Oakland Tower Newly Rendered, City Seeks Outstanding Design
As we first reported earlier this year: Plans for a pair of residential towers to rise up to 275 feet in height at 325 Seventh Street, on the edge of…
East Bay Office Market Lull
While still below average, the vacancy rate for East Bay office space has ticked up from 8.2 percent at the beginning of the year to over 9 percent today, including…
Refined Design for Taller Oakland Tower
With an extra 15 feet of height and an additional 19 units approved last month, the final design review for the now 452-unit tower approved to rise up to 395…
Commission Slated to Condemn Plans for Oakland Tower
Having previously directed Oakland’s Planning Department to return with findings to support a denial of the proposed 460-foot-tall tower to rise at 1261 Harrison Street, on the historic King Block…
Big Oakland Project Slated for Approval, Mass Opposed by Alliance
From the Oakland Heritage Alliance, which echo the thoughts of the Oakland Landmark Preservation Advisory Board, with respect to the block-sized “Eastline” development that’s proposed to rise across the entire…
Oakland Tower Project Redesigned, Sixth Extension Requested
Plans for a pair of residential towers to rise up to 275 feet in height at 325 Seventh Street, on the edge of Oakland’s Chinatown, were first approved by the…
More Height, Less Parking, New Design for Approved Oakland Tower
Plans for a 33-story building with 345 apartments to rise up to 330 feet in height at 1900 Broadway, adjacent to the historic Tapscott Building in Uptown Oakland, which is…
The Master Plan for Two New Kaiser Center Towers to Rise
Plans to demolish the mall portion of the Kaiser Center complex at 300 Lakeside Drive in Oakland and build two skinny office towers rising up to 574 feet in height…
Oakland A’s Enter Negotiations for Howard Terminal Site, Again
Having dismissed the 50-acre site back in 2014, the Oakland A’s have now entered into a formal negotiating agreement with Oakland’s Port Commission to explore building a new MLB stadium…
Plans for Seemingly Split Oakland Tower Likely DOA
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, Oakland’s Planning Commission has set the stage for a formal denial of the plans for a seemingly split, 460-foot-tall…