Jewish Federation site - 234 McKee Place

Developer: Walnut Capital

Project summary: The developer demolished the house at 242 McKee Pl. next to the Jewish Federation building. This involved taking the building down to grade and filling it in with gravel to provide more parking on the site. Prior to the demolition, Construction Junction removed any items that could be salvaged. Norelco completed the the demolition. The developer plans to eventually demolish the existing Jewish Federation building, but understanding that there are significant zoning issues and the process would benefit from additional planning, Walnut Capital will continue to lease the main building as an interim use. This will allow more time to collaborate with OPDC on planning and community process about the site overall.

424 Gold Way

Project Summary: Developer plans to renovate the interior of the building, adding ten residential units to the existing two and converting the ground floor into a gym and the first floor into a play area. There will be no construction outside the existing shell of the building, and the only exterior renovations will be replacing the windows throughout and adding two new storefront entrances at the rear.

TCS Hall - 4900 Forbes Ave (Before Tepper Building)

Developer: CMU

Project Summary: The TCS building is billed as the new entrance to CMU's campus and will consist of a mix of office and academic space. The building will be occupied by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and CMU's school of Computer science. CMU presented their plans for the project to BACA and OTF and plan to open the building in spring of 2020.

Due to COVID-19 construction delays, CMU completed construction in the fall of 2020.

365 N. Craig Street

Developer: Sterling Land Company

Project Summary: Sterling Land Company has filed an application with the City to raze the multi-family building at 356 N. Craig St due to structural and electrical concerns. The wall along N. Craig would remain the same, and the developer does not yet have plans for re-developing the property.

The building was razed in 2019.

The Portal - West Oakland

Project Summary: The Portal is a proposed development on three sites near Fifth Ave and Robinson streets that would include retail, restaurant, office, housing and hotel space. OPDC and West Oakland oppose the Planning Commission's approval. Although current efforts to continue the development are stalled, we are monitoring the project and will alert the community if developers resume plans.