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Marc Babsin is “confident we will get to a place where you are happy and we are happy about how the project looks and feels. We are not What Can The Community Do Now? “The CCA project has underlined the importance of a neighborhood plan that reflects ...

By Stuart Flashman

CCA Oakland Campus Redevelopment Project Marc Babsin of the Emerald Fund, along with John Clawson of Equity Community Builders, presented an update on the plans for redeveloping the California College of the Art’s (CCA) Oakland campus, located along the east side of Broadway just north of Sh...

By Marc Babsin

by Marc Babsin, Principal, Emerald Fund

... which uses those funds to help pay for building publicly-funded 100 percent affordable housing develop- ments. However, RCPC expressed the preference to have these afford- able units built in Rockridge. According to the project developer, Marc Babsin of Emerald Fund, “We are continuing to pursue entitle- ments, and we hope to complete the entitlements process by the end of 2024. However, we will not be com- mencing construction until market conditions improve. We aim to break ground on...

By Commissioner Yoana

...- merly homeless families in 2019 under the State’s Project Homekey program. RCPC strongly supported this repur- posing (Rockridge News, April 2021). California College of the Arts Campus: 5212 Broadway Emerald Fund Principal and President Marc Babsin made a pre-

.... “We want to make sure the develop- ers understand what we think most of the community will find attractive, as well as provide dense housing,” said Jennifer McElrath, UBA Treasurer. The development team at the meeting included principals Marc Babsin, Emerald Fund; John Clawson, Equity Community Builders; and Strachan Forgan, SCB Architects. An “Arts and Crafts Village” is just one of many possibilities, exhibiting a variety of architectural styles and interesting details. The artwork,

Redeveloping The CCA Campus: An Interview with Site Developer Marc Babsin of Emerald Fund

By Stuart Flashman

A! RCPC’s January 2019 Town Hall Meeting, an overflow crowd of over 100 listened intently as Marc Babsin of Emerald Fund showed, described, and explained current plans for redevelopment of the Oakland campus of California College of the Arts (CCA). The campus, located on the east side of Broadway just north of the half-constructed “Shops at t...

By RCPC Board Chair Leonora Sea

“This site’s transit-rich location, generous size, dramatic topography and deep history present a rare opportunity to create a significant community asset in North Oakland,” said Marc Babsin, Emerald Fund Principal. “In addition to providing much needed housing, our goal is to open the site up to the community and create a