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Hismen Hin-Nu Terrace is designed for households both large and small, with income at less than 50% or 60% of the area median. Townhomes (3- and 4-bedrooms) are located around the rear courtyards, and smaller apartments (1-, 2-, and some 3-bedrooms) are arranged as flats along corridors in a 4-story elevator-served building facing the main street, International Boulevard. The first floor along International Boulevard contains commercial space, a Head Start center, and the management office. Two garages, a laundry room, a courtyard, and the community room are also situated on the... Read more

At the time it was built in 1908, Madison Park Apartments was the largest wooden structure west of the Mississippi. It suffered damage during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the building sat vacant for six years before it was acquired by EBALDC and renovated in 1995. Located across from Lake Merritt BART station, Madison Park Apartments is transit-friendly and within a short walk of the Oakland Museum of California, schools, shopping, Laney College, and parks. Madison Park Apartments is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.... Read more

Frank G. Mar Community Housing is a mixed-use development completed in 1990. Built as a response to the need for affordable homes in Chinatown and Downtown Oakland it also helped to revitalize the downtown commercial district by adding 12,500 sq ft of neighborhood serving retail, child care space and public parking. The building is named after Reverend Frank G. Mar, one of EBALDC’s founders. For 20 years he served as pastor of the Chinese Presbyterian Church and helped to establish many social service agencies that continue to benefit the community.... Read more

Lillie Mae Jones Plaza brings 26 high quality, affordable apartments for families and individuals in the Iron Triangle neighborhood of Richmond. The project represents a successful joint-venture partnership between Community Housing Development Corporation and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation. Completed in July 2011, the building is named after the late and respected local activist Lillie Mae Jones. Jones was the original advocate for the Richmond Greenway and a champion for community improvements throughout Richmond and specifically in the Iron Triangle where she lived. Lillie Mae Jones Plaza promises to honor... Read more