News
September 2020

Call for Proposals: Interior Artwork 

Call for Proposals: Interior Artwork  About Us:   EBALDC is a non-profit community development organization with over 40 years of experience  in building healthy, vibrant and safe neighborhoods in Oakland and East Bay.   Originally built in 1907 in Oakland’s original Chinatown, the San Pablo Hotel building was  operated as a commercial hotel. It is currently a senior residential community with Centers for  Elders Independence providing services on the ground floor. The project is currently finishing  up a major renovation, that included major interior renovation of the lobby and shared spaces.  Scope of... Read more
Commercial Real Estate
August 2019

Oakland on course to create more new housing units than SF in 2019

From San Francisco Chronicle
Builders in Oakland are on course to create more new housing units than San Francisco this year, a notable role reversal for a city that has long produced far less residential development than its wealthier and more bustling neighbor across the bay. The deluge of apartments is leading — at least temporarily — to a renters’ market in Oakland. From the Broadway Valdez neighborhood to Lake Merritt, developers are jockeying to attract well-paid Millennials not only with amenities such as yoga studios, dog-washing facilities and swimming pools, but also with concessions... View article
Media
April 2019

Why housing is now a health issue for Kaiser Permanente

From San Francisco Business Times
Over the eight years that Brian Hopkins has lived in his East Oakland apartment, he’s seen many of his neighbors wind up on the streets. “You know tent city? That was a lot of the people who lived on this block,” said 35-year-old Hopkins, who currently works staffing events at venues like Levi’s Stadium and the Coliseum. “I know them personally, friends’ moms, aunties.” Kaiser Permanente noticed the bulging homeless population in its hometown, too. It also knows the toll it takes on people’s health, with a recent study in a major medical journal finding... View article
Media
March 2019

In Oakland and elsewhere, health care is investing in affordable housing

From Marketplace
When an apartment building sells in gentrifying parts of Oakland, California, tenants often brace themselves for the worst. Rent hikes, disruptive renovations and evictions can follow. But when one building recently changed hands, city officials and housing activists celebrated. Kensington Gardens, a 41-unit building in the working-class, immigrant neighborhood of San Antonio, was sold last November. “I was feeling somebody was going to get it and they were going to raise the rent,” said Ameria Lipscomb, who lives in a first-floor studio in Kensington. Tenants there generally pay below-market rents. When the building... View article
News
February 2019

EBALDC Seeks Qualified General Contractor for Frank G. Mar Rehab Project in Downtown Oakland; RFQ Response Due February 28, 2019

East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation is pleased to announce that we will be performing a re-syndication and rehab of our Frank G. Mar portfolio property located in Oakland Chinatown. Frank G Mar consists of 119 units of family housing that sits on top of approximately 11,400 square feet of commercial space and parking. We are requesting qualifications from experienced general contractors to join the team in providing quality pre-construction and construction services for the project. Responses to the RFQ are due February 28th, 2019 and all are welcome to apply.... Read more
Media
February 2019

Advocacy and More: Philanthropy’s Role in Two Big New Initiatives to Tackle the Housing Crisis

From Inside Philanthropy
Housing affordability may be the toughest challenge now facing major metro areas in the U.S., especially in affluent coastal areas. Last month, California’s new governor, Gavin Newsom, made this issue a top priority, committing significant new resources to housing in his proposed state budget. Other public leaders have been stepping up, too, including New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. Pressure is also growing on both business and philanthropy to do more to ensure housing affordability. And in recent weeks, we’ve seen dramatic movement along these lines. One such effort is focused... View article
Media
January 2019

$500 million affordable housing fund launches in the Bay Area

From Housing Wire
Housing affordability has become a tremendous concern for many Americans navigating expensive West Coast housing markets, but a new partnership could provide Californians with significant relief. Various housing advocates, tech and business leaders recently announced the launch of a regional public-private housing partnership that could potentially become the Bay Area’s largest investment toward affordable housing. The partnership intends to provide $500 million in order to solve interconnected challenges of housing, transportation and economic opportunity in the Bay Area. “The scope of the housing crisis requires bold action. And it also requires that all sectors... View article
Media
January 2019

Bay Area consortium pledges $500M for affordable homes

From Mountain View Voice
Several Peninsula-based nonprofit organizations and companies are part of a new public-private partnership that aims to secure $500 million to help build more affordable housing in the Bay Area, the group announced Thursday. Known as Partnership for the Bay’s Future, the collaboration is being funded by 10 organizations in the philanthropic, business and community-advocacy sectors. The initiative is billing itself as “one of the country’s largest investment funds to address the regional affordable housing crisis,” according to a press release. “The housing crisis is the most serious issue facing our region —... View article