Stacking Oakland’s Largest Modular Housing Project

OAKLAND – Crowds gathered in Oakland on Thursday to witness the module crane installation of the Coliseum Connections apartment building. In less than three weeks, the site will have transformed from an empty foundation to a fully erected, five-story apartment building. Crews will then turn their focus to installing 44 townhomes, also built using prefabricated modules.

“The modules go in incredibly fast,” said Deanne Tipton of Cahill Contractors. “We will save multiple months compared with a typical project.”

With construction costs soaring in the Bay Area, modular methods are a sought after solution to speed up timelines and lower the costs of building.

“The goal here is to bring in affordable housing for working class families where they need it most,” said Michael Johnson of UrbanCore Development. “The effort then expands into creating jobs and trying to raise up East Oakland as a whole.”

The one- and two-bedroom units will be split; half set aside for low-income residents and the other half rented at market rates.

The project is centered where demand is high and real estate is a premium; adjacent to the Coliseum BART Station and a short walk across a foot bridge to the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle Arena where the Athletics and Warriors play respectively.

After crane installation is complete, contractors will continue exterior and interior corridor connections and final finishes. The 110 unit project, which broke ground on October 6, 2017, is expected to begin housing tenants early next year.

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Modular housing near Coliseum BART station being built quickly

Guerdon has a storied track record of successfully completed projects, including 1,500 housing units in the Bay Area. Two East Bay projects neighboring the Coliseum include: The Union Flats & San Leandro Senior Apartments.