Big Plans for a ‘Bombed-Out’ Oakland Building Site
Purchased for $1,050,000 last September, plans to level the former Holy Ground Fellowship building turned taggers paradise at 605 9th Street in Old Oakland, are in the works. And as…
A Historic Move to Infill Uptown Oakland
Plans for a five-story building to rise on the site of the two historic Cathedral District buildings at 570 and 600 21st Street in Uptown Oakland are in the works,…
San Francisco Home Sales and Median Price Drop
At a time of the year when sales typically increase by 10 percent versus the month before, the recorded sales volume of single-family homes and condos in San Francisco dropped…
Over 100,000 More Employed in Alameda County Since 2010
For the first time since early 2001, the unemployment rate in the East Bay has dropped below 4 percent, dropping from 4.1 percent in April to 3.9 percent in May…
The next West Oakland Home to Break the Million Dollar Mark?
The nearly identical sister home to 862 Wood Street in the Lower Bottoms neighborhood of West Oakland, which was listed for $824,500 in April and sold for $1,025,000 last month,…
416 Apartments Proposed for a Prominent Oakland Site
Plans for 339 apartments to rise up to seven stories in height across the downtown Oakland block bound by Webster, Harrison, 12th and 11th Streets, and for 77 units across…
The Plans to Expand and Add Housing to an East Bay Landmark
The detailed plans to expand, improve and add 43 condos and two single-family homes to the grounds of the landmark Claremont Hotel & Spa in the East Bay hills have…
A Third West Oakland Home Breaks the Million Dollar Mark
The newly built 2,245-square-foot West Oakland (“WeOak”) infill home at 862 Wood Street, which was listed for $824,500 last month, closed escrow today with a reported contract price of $1,025,000…
Oaklanders Could Benefit from Preferences for Affordable Housing
While the City of Oakland already provides a general preference for those who live or work in the city to qualify for affordable housing which was built in conjunction with…
Designs for Proposed 448-Unit Auto Row Development in Oakland
As proposed and working its way through Planning, the Oakland Acura Dealership at 277 27th Street will be razed and a 18-story building with 448 residential units over 66,500 square…