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First phase of massive housing project
set to break ground at this East Bay BART station
A long-planned transit-oriented development on BART property at the West Oakland Station is finally moving closer to starting construction.
Developers of Mandela Station expect to break ground in May on the first phase of the project, a 240-unit affordable apartment building on what is now a BART parking lot, one of the project’s partners, Alan Dones, told the Chronicle this week.
At full build-out, Mandela Station will also feature a 320-foot residential tower with 522 market-rate units, 14,350 square feet of retail space and 125 parking spots.... (Read More in Link Below)
Originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle Feb 11, 2026
By Kate Talerico,
Initial Construction on West Oakland
Transit-Oriented Development Planned to Start This Year
As per a recently released statement by BART, the long-awaited Mandela Station development project in Oakland is now taking initial steps towards construction. A portion of the West Oakland BART parking lot is closed this week for preliminary site soil testing and preparations. Site remediation, followed by building construction, is to begin later this year.
The massive development is planned to bring 762 new residential units, 300,000 square feet of office space, and 53,000 square feet of retail to the West Oakland neighborhood. The full scope of the project has been approved since 2019, but has stalled for several years. Despite the delays, the project was never discontinued, and the new development will be coming to West Oakland soon.... (Read More in Link Below)
Originally published in SF YIMBY on February 10, 2026
by: Gabriel Clark-Clough
Oakland Developer Inks $140M Lease
In one of Oakland’s largest-ever real estate deals, the Alameda County General Services Agency has signed a 30-year lease for 101,000 square feet at a pending downtown development. At $46.32 per square foot, the lifetime value of the lease is roughly $140 million.... (Read More in Link Below)
Originally published in the San Francisco Business Times on January 19, 2003
by James Temple