looks like they are resuming the search for an anchor tenant it sounds like. I thought that they had resumed with construction again. At least they're doing something...

That's a huge step in the right direction. Im confident they will find an anchor now that we see the job picture improving.

As far as 1100 Broadway, the good news is that its not dead but on hold as its still appears on the city's list of active projects.

Here is the current status of 1100 B'way:
Design Review Committee on
10/24/07. Planning Commission
approval and Addendum certification
02/13/08. Extension granted 08/17/09

rendering of 1100 Broadway:

http://www.socketsite.com/1100%20Bro...%20Oakland.jpg

[18Montclair]

This new building, which is already under construction, will be an addition to the Summit Medical Center campus.


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DPR Construction broke ground last week on the 230,000-square-foot Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion for Sutter Health in Oakland, CA.

The pavilion being built on a 1.5-acre site at 350 Hawthorne St. in the middle of an urban hospital campus will house 238 medical/surgical and acute rehabilitation beds. The $244 million project, which includes an 11-story patient care tower and a rooftop central utility plant, is scheduled to be finished in early 2014.

In The Pipeline: CoStar Development and Construction News for Oct. 31 - Nov. 6 - CoStar Group

[18Montclair]

Some recent news on Parcel 4(The central square) of Uptown:

I dont like the idea of a fence which essentially makes the square inaccessible. A fence imo seems out of place. I would like some grass and trees there and how about a fountain or some other kind of focal point. I also like the sculptures and design of the sidewalks. Anyway, my take.

The white area would remain undeveloped and fenced off and the darker area would be a public space for people to walk around and hang out. The circles represent where art would be placed. The larger circles represent larger, marquee pieces of art that would anchor the space, while smaller art pieces would be featured in between.



The yellow ovals on the streets in this diagram designate spaces that could be used for events, and you might notice that two of these spaces are generally used by cars. The idea is to close of 19th and/or Telegraph a couple of times a month for events, including the Art Murmur. I’m a huge fan of temporary street closures so am very excited about this potential use. Events would draw people to the area so they’d know about the awesome art that will be housed here.

So what type of art will be featured in this space? Cultural Arts wants to continue on its light-based projects and is considering stringing lights between the art space and the Fox Theater over 19th street. This could look really neat and draw people in after dark.

I was happy to hear that Oakland artists will be prioritized and that the City is working with Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF), which has funded tons of Burning Man-like art outside of Black Rock City, including many projects in San Francisco and other Bay Area cities.

Our dream of an Uptown sculpture garden is becoming a reality « Living in the O

[18Montclair]

OAKLAND -- Friday marks the explosive end of the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, a once-proud and efficient medical center that in recent years has come to symbolize blight and neglect.

Specialists will set charges to implode the crumbling, 11-story concrete building Friday morning. Aside from the historic Club Knoll, the hospital is the last structure standing among the nearly 100 military homes, barracks, stores, gyms, warehouses and other mostly wood buildings that dotted the bucolic, tree-shaded base in the East Oakland hills.

The facility was formally decommissioned in 1996 during a wave of base closures around the country. After some fits and starts with another master developer, the federal government sold the 186-acre property at auction in 2005 to SunCal for $100.5 million. SunCal Oak Knoll LLC planned to build 960 homes, some affordable, most market rate, with 82,000 square feet of commercial space and 50 acres of trails and open space. The developer also promised to restore and reopen Club Knoll.

But then the bottom fell out. The company's financial partner, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy in 2008, and SunCal did the same on 19 projects it shared with the failed financial giant, including Oak Knoll. Everything stopped except the court battles...

Oak Knoll Naval Hospital to be imploded Friday - San Jose Mercury News

Its going to be interesting to see what eventually becomes of that huge area.

[18Montclair]

Im hoping this one comes back too now that the economy is picking up.

First introduced in 2007 but stalled first because of neighborhood opposition(what idiots) and then because of the economy, this project is once again listed in the planning commission's list of developments 'under review'.

This article is from December back when the developer retooled his plan. I hope we get an official update from the city soon.

37-stories located at 1443 Alice Street


The condominium high-rise, with 243 condominium units ranging from studios to three bedroom apartments, would go right on top of a 1920’s-era at 1443 Alice Street. Each unit would be equipped with a grey water system, which uses recycled wash water for toilet flushing. The garage would stay intact and have charging stations for electric vehicles.

Borsuk, who was born in Oakland, said his family has owned the Alice Street property since 1945. “We felt the time was coming to where we could help Oakland express itself into the new century,” he said. “It’s our way of expressing our confidence in Oakland’s future.”

Since the project is still in its preliminary stages, the building and operational costs for the “energy harvester” have not been projected, Borsuk said. “The project still needs to go through the entitlements process including the California Environmental Quality Act review,” he wrote in an email to Oakland North. “The review requires an environmental impact report along with public comments. Upon completion, the Planning Commission will vote on the project.”

Proposed lakeside apartment building would have 37 stories, giant solar panels – Oakland North : North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events

[18Montclair]

Not Oakland, but very close:

Webcor Builders is moving its HQ from San Mateo to Alameda near Oakland Airport.

Bear of a construction job - San Jose Mercury News

[mayorhaggar]

Originally Posted by jade408

I actually do not hear highway noise, and I am pretty close. (2 blocks) it is pretty quiet actually. I can usually work from home and have conference calls on speakerphone. My window is open year round, and I am a very sensitive sleeper. I mostly hear the general street traffic and random sirens from the fire station. There must be something weird about your street. :P But seriously, there aren't many noise barriers is in Oakland. Also, most of the older buildings have single pane crappy windows so you hear everything, blame your windows and insulation.

As a friend said, they built the freeway and then said. Oops we forgot about adding in exits.

I think most of the noise where I am is from 51st St., I think people drive on it faster than they need to, I guess it's a feeder to Hwy 24 and Telegraph. I only hear it if I have my windows open, it's slightly irritating but not that bad. Plus my apartment is elevated a bit and surrounded mainly by single-story houses so I think there's no sound barrier between 51st and my place.

I can also hear BART and trains out in West Oakland but I don't really mind that, it's kind of quaint in a way. But if you go north from me like along College Avenue you can hear Hwy 24 and BART really loud...must be nice to be near the BART station but the highway noise and BART are loud.

You don't really get these noises in a lot of parts of SF where traffic is local--but SF in general is just ridiculously noisy. Rockridge definitely beats my old place next to an obnoxiously raucous nightclub in Hayes Valley (not sure what bozo in City Hall decided it was ok to license a nightclub in a residential area) or my place before that which was right next to a J-Church stop. Those Muni Metro trains can be LOUD.