OAKLAND | 325 22nd Street | 487 FT | 46 FLOORS
New proposal. Would be Oakland's new tallest depending on if it gets approved and is completed before 415 20th Street.
Specs: - 487 FT | 46 FLOORS - 596 units (140 studios, 292 1BR, 156 2BR, and 8 penthouses) - 25 of the units will be affordable - 9,380 sq ft of retail - 734-car 12-story podium garage - Additional parking will be included for 54 bicycles The current site: https://goo.gl/maps/8DWkDwekhpdCtanS8 Quote:
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Interesting design inspo:
https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploa...well-Buenz.jpg https://sfyimby.com/2022/10/new-rend...n-oakland.html |
My impressions:
- Great design on the tower itself, love the woven/angled bay window facade; slim and elegant profile, good height for Oakland - Would benefit from higher % of units being affordable - Too much parking; would consider cutting that down by at least half and replacing with more affordable units. Ideally they could build the 12-story portion as the affordable section of the project and then put the parking underground. That being said, at least the podium has decent street interaction as is, especially since it retains the ground level architectural motif. |
Holy parking podium, Batman!! Other than that, I like this one!
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Very cool proposal! The design is creative and looks good, although I'd expect some value engineering. I'm impressed with how many solid tower projects are continuing to move through the pipeline in Oakland, although I won't hold my breath too much on seeing any of them too soon. Agreed with the other posters that the parking is ridiculous on this one, but at least the podium isn't too offensive and is massed as a separate structure from the tower.
This is an excellent spot for some serious residential density: right next to the densest concentration of jobs in Oakland, a BART station, vibrant food and nightlife, and Lake Merritt. Hoping to see it built! |
Yeah I'm a bit stunned by the amount of parking for this project. Oakland has recently been building/proposing a lot of transit oriented projects where parking is kept to a reasonable amount (usually in the 30-50% parking/unit ballpark). This one is eye-opening in that the amount of parking actually exceeds the numbers of units. And at 12 stories this might actually be the tallest parking structure in the entire Bay Area. Very head scratching especially since it's a 5 min walk to 19th St/Oakland BART station.
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12 stories of parking is truly mind-boggling. Who would want to drive up and down all those ramps every day? Hoping that Planning makes the applicant reduce the parking numbers.
Maybe they want to bank on it being a shared garage leasing spaces to other future developments that won't have parking? Doesn't make much sense considering how much surface and garage parking already exists nearby (although hopefully not as much in the future). |
^ The parking amount sucks but the notion that most residents would be coming and going daily is silly. Many people own cars and like the notion it's stored in their building for when they need it. That may be as frequently as every day for a likely small amount, or once a week or once a month.
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Permits filed and height/design slightly updated. Now up to 513 ft.
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You can see the changes to the crown.
https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploa...-2048x1256.jpg https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploa...-2048x1285.jpg https://sfyimby.com/2023/02/developm...-proposal.html |
Nice
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Sweet! Hope it gets going up soon!
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