Oakland: 42-story condo
I think this is a great development for Oakland, however I am a bit skeptical of it's proximity to Lake Merritt. I would have to agree somewhat with Nancy Nadel on having this development moved closer to Broadway.
Here's the latest from the Chron.: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...sn=001&sc=1000 |
Curious
Why are you skeptical? Is it because the physical location or the the backlash potential?
How far is this from the Bart station? Also I always though Lake Merrit has a number of older luxury high rises. Is the issue simply the height? It also seems to have something to do with some donated space that some want 100% for public use Seems like an interesting project though I can't say I know Oakland well enough to really comment myself I did see on the news last night the same old anti growth, class-warfare types who were not very coherent with their arguments against though this could just be the news picking weirdos |
The question is really two fold. Scale and proximity to the lake. The project would be double the height of any of the surrounding buildings. The second would be having a building of that size so close to the lake that it would create a canyon effect and take away from the parkland and create too much shadow.
Now, that being said, I had a look at the site the other day and it does look far enough away from the lake and the plan calls for park and street improvements. I like it and hope it moves forward. |
Interesting
I recall another proposal in Oakland for the tallest commercial building that seemed to die out these come and they go it seems |
Seems to me the biggest problem here is the actual location of the tower, on a somewhat historic park. Even though Oakland has a history of passing on skyscraper proposals, I dont think this tower would face as much oposition had it been proposed at another location.
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I think this one has teeth if they can move it away from the lake. There's a lot of development going on around Grand Av/B'way/Telegraph including the massive uptown project..a taller tower around there wouldnt ruffle so many feathers.
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That 8 Orchids development on B'way next to 880 looks like the exterior is near complete. Wonder how much the units will run? |
They had a public meeting concerning this project the other night and I found a good overview with site plans included. Actually the more I find out about this the more I like it.
Here's the link: http://novometro.com/news_details.php?news_id=2285 |
I got a laugh out of this from the linked artical.
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:previous: A funny one indeed. :haha:
I've got an idea: confiscate all wealth, and presto, we've got the crime problem licked! :notacrook: Thanks for linking the article, oaktown. From this picture http://www.novometro.com/content_ima...ghtSkyline.jpg it looks to me like the proposed Emerald Views tower would improve the Lake Merritt skyline considerably. :tup: |
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Isn't it time for some normal but nice condos in Oakland near downtown? I/ve been looking around at the new developments: Il Piemonte, Broadway Grand, stuff around Jack London. Some were nice, some had a fatal flw, many felt overpriced. The bargain in Oakland: Temescal Station. These are the only condos I've seen that seem worth it.
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