Oakland Army Base Pre-Development Planning

Oakland Base Reuse Authority (OBRA) and Oakland Redevelopment Agency (ORA)

Located at the foot of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, the decommissioned Oakland Army Base presents a tremendous opportunity for Oakland to create a new gateway into the city while also increasing economic development opportunities. The Oakland Base Reuse Authority hired a team led by DC&E to create a development concept and strategy package for the 170-acre Gateway Development area within this unique waterfront site. Working within an accelerated four-month schedule, the team conducted a market scan of 25 potential uses for the site, evaluated the site’s opportunities and constraints, and prepared four detailed development alternatives that included site plans, renderings and a thorough evaluation of economic, environmental and social equity performance. The DC&E team presented this information to the OBRA Governing Body and the Oakland City Council for review and consideration. In addition, the team subsequently prepared an updated version of the study, including revised development alternatives and evaluations of each alternative, to reflect changing market conditions and additional input from the community. The City of Oakland is now using the study to proactively attract desired and feasible development to the site.