MANDELA STATION
*The BART District expects that at lease 20% of residential units must be affordable housing units in BART TOD projects.
Project site: West Oakland BART Station
Goal: To develop a mixed-use residential and commercial area located near an existing transit hub in order to increase transit ridership, and to attract people and businesses to the area.
Expected to begin construction: June 2020
The Mandela Station West Oakland BART Development project is an upcoming Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) project planned by the BART District and the China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC).
The project will replace BART parking spaces with office and retail spaces, residential units, plazas and walkways, and a parking garage.
Impact: 240 out of the 762 residential units will be affordable housing* units. Another 75 units were approved in 2019. This raises concerns about designing for the existing community, as market-rate housing will likely attract residents from outside of West Oakland.
Source: City of Oakland
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THE PANORAMIC OAKLAND
Developed by: Panoramic Interests
Approved: August 2019
Will include: Office and retail space, open space, parks, and walkways, as well as 1,032 apartment units. 85 units will be affordable housing units.
Source: Panoramic Interests
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The West Oakland Transit Village Action Report (1998) identifies opportunity sites* along 7th Street and near the West Oakland BART Station for transit-oriented development projects. It recommends strategies to develop mixed-use residential and retail areas, along with adding landscaping and vegetation, and improving the streetscape, to attract residents. The report also warns that an increase in market-rate housing will likely cause displacement and gentrification.
*Opportunity sites are underutilized or vacant properties that may be used for new development.