Uptown — a public/private partnership, mixed-use community by Forest City, MacFarlane Partners and the City of Oakland — has been certified by the U.S. Green Building Council as the first LEED Silver certified multi-family project in Oakland, Calif.
The first phase of the new mixed-use community is now complete and open for leasing. Uptown will offer 665 distinctive apartment homes – 25 percent of which will be designated as affordable rental housing for low- and moderate-income residents – as well as 9,000 square feet of street-level retail.
The Uptown’s design is based on Smart Growth principles, and is an integral part of the redevelopment of the downtown Oakland area.
The Uptown is being built by a subsidiary of Forest City Residential Group, Inc., through a joint venture with MacFarlane Partners. The project represents a true public/private partnership between the two firms and the City of Oakland Redevelopment Agency.