An Oakland affordable housing and community development nonprofit will lay off its entire property management team and transition to an outside contractor due to rising costs, according to a state filing.

East Bay Asian Local Development Corp. is laying off 81 property management workers and other roles across 21 Oakland locations, plus one each in Emeryville, Richmond and San Pablo. On-site property management workers are being offered jobs by the new contractor, WinnResidential, according to a layoff notice filed with California officials.

“As providers of quality affordable housing, we have faced the same cost pressures that are affecting the broader housing sector. This structural change in how we operate gives us the infrastructure to absorb those costs more efficiently while focusing our internal resources on deepening our impact,” the nonprofit said.

The properties are largely affordable apartment buildings, including the 144-unit San Pablo Hotel at 1955 San Pablo Ave. and 137-unit California Hotel at 3501 San Pablo Ave. Built around 1930, the historic California Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and previously hosted music icons Billie Holiday, Ray Charles and James Brown.

“This decision is an investment in our long-term mission and sustainability and will help us ensure we are able to continue to provide the highest level of support to our community and residents,” the organization said. “EBALDC will continue to have robust oversight across all of our properties, through this transition and beyond.”

The layoffs include 25 workers based at EBALDC’s headquarters at 1825 San Pablo Ave. in Oakland.

The layoffs are effective Oct. 10. Affected workers include property managers, maintenance technicians, custodians and human resources staff. None are unionized.

EBALDC had 182 employees at the end of 2024, according to its annual nonprofit filing. It had $33.2 million in revenue, $30.9 million in expenses and $140.2 million in assets.

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This article originally published at Oakland affordable housing nonprofit lays off 81 workers across 24 properties.