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About The Property

Cathedral Gardens will provide 100 new affordable homes to families and persons with special needs in the Uptown District. The new development will include the restoration of an historic 1916 rectory that was originally part of the St. Francis de Sales Cathedral complex as well as the new construction of two three- and four-story multifamily structures. The rectory building will be restored and rehabilitated in conformance with the US Department of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

  • The Building

Site Address: ​618, 628 and 638 21st Street​
Units: 100 one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments, including one manager’s unit​
Phone Number: ​(510) 500-9434
Planned Use: Affordable family and special needs rental housing
Green Building: ​​Projected: LEED for Homes Gold
Completion Date: Fall 2014​
Awards: NAHRO Award of Excellence

  • The People

Architect(s): Chris Lamen and Associates, Inc.
Landowner: Oakland Housing Authority
Project Partner(s): ​EAH Housing
Population(s) Served: Families​, and individuals with special needs, with maximum incomes up to 60% of AMI
Section 3: The development was subject to Section 3 requirements. There were 182 new hires, of which 103 (58%) were Section 3 qualified new hires, including two hires that were OHA residents  

  • The Funding

Development Cost: $41,000,000
Sources of Funding:

  • Oakland Housing Authority
  • OHA Long-Term Land Lease
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher loan
  • ​City of Oakland
  • Chase Bank
  • Merritt Community Capital
  • Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco – AHP grant
  • California Housing Finance Agency – MHSA Loan
  • HOPWA