Updated on December 4, 2024.
Seven years after it was originally proposed , the 5212 Broadway project–the former California College of the Arts campus in Rockridge—was unanimously approved by the Oakland City Council on December 3, 2024. Presented by the Equity Community Builders (ECB) and Emerald Fund, this innovative development project will bring 448 much-needed new homes, including a commitment to 45 affordable homes onsite. Learn more here.
This win reflects the City of Oakland commitment to creating more equitable housing outcomes by up-zoning Rockridge in its latest Housing Element.
Greenbelt Alliance was proud to endorse this project through our Climate SMART Development Endorsement Program in 2020. We celebrate this amazing win with other partners who advocated for this outcome, including the Housing Action Coalition, East Bay YIMBY, East Bay For Everyone, and Urban Environmentalists.
Why It’s Important
Since its proposal in 2017, the project has undergone numerous, significant design iterations based on community input and discussion with City staff to arrive at the current proposal. The project features:
- 448 new homes in Rockridge, a historically exclusionary neighborhood which has seen scant new housing in decades. This includes a commitment to 45 affordable homes onsite.
- Much needed housing near Rockridge’s BART station, supporting transit in the neighborhood. This Is bolstered by commitment to 3X the required number of bike parking spaces.
- Extensive historic preservation and reuse including repurposing primary components of the Victorian Treadwell Estate Era and preserving historic landscape with multiple redwood groves, coast live oaks, magnolia trees.
- Community access to Macky Lawn, a nature playground, a terrace view deck, and meeting and event space within a historic building.
Original content provided by our friends at the Housing Action Coalition, posted on September 23, 2022 and later updated on October 14, 2024.
