Oakland

The community will house up to 48 residents, including couples, on previously empty, city-owned lots on Edes Avenue and Clara Street near libraries, parks, clinics, and transit.

Each 325 gross sq.ft. studio unit will have a living space with bed, storage space, closet, desk, kitchenette with 2-burner stove top, kitchen sink, refrigerator and area for food prep and storage, as well as an ensuite bathroom within the unit. Each unit will have a door that locks, a window and a heating/air conditioning unit with individual resident control. High-speed internet will be available and an elevator to reach the second-floor units. 20% of units will be accessible to people with mobility disabilities and 12% with hearing or visibility disabilities.

Key Features:

• 40 permanent housing units (anticipated opening: Fall 2025)

• On-site laundry, shared gathering spaces, and trauma-informed design

• 20% of units ADA-accessible

Residents will receive wraparound services from Housing Consortium of the East Bay (HCEB), including housing navigation, behavioral health support, employment assistance, and life skills coaching. These services are designed to help residents stabilize, age in place with dignity, or transition to more permanent housing.

HCEB was founded in 1997 and has fulfilled its mission by providing housing outreach and support services, developing affordable housing, partnering with other nonprofit and for-profit companies to secure set-asides within larger rental communities, and owning and operating permanent support housing.

Sadly, older adults are the fastest-growing population experiencing homelessness in California and the largest share of individuals encountering homelessness for the first time in their lives. While experiencing homelessness at any age is severely destructive to an individual’s well-being, it is not surprising that 72% of older adults experiencing homelessness recently reported a disabling condition, including a physical, mental, or emotional impairment that significantly impeded their ability to live independently, and could be improved with housing.

Ensuring seniors with disabilities have appropriate housing and care is largely achievable through scaling supportive housing that combines housing with wraparound supportive services to meet their medical, physical, and behavioral health needs. We are proud to partner to deliver this community.