4401 San Leandro Street
Oakland, CA
Acquired: 1984 from Vulcan Foundry Company
Property description: 103,000 square foot project, now a thriving artists’ colony in the heart of industrial Oakland.
History: The property was used as a Foundry until ODI’s acquisition.
Redevelopment: In 1986, the project was developed into sixty unit clusters around a series of open-air courtyards, which function as exhibit space, garden patch, and community meeting ground.
Current status: The building was sold September 2006.