Tag: oakland development


May
2014

Hive mixed-use project gets buzzing with Numi Tea

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The Hive, a retail and housing development in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood on the corner of 23rd Street and Broadway, welcomed its first two tenants, Numi Tea and Impact Hub Oakland. THE HIVE 5

The entire project will include 100,000 square feet of commercial space and 104 apartments. It was previously designed as the second phase of Broadway Grand, a condo project next door that Signature completed in 2007.  The space is just a parking lot now, but the transformation is underway.

Future tenants that have signed on include:

  • Truve, a personal training and wellness chain that uses the motto “Hella Fit.”
  • Calavera, a high-end Mexican restaurant from Chris Pastena, who is behind Oakland eateries Chop Bar, Lungomare and Tribune Tavern.
  • Bay Area office of Balfour Beatty Construction.
  • A brewpub from San Leandro-based Drake’s Brewing.
  • Red Bay Coffee, an artisan coffee roaster.

Mar
2014

Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin Project underway

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Oakland’s Brooklyn Basin Project Breaks Ground

A rendering of a redevelopment project, called Brooklyn Basin, of 65 acres of property on the Oakland Estuary. Photo: Oakland Harbor Partners
A rendering of a redevelopment project, called Brooklyn Basin, of 65 acres of property on the Oakland Estuary. Photo: Oakland Harbor Partners

The Brooklyn Basin project broke ground March 13, 2014. After years of planning, challenges, and financial uncertainty, the project is underway. The first phase will include infrastructure development and 1,200 housing units.

Over the next decade, 65 acres of industrial land south of Jack London Square is slated to become Brooklyn Basin: a 3,100-home neighborhood with 200,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, 3,500 structured parking spaces and approximately 27 acres of public open space, two renovated marinas and a wetlands restoration area. Once finished, trails will tie the parks to the Bay Trail as well as Lake Merritt. brooklyn basin

The total project is estimated to produce about 10,000 construction jobs.

“This is a symbol of Oakland’s renaissance in so many ways,” Mayor Jean Quan said during a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday that was attended by the Chinese Consul General Yuan Nansheng.

The project is by far the biggest piece of housing boom that the mayor expects to yield 7,500 units in a city where rents have jumped 25 percent in only the last two years. David Kakishiba, who fought for the community benefits as the executive director of the East Bay Asian Youth Center, said he believes the project will be a boon to the surrounding neighborhood and the city as a whole.