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Chestnut Linden Court

BRIDGE Housing Corp. creates and manages a range of affordable, high-quality housing for working families and seniors. As part of the campaign to revitalize West Oakland, the Oakland Housing Authority selected BRIDGE to develop Chestnut Linden Court. BRIDGE developed the neighborhood in two phases: the first phase, Chestnut Court, was built on the site of a severely distressed, vacant public housing project. The second phase, Linden Court, is a higher-density development on a 1.6-acre parcel located a half-block from Chestnut Court.

Noodle Factory Homes: Oakland, CA

To help address the chronic shortage of work and performance space for artists and artisans, in 2009 Northern California Land Trust, a Berkeley-based nonprofit housing developer, renovated a rundown former noodle factory in West Oakland. The Noodle Factory condos earned the GreenPoint Rated label.

GreenCity Lofts, Emeryville

GreenCity Lofts, on the border of Emeryville and Oakland, exemplifies how green building principles can be effectively incorporated into a larger residential development. Designed by internationally renowned Swatt Architects, this urban infill project provides a mix of 62 lofts, townhomes and single-level units.

This case study was written for the 2005 Green Home Tour in Alameda County.

Sankofa House, Berkeley, CA

Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) is an Alameda County–based nonprofit organization that helps homeless, poor and disabled people achieve health and self-sufficiency. Sankofa House is Phase II in BOSS’s creation of Ursula Sherman Village, a development in West Berkeley that provides a beautiful, safe setting where homeless families can build skills that are essential to escaping homelessness and living independently in the community.

Breakers at Bayport Apartments, Alameda, CA

In March 2006, Resources for Community Development (RCD) completed construction on a 62-unit community of affordable-rate homes on Alameda Island that features energy-efficient construction, rainwater-catching bioswales and low-water landscaping.

Fruitvale Avenue Homes, Oakland, CA

In 2003, East Bay Habitat for Humanity (EBH), an independent affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, built four single-family homes in Oakland’s Fruitvale District. This was East Bay Habitat for Humanity’s first green development.

Crossroads, Oakland, CA

Crossroads is 125-bed emergency housing facility in Oakland, California. The project skillfully marries environmental responsibility and social justice.

Fillmore Center, San Francisco - LEED Certification Progress Report

This is a July 2009 PowerPoint Presentation from Sustainable Energy Partners about green upgrade efforts underway at Fillmore Center in San Francisco. This project is not affiliated with StopWaste.

Fillmore Center is a 1,100-unit multifamily property that upgraded central systems, tightened systems operations, addressed waste stream issues and engaged occupants to improve environmental performance. The property is certified by the LEED Existing Building green building rating system.

Posado de Colores, Oakland

Posada de Colores is home to 113 seniors in the Fruitvale district of Oakland. The 100- unit building is owned by Unity Council and was built in 1976. At the time of upgrade, many of the original building systems were still in place. The upgrade project gathered loans and grants from HUD and the City of Oakland. All upgrades were conducted while the units were occupied, not requiring relocation of any tenants.

Erna P. Harris Court, Berkeley

Erna P. Harris Court in the City of Berkeley was first conceived of as an affordable housing development for very-low income and formerly homeless persons in 1994. In 2011, RCD substantially renovated Erna P. Harris Court to reposition the property for thirty more years of service.

Click the Download button to read the case study published by Resources for Community Development.

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