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Temescal Planning Workshop Considers Development Direction Studio One Fund-Raising Friends and Brunner Make a Splash for Art by Jeff Norman, Temescal District Resident More than 50 neighbors, business owners, and developers from Tem- escal, Rockridge, and upper Telegraph Avenue gathered ...

By Jessica Pitt

...nt the Broadway commercial corridor between 42nd and 51st Streets. Altogether, the expanded area would cover 880 acres of North Oakland. hese days, as cities face growing budget shortfalls, one of the few sources of financing available for development projects — from street improvements to new parks to revitalizing neighborhood commercial corridors — comes from “redevelopment districts.” Most of the controversy revolves around three hot button issues. The first has to do with the financ...

Many changes will occur with future development on the Avenue. Some developers feel RCPC has been unfair in the past and is opposed to development; I feel the City and the neighbor- hood should not make it as difficult for developers to complete their projects. Generally, City support f...

By Casey Farmer

Development Proposal at 5295 College Avenue by Casey Farmer, RCPC Chair Many in our community are talking about the proposed development project at 5295 College Avenue. The developer, Allen Construction, pro- poses a 15-story building, with 88 apartme...

Development can provide resources for acquisition or improvement of streets, sidewalks, parks, and open space, and community centers. Development can help turn buildings from single to multi-use structures that enhance neighborhood character. For inst...

By Jessica Pitt

value is set aside for investment in the rede- velopment area. This funding mechanism is called tax increment financing. O Huge areas of West and East Oakland are already designated as redevelopment areas, and now there’s talk about including parts of North Oakland abutting Rockridge in a redevelopment district. But a proposal to expand the Broadway/MacArthur/San Pablo Redevelopment District has met with mixed reactions from residents...

Commercial development of College Avenue, residential development in the hills and utilization of the Grove Street campus are all issues that indicate the need for planned and balanced development in North Oakland. Residents must be involved in decision making a...

development, according to Alper. He estimates that the project will use 75% less electricity and natural gas than developments of similar size because of the use of active and passive solar energy and sustainable building materials. According to the E...

By Thomas Lollini

Fast-Food Development Proposed for The Ridge Site by Thomas Lollini, FAIA, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair, and Ryan Phillips Aconceptual proposal to develop a Chick-fil-A fast-food, drive- through restaurant on the south side of Broadway near Coronado is being ci...

The Second Development Proposal delayed until 2034 or later. The plans now reflect the new height limits and transit-oriented development zones by the BART Station and along Col- lege Avenue that were imposed after expiration of a July 1, 2022 deadline for local...

Development plans filed along with the EIR do not appear dramatically changed from the original filing early in 1986. One change reported by City officials is in the orientation of the Re- search and Development building proposed for Chabot Road, but ...

ments, building and housing rehabilitation, and construction of new buildings on vacant or under-utilized lots. The second issue has to do with what constitutes a redevelopment district. To be eligible for redevelopment status, an area must be physically or economically blighted. Opponents object to the designa- tion of this particular area of North Oakland as blighted. They argue that the area is rapidly gentrif...

freeway noise. Director Margaret K. Pryor asked if the Oakland City Planning Department was aware of the proposals and said the most important entity to satisfy is the community affected by such development. Director John H. Kirkwood said he felt BART was short on development close to stations, but did not feel the Rockridge station was the place for high density residen- tial development.

By Jane Brunner

development is starting to look alike and getting boring. Jack London Square is fine but we don’t want Jack London Square all over the city,” she said. “We need to hold developers to a higher standard and develop quality buildings that are affordable ...

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR New Development Has No Plan for Safe Access DEAR EDITOR: The latest version of the proposed development of the CCA campus seems to respond to many of the community’s concerns. I have spent years on these grounds having been a student there in the ’60s. Ba...

Development of housing on the site would address community interest in ad- ditional rental units and possibly could finance library construction without new taxes.

Development and College Avenue

Development of the Rockridge Area Specific Plan (RASP) continues to move ahead strongly, according to RCPC Board member Kerry O’Banion.

Business Development Corporation where we provided loan guarantees to women- owned and minority-owned businesses. As an East Bay native, I’ve spent my life working to lift up small businesses, provide housing opportunities, and advocate for equitable economic ...

denser development near major transit stops (e.g., BART, train, ferry, and light rail line stations) and stops on “high quality bus corridors” — that is, bus routes with service at least every 15 minutes during peak commute hours; at least every 20 minutes b...

2) that the development will enhance the successful operation of the surround- ing area; and 3) that the proposed development con- forms in all significant aspects to the General Plan. I believe that these Findings will be impossible to make. The General Plan lan...

By Matthew Wadlund

Standing Room Only as Temescal Considers Major Developments Town Hall from page  by Matthew Wadlund Mdents know that plans also are incubating for more large development along Telegraph and Claremont Avenues. Bob Franklin, BART Board of Direc- tors, will discuss new funding streams available to i...

By Janet Somers

Mixed Reviews for Proposed 51st and Telegraph Development CRIME IN ROCKRIDGE Rockridge Hit by Robbery Wave by Janet Somers R  The proposed development at 51st and Telegraph would have a ground level plaza with access to street-level retail. ockridge, North Oakland and the city as whole are in th...

By Janet Somers

affordable housing as a part of the pro- posed development’s 67 units, which range from studios to two-bedroom townhouse apartments. n November 14, developer Roy Alper kicked off the second meeting on the proposed mixed-use residential development at 51st and Telegraph (called CIVIQ) by reviewing ...

Approximately 50 downtown development projects need major earthquake rehabilitation. It is very uncertain that money will be available to carry this out. The costs for rehabilitating existing buildings are high, and insur- ance coverage is insufficient. Due to existing encum- ...

BART Director Sue Hone and BART Joint Development specialist Terry Marjorum will discuss the transportation agency’s commercial development and second deck plans for the Rockridge Station in a meeting with the Rockridge Area Specific Plan (RASP) steering committee Monday, Septem- ber 18, ...

BART staff said development would take 100 parking spaces of the current 840 available in the lot, 70 of which would be regained by restriping spaces and paving over the ivy patch at the corner of Miles and Forest Avenues. The net loss of spaces, 30, would be replace...

Redevelopment Fund money may only be used for economic development projects in the downtown Central District and to increase low and moderate income housing in the City.

Continued development on College Avenue won't be a problem if it meets zoning requirements. There is not a lot of room for new growth in terms of unimproved property. Certain development would be unacceptable. I’m thinking of fast food chains and other mass mar...

As with any new development project on College Avenue, the proposed Art Stone property project will have to go through the full range of zoning applications, stalf reviews, and public hearings. A preliminary Environmental Report prepared by the City - ER 86-87 — is a...

How RCPC Takes a Proactive Approach to Major Development Proposals

...rther discussion, changes in building design on the east side. A next step is a meeting between by Mark Aaronson, RCPC Board Member and Jana Good, RCPC Board Chair If you’ve been following the news, you know that quite a few senior housing developments have been proposed in the Bay Area, several of them in Rockridge. In response, RCPC has been working proactively to engage with the developers and the community on these projects. For the two most notable projects, 6230 Claremont Avenue a...

Rockridge Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) SB 79 Site Exclusion Analysis — by Tom Lollini Sites excluded based on zoning under gov. code §65912.161(b)(1)(A) (50% density and residential floor area ratio)

.... However, SB 79 treats housing solely as a commodity, rather than placemak- ing. It ignores the context, character and quality of neighborhoods and the need for additional services, infra- structure and recreation space that in- tensified development might demand by focusing principally on the mobility systems that serve us. The Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) will soon be pub- lishing the Community Vision Plan (CVP) with a presentation scheduled at RCPC’s Annual Meeting on...

...ial buffer zone (about one block deep, abutting the commercial zone) called R-35. This newly created residential zone specifically allowed for higher density than the original R-30 single-family zone. Rockridge BART, see next page rejected development at the Rockridge Station citing suitability concerns, additionally saying they could only consider proposals for stations with a BART General Plan, and the Rock- ridge Station had none. As a result, no proposals were submitted by the devel...

Transit-Oriented Development at Rockridge BART — the Conversation Begins by Anna L. Marks

...cond is located along Miles Avenue (the rest of the site is owned by Cal- trans and can’t be developed, see map on facing page). “This is the very beginning of the community process. It’s probably going to be years before there’s a housing development here, but we want to move relatively quickly compared to other BART projects. We’re looking to find a developer to start that process by the end of this year. Once we have a developer team on board, there will be a lot more of a process in...

Interview: Naomi Schiff Opines on Draft Design Guidelines at CCA Development

Schiff is not new to the scene. She was an affordable housing advocate during the Lionel Wilson mayoral administration and served on the Chinatown/Central Redevelopment Advisory Board for 12 years. She helped save a 100-unit building from demolition after the 1989 earthquake. Recently, she helped lobby Alameda County Supervisors to sell two blocks at Broadway and 4th Street for new housing — with one site...

Rock-Ridge Place was an early development above Broadway in what is now known as Upper Rockridge.

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 Broad...

California College of the Arts (CCA) Oakland Campus Redevelopment Project Shortly before the Committee’s meeting, the community group Upper Broadway Advocates (UBA) had sent the Committee a sketch of a project alternative it is developing and asked to present that proposal at the meet- ing. While the Com...

Whole Foods Market Coming to Rad Urban Development Project in 2021 — by Dwane Kennedy, CITYshapers ing the following noise mitigation measures: 1. Stagger delivery times between the hours of 7am to 10pm. 2. Limit delivery activity noise lev­ Wels standards to 60 decibels for a cumulative n...

...afety of pedestrians crossing the sidewalk between the delivery truck and the receiving door. Whole Foods Market will prohibit deliveries on Clarke Street. In 2016, the Oakland Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the mixed-use development project to include 204 residential units, 33,800 square feet of ground- floor retail space, and 144 automobile parking spaces reserved for retail use — and the project is nearing completion. Whole Foods Market customer parking will be loca...

California College of Arts Oakland Campus Redevelopment Proposal (5200/5276 Broadway (between College Ave. and Broadway Terrace) Subject to approval by petitions from residents of the blocks involved, these improvements would include: Installing speed bumps on remaining blocks of Hillegass; pla...

By Don Kinkead

Residents Rally for Transparent Redevelopment Process The Rockridge News, founded March 1986 by Don Kinkead, is published monthly (except in August)and is sponsored by the Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC), a non- profit public benefit organization founded to: preserve and e...

CCA Neighbors Form Development Advocacy Group Meet The UPPER BROADWAY ADVOCATES (UBA) We are neighbors organizing to respond to the proposed develop- ment at 5212 Broadway, the California College of the Arts campus. If you live or work nearby, please join us. Our missio...

SB 50 Promotes Denser Development Near Major Transit Centers

By Stuart Flashman

Redevelopment Plans Audience discussion reveals widely divergent views by Stuart Flashman, RCPC Land Use Committee Chair

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 the Ridge”

By Stuart Flashman

Developer Shares Redevelopment Plans for College of the Arts Oakland Property:

By RCPC Board Chair Leonora Sea

The redevelopment team met with a broad array of community organizations in 2017 to define its goals for redeveloping this iconic property. The list was long and included addressing the city’s need for housing, opening the site to the public, supporting and...

“Today, development and change are still issues in Rockridge, but now the question is how to guide them so the still-charming urban gem is not overwhelmed.

The redevelopment vision — which honors and recreates the historic setti ng —is centered upon 1.5 acres of community open space and offers a host of on-site public amenities, including communal gathering spots, a sculpture garden, a green commons and a pede...

By Alona Rivord

Committee meeting attendees discussed CCA's more detailed plans for redevelopment of its Oakland campus, on the east side of Broadway just north of Shops at the Ridge, and a number of issues and questions were raised about the CCA proposal:

Now, CCA and its development team are ready to present revised and updated plans for the Oakland campus reuse. An initial presentation will be given at the September 26, 2018, Land Use Committee meeting, which will, as usual, be open to the public. A more complete and...

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New Developments for Greater Rockridge NCPC We hope you’ll be able to attend the January 8 meeting of the Rockridge Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council (NCPC). Captain Darren Allison, the Area 2 police commander, our scheduled speaker, will discuss loca...

Oriented Development (BPOD) – have continued over Safeway’s College Avenue Shopping Center after Safeway made major changes to the project as approved by the city in 2012 and then submitted a building permit application to the city based on the revised drawing...

... to zoning height limits might set for future Rockridge projects. Another community meeting has been set for Monday, January 13, 7 p.m., at the Temescal Creek Cohousing Community Room, 322 - 45th Street. Please contact Ryan Leong (ryan@ srmdevelopment.com) if you plan to attend. Detailed information is available at http:// www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/ PWA/o/EC/s/TelegraphAvenue/index.htm. The Zoning Counter The Zoning Counter is a compilation of

...ng Department. Individuals may contact the case planner or the Planning Department for additional information by phone or online at http://tinyurl.com/7zh94o7. ■ ■Merrill Gardens at Rockridge, West side of Broadway North of 51st Street SRM development, a Washington-State- based developer, in cooperation with a senior assisted-living project operator, has proposed a mixed-use residential project for this central higher-density site which includes the Broadway frontage of the block from 5...

By Stuart Flashman

Rockridge Center Safeway Development Views: Present and Proposed

David Zylstra of Safeway’s Property Development Centers (PDC) subsidiary had presented revised plans for the RRSC redesign at the RCPC board of directors June meeting, one week earlier. The rede- sign includes two story buildings with roof- top parking, relocation of the Safeway store t...

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By Jennifer Edmister

Meeting: Safeway/Rockridge Center Redevelopment

Land-Use Committee Chairwoman Steps Down; RCPC to Solicit Community Input on Development

Eyes of the Beholders: Two Sides of a Controversial Rockridge Development

A cross-section of the development proposed for 5253 College Avenue shows the proposed building in relation to its original size and typical neighboring residences on Desmond Street. Photos below show project design models prepared by the applicant. The cross-section is fro...

By Jane Brunner

Picketers display their views on condo development at a meeting sponsored by Jane Brunner and held at Peralta Elementary School in December. From left, Robert Temple, Jimme James, Robert Brokl, Virginia Browning, Alfred Crofts, Joyce Smith, Adele Schenker. Photo: Cy Gulassa

By Jane Brunner

...s that demographers say are headed for the Bay Area over the next decade. One developer said these corridors, if properly developed, had the potential to become like “grand European boulevards.” She also acknowledged the drawbacks of condo development: parking shortages, increases in traffic, blocked views, destruc- tion of old buildings and soaring heights, which collectively change the character of the neighborhood. In particular she criticized the cookie cutter look of projects. “All...

New Urban Cohousing Development Proposed for Temescal Area

By Bill Lambert

New Group to Advocate for Infill Development in Rockridge & Temescal

By John Gatewood

...ther fine buildings are scattered up and down this 15-block length of Telegraph, but are interspersed with too many parking lots and one-story, low-density commercial buildings. This stretch of Telegraph also lacks residential or mixed-use development