Over half of Alameda County’s homeless veterans are located in Oakland, and Embark Apartments takes one step towards addressing their need for permanent, affordable homes. Using high-density urban design, this apartment building is reserved solely for veterans and their families. Rock Paper Scissors, an Oakland-based arts collective, will bring its mission of fostering creativity and collaboration to the ground-floor commercial space.
The GreenPoint Rated Building is centrally located in Uptown Oakland, close to transit, shopping, schools, libraries, parks and two Veterans Administration service centers. Residents will enjoy a podium courtyard, two community rooms, and access to a roof deck overlooking the Bay. The project includes a comprehensive resident services plan with on-site services from Adobe Services and Veterans Affairs. The apartments will provide healthy homes and services that encourage resident interaction and support each veteran and family.
The GreenPoint Rated Building is centrally located in Uptown Oakland, close to transit, shopping, schools, libraries, parks and two Veterans Administration service centers. Residents will enjoy a podium courtyard, two community rooms, and access to a roof deck overlooking the Bay. The project includes a comprehensive resident services plan with on-site services from Adobe Services and Veterans Affairs. The apartments will provide healthy homes and services that encourage resident interaction and support each veteran and family.
The Stats:
Address: 2126 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland
Number of People Housed: 85
Who Lives Here: Individual veterans and veterans with small families; more than half of the households are recently unhoused.
Type: New
Size: 62 apartment homes
Density: 206.67
Completed: February 2020
Property Management: The John Stewart Company
Architect: SGPA Architecture and Planning
General Contractor: J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.
Funding & Financing: VHHP, Alameda County A1 Bond funds, FHLB, Bank of the West, Wells Fargo Bank Equity, Wells Fargo Foundation, Home Depot, Oakland Housing Authority Project Based Vouchers and VASH vouchers.