{"id":322772,"date":"2026-05-19T12:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/322772\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:17:25","slug":"construction-starts-for-2700-international-boulevard-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/322772\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Starts For 2700 International Boulevard, Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official groundbreaking ceremony was held late last week at <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/2700-international-boulevard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2700 International Boulevard<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/oakland\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oakland\u2019s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/neighborhoods\/fruitvale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fruitvale<\/a> neighborhood. Crews will now oversee the construction of 75 permanently affordable apartments and parking across six floors at the corner of International Boulevard and 27th Avenue. <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/eden-housing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Housing<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/the-unity-council\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Unity Council<\/a> are jointly responsible for the development.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2700-International-Boulevard-pedestrian-view-rendering-by-PYATOK.jpg\" alt=\"2700 International Boulevard, rendering by PYATOK\" width=\"1500\" height=\"956\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2700 International Boulevard, rendering by PYATOK<\/p>\n<p>The 74-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 99,500 square feet, with around 75,000 square feet for housing, 3,700 square feet for commercial retail, 1,600 square feet for offices, and 11,090 square feet for parking. Of the 75 units, Insight Housing will provide supportive services for the 22 veteran households, which will also receive rental assistance through 19 VASH vouchers.<\/p>\n<p>Residents will also have access to 3,670 square feet of amenities. Unit sizes will vary with 35 one-bedrooms, 21 two-bedrooms, and 19 three-bedrooms. According to the project website, parking will be provided for 60 cars. The second level will feature a community room and a landscaped courtyard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2700-International-Boulevard-street-activity-rendering-by-PYATOK.jpg\" alt=\"2700 International Boulevard street activity, rendering by PYATOK\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1666\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2700 International Boulevard street activity, rendering by PYATOK<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2700-International-Boulevard-prior-condition-image-via-Google-Street-View.jpg\" alt=\"2700 International Boulevard prior condition, image via Google Street View\" width=\"1500\" height=\"949\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2700 International Boulevard prior condition, image via Google Street View<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/pyatok\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PYATOK Architects<\/a> is responsible for the design, with <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/pgadesign\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGAdesign<\/a> overseeing the landscape architecture. According to the architect, the exterior will be broken up into various masses with brickwork patterns inspired by Mesoamerican masonry.<\/p>\n<p>The 0.6-acre property is located at the corner of International Boulevard and 27th Avenue. Future residents would be a 15-minute walk away from the Fruitvale BART Station, or five minutes by bicycle. Branagh is the general contractor overseeing construction. Completion is expected as early as 2028.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/hdjqhz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe<\/a> to YIMBY\u2019s daily e-mail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsfyimby.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/google_preferred_source_badge.png\" width=\"245\" height=\"40\" alt=\"Make YIMBY preferred on Google\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/yimbygram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YIMBYFB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Like<\/a>\u00a0YIMBY on Facebook<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yimbytweets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Follow<\/a> YIMBY\u2019s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/2700-international-boulevard\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2700 International Boulevard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/eden-housing\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eden Housing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/pgadesign\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGAdesign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/pyatok\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PYATOK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sfyimby.com\/category\/the-unity-council\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Unity Council<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The official groundbreaking ceremony was held late last week at 2700 International Boulevard in Oakland\u2019s Fruitvale neighborhood. 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