New renderings for a residential design have been published for the skyscraper redevelopment of 1431 Franklin Street in Downtown Oakland. The developer is applying for the entitlement of housing or offices for the site in two separate applications. The design renderings for the office tower option were also released. LA-based Large Architecture is the designer for both design options. The proposal is led by San Francisco-based real estate developer Tidewater Capital.
The 125.9 meter (413 ft) residential proposal will rise 39 floors and yield 491,800 square feet with 411,800 square feet for housing, 14,900 square feet of private open space, 8,100 square feet of public open space, and 80,000 square feet for the 167-car garage. Additional parking will be included for 116 bicycles. Unit sizes will vary with 64 studios, 148 one-bedrooms, 150 two-bedrooms, and 19 three-bedrooms. The building narrows with setbacks for amenity decks on the 17th and 28th floors.The 27-story office scenario will create 488,500 square feet with 419,480 square feet of rentable office space and 69,010 square feet for the 115-car garage. The garage is well below the allowed parking capacity for 1,759 cars. Additional storage will be on-site for 63 bicycles.
The 1431 Franklin Street site is currently a surface parking lot near various AC Transit bus stops and two blocks from the 12th Street Oakland BART Station.
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