Project
Five-story mixed-use project with 33 condo units and ground floor commercial space. Approved by Council on appeal per settlement agreement with RCPC in October 2007. Completion expected July 2016.
5227 Claremont Avenue / 5248 Telegraph
The Pruitt family has decided to sell the Kingfish Pub, adjacent residences, and a billboard to developers Ron Kriss and Roy Alper, who are eyeing a mixed-use development with retail and parking on the ground floor and 3 or 4 stories of condominiums above. The plan includes incorporating the Kingfish into the new development and potentially relocating two Victorian houses from the Telegraph side of the lot.
East Bay Cohousing umbrella group has located a site in North Oakland's Temescal neighborhood for a 27- to 30-unit cohousing community, partnering with a local developer. Target completion is Q1 2009. Green building practices are emphasized; individual units range from studio to 3-4 bedrooms.
A cohousing development proposed for the Kingfish Pub site at 5227 Claremont Ave by the NOCO (North Oakland Cohousing) group, featuring residential units and community-oriented design. Still in pre-application stage.
The NOCO Cohousing group presented detailed plans for a 33-unit, 5-story, 59-foot Craftsman-style building at the Kingfish Pub site at a community meeting. The project exceeded C-31 zoning height limits and required variances.
RCPC voted on April 4 to oppose the NOCO Cohousing project. The project was scheduled to go before the Oakland Planning Commission on April 18.
Following RCPC's April 4 vote to oppose the project, the NOCO Cohousing project was awaiting a planning commission hearing expected in early June 2007.
RCPC's new Planning and Project Review Committee reviewed the Kingfish co-housing proposal, which fronts on both Telegraph and Claremont avenues. Tentative RCPC concerns include height, intensity of development, and impacts on livability of neighboring properties.
The Planning Commission approved the Kingfish project at its July meeting, applying C-45 zoning with no height limit. RCPC filed an appeal to the City Council on July 30, opposing the five-story height as too tall for Claremont Avenue and as a precedent-setting danger.
RCPC's appeal of the Kingfish project approval is scheduled for the Oakland City Council on October 16. RCPC does not oppose a mixed-use project but opposes the five-story height as setting a dangerous precedent for Claremont Avenue. The board is negotiating with the developer for a possible compromise.
Five-story mixed-use co-housing project at 5244-48 Claremont Avenue. RCPC appeal of Planning Commission approval was resolved; project approved under C-30 zoning rather than C-45.
Thirty-three unit, five-story mixed-use co-housing project at 5244-48 Claremont Avenue. Approved by Planning Commission on July 18; RCPC appeal resolved in favor of approval under C-30 zoning.
The historic Kingfish pub was relocated in early January to a vacant lot on Telegraph Avenue next to the Temescal Branch Library. The now-vacant Claremont Avenue space is reported to be filled with a townhouse development.
Five-story mixed-use project with 33 condo units and ground floor commercial space. Approved by Council on appeal per settlement agreement with RCPC in October 2007. Completion expected July 2016.
“Community Hears Local Development Plans”2007_03 - Front-page headline for the community meeting article
“RCPC voted April 4 to OPPOSE; going to planning commission April 18”2007_04 - Project status in RCPC Land Use Committee update article by Gloria Bruce
“On the committee's recommendation, the RCPC board voted to oppose the project based on a concern that such a large and tall building may set a precedent for future projects along Claremont Avenue.”2007_09 - Planning & Project Review Committee: Local Project Updates, September issue
“RCPC filed an appeal to the City Council on July 30. The hearing has not yet been scheduled.”2007_09 - Planning & Project Review Committee: Local Project Updates, September issue
“The RCPC board does not object to a mixed-use project on the site and supports co-housing for the residential portion. However, the board opposes the five-story height (almost 60 feet) as too tall for Claremont Avenue.”2007_10 - Kingfish Appeal article by Stuart Flashman, October issue