{"id":282154,"date":"2026-04-23T15:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282154\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T15:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:18:08","slug":"housing-towers-might-replace-oakland-trader-joes-cutting-food-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/282154\/","title":{"rendered":"Housing towers might replace Oakland Trader Joe’s, cutting food choices"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAKLAND \u2014 Two housing towers might replace an existing Trader Joe\u2019s in Oakland, a project that would produce hundreds of apartments \u2014 and bulldoze the grocery store \u2014 plans on file with the city show.<\/p>\n

The project is slated to produce 415 residences for seniors<\/a> at 5727 College Ave. in the Rockridge district of North Oakland, the city files show.<\/p>\n

\"Street-levelStreet-level view of two housing towers at 5727 College Avenue in the Rockridge district of north Oakland, concept.\u00a0(SCB)
\n\"EveningEvening view of two housing towers at 5727 College Avenue in the Rockridge district of north Oakland, concept.\u00a0(SCB)<\/p>\n

San Francisco-based Align Real Estate<\/a> proposed the towers, although an alliance of General Electric Pension Trust and Lucky Stores Inc. owns the property where the housing towers would sprout.<\/p>\n

The proposed senior living and retirement care community project envisions the demolition of the Trader Joe\u2019s store, according to the city filing.<\/p>\n

The project includes 371 independent living units for seniors, 18 assisted-living units and 26 memory care units, Align Real Estate disclosed in the filing.<\/p>\n

Align has also proposed multiple housing projects in San Francisco that involve replacement or redevelopment of a Safeway store.<\/p>\n

The real estate developer aims to streamline the Oakland city review process by using provisions of SB 330.<\/p>\n

Plus, since the proposed development is a senior citizens\u2019 residential hub, Align intends to use the state density bonus law to obtain a waiver of the 95-foot height limit for that section of Oakland.<\/p>\n

The proposal also indicates that the residential units might be condominiums.<\/p>\n

Attorneys with law firm Holland & Knight filed a letter with Oakland planners on behalf of the project\u2019s developer that urged the city to smooth the pathway to approval of the development.<\/p>\n

The state Legislature \u201chas made increasingly clear\u201d that mandates included in the state\u2019s Housing Accountability Act \u201care to be taken seriously\u201d and that local agencies should interpret the mandates in a way that gives \u201cthe fullest possible weight\u201d to approval of a housing development, the Holland & Knight attorneys wrote in the letter to the city.<\/p>\n

The plan concepts show the two high-rises would tower over the existing Rockridge neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The timing for the demolition of the Trader Joe\u2019s store and the construction of the two residential towers wasn\u2019t immediately known.<\/p>\n

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