Ancora Place is a publicly-funded, five-story mixed-use affordable housing development on International Boulevard in East Oakland. The mid-block site consolidates several narrow parcels to join a contiguous series of affordable properties owned by SAHA that include Eastside Arts & Housing and Camino 23. Design inspiration is drawn from the eclectic, multi-ethnic San Antonio neighborhood that is at a land use inflection point between light industrial and commercial. Nearby structures dating from the 1880s to early 1900s are experiencing adaptive reuse while International develops as a transit corridor including a new bus rapid transit line.
The L-shaped building forms a generous, protected at-grade courtyard. In pursuit of GreenPoint Rated Platinum certification, Ancora Place will fully incorporate active and passive environmental systems. Each unit has fresh air intakes with filters to mitigate the effects of the heavy truck traffic on I-880 and East 12th Street. Additional features include rooftop PV and solar thermal panels.
Personnel (as Executive Architect)
- Peter Waller / PIC
- Janey Madamba / PM
- Hannah Howland / JC
- Thierry Roule & Rachael Davidoff / CA
Project Team
- Phillips Win / Design Architect
- HKIT / Interiors
- Cahill / General Contractor
- PGA / Landscape
- Luk & Assoc. / Civil
- Element Structural Engineers
- H&M / Mechanical
- BWF / Electrical
- Beyond Efficiency / Sustainability
- Alpine / Utilities
- Sasha Moravec / Photography
