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EBALDC’s Impact Report is here! Fun Facts EBALDC is one of the largest nonprofit providers of commercial real estate in Northern California. See our current vacancies. The Social Determinants of Health guide every facet of our work in the form of our Healthy Neighborhoods Approach. Learn more here. An Anonymous Donor of the San Francisco Foundation donated $1M to our Housing Acquisition Fund (HAF). Learn about HAF’s impact and more. Now Leasing! The Historic California Hotel Cafe/Eatery & Event Space A new music, arts and cultural campus, anchored by the Historic California Hotel, is under development, on the San Pablo Corridor. This campus will... View article

The rising popularity of human-powered transportation, walking and bicycling, and widespread availability of ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber plus car-sharing services like Zipcar and Getaround, and the introduction of same-day delivery services have all reduced the need for individuals to own—and park—cars. At the same time, costs of construction are at historic highs in dense urban areas, creating a challenge for developers to meet housing demand. Individual unit sizes are shrinking in response, allowing greater density. However, with smaller units, the number of parking spaces goes up, too, if traditional... View article

For more than 40 years, the McClymonds, Hoover-Foster and Clawson neighborhoods in West Oakland haven’t had a full-service supermarket. That’s about to change. Community Foods Market, formerly known as People’s Community Market, broke ground on April 16, at 3105 San Pablo Ave. (at 32nd Street). The project was spearheaded by Brahm Ahmadi, who co-founded People’s Grocery in 2002, a community food project that hoped to create a brick-and-mortar grocery store in the underserved community. West Oakland is a food desert, with residents spending around 70% of their grocery dollars annually — an estimated... View article

Construction on West Oakland’s long-anticipated People’s Community Market is finally underway, following years of starts and stops. Just as notable, there’s a new name: Community Foods Market. Brahm Ahmadi has been working to bring the project to fruition for well over a decade. In 2016, working with the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, Ahmadi was able to close escrow on the West Oakland property, located at Myrtle Street and San Pablo Avenue. Last weekend, the groundbreaking finally happened. Now, Ahmadi says things should move swiftly — the plan is to open in... View article

As home prices continue to soar in the East Bay, and many would-be home buyers find themselves priced out of the market, real estate agents say buying in up-and-coming neighborhoods is one way to find relatively affordable homes. Buying in an emerging neighborhood has long been a strategy for coping with high home prices, not to mention eventually making a tidy sum off the investment. The trick is making the right call, so you can find the right place and enjoy the area as it improves, without ending up stuck in... View article