Oakland东部119套永久可负担住房动工：总投资1.35亿美元，25%住房预留特殊需求人群
位于加州阿拉米达县 Oakland 市东部的 Residences at Liberation Park 可负担住房项目11月3日正式动工。开发方 Black Cultural Zone 社区发展公司（BCZ）与 Eden Housing 当日宣布，这个资金已全部落实、总投资1.35亿美元的项目将为 East Oakland 带来119套永久可负担住房，并推进一个由社区主导、兼顾住房、经济机会与文化传承 的整体愿景。
项目地址为 2751 73rd Avenue，紧邻 Eastmont Mall 与 Eastmont Transit Center。这栋六层建筑将提供开放式、一居室、两居室和三居室户型，面向极低、低与非常低收入家庭，入住家庭收入须为阿拉米达县地区中位收入的20%至60%。其中25%的住房将预留给经广泛社区参与过程确定的特殊需求人群，以回应 East Oakland 居民直接提出的住房需求。
BCZ 首席执行官 Carolyn Johnson 表示，Liberation Park 不只是盖楼，而是为社区创造能够留在 East Oakland、成长和繁荣的条件；当社区愿景与强有力的开发伙伴和实实在在的投资结合时，这样的住宅就成为可能，建起的不只是住房，还有稳定、机会和一个植根于塑造了 East Oakland 世代的人与文化的未来。Eden Housing 总裁兼首席执行官 Linda Mandolini 表示，Eden 很自豪与 Black Cultural Zone 合作，为 East Oakland 带来119套高品质可负担住房，这类规模的项目需要强有力的伙伴关系与对社区的共同承诺。
项目的1.35亿美元资金来自公共、慈善与私营部门的广泛伙伴，包括加州住房与社区发展厅、加州战略增长委员会、阿拉米达县、Oakland 市政府、Oakland 住房局、Wells Fargo 与加州市政金融局等。其中 Wells Fargo 提供8,200万美元施工贷款，并投入5,700万美元低收入住房税收抵免股权，另出资近200万美元用于前期开发与 Liberation Park 周边社区振兴。市长 Barbara Lee 表示，每一位 East Oakland 居民都应有一个安全、可负担的家；众议员 Lateefah Simon（加州第12选区）表示，她在国会一直争取联邦资金支持可负担住房，并为动工和后续步骤感到振奋。
Residences at Liberation Park 是 BCZ 更大 Liberation Park 愿景的一部分，该愿景旨在 East Oakland 建立长期的文化与经济支点，让长期居民、艺术家、创业者和家庭能继续与社区相连。整体规划还包括一座拟建的约31,000平方英尺 Market Hall & Cultural Hub，内设本地餐饮与零售空间、户外庭院、演出与社区集会区、联合办公与办公空间，以及户外轮滑场等。Eden Housing 是一家拥有55多年经验的非营利机构，总部位于湾区，迄今已开发超过10,000套可负担住房。
（来源：Black Cultural Zone社区发展公司、Eden Housing）
119 Permanently Affordable Homes Break Ground in East Oakland: $135 Million Project Reserves 25% of Homes for Special-Needs Residents
The Residences at Liberation Park, an affordable housing development in East Oakland, in Alameda County, California, broke ground on November 3. Developers Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation (BCZ) and Eden Housing announced that the fully funded, $135 million project will bring 119 permanently affordable homes to East Oakland while advancing a broader community-led vision for housing, economic opportunity and cultural preservation.
Located at 2751 73rd Avenue, adjacent to Eastmont Mall and the Eastmont Transit Center, the six-story development will provide studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes for extremely low-, low- and very low-income households earning between 20% and 60% of the Alameda County area median income. Twenty-five percent of the homes will be reserved for special-needs populations identified through an extensive community engagement process, reinforcing the project's focus on housing needs identified directly by East Oakland residents.
BCZ CEO Carolyn Johnson said Liberation Park is about more than constructing buildings; it is about creating the conditions for the community to remain, grow and thrive in East Oakland, and that the residences represent what becomes possible when community vision is paired with strong development partners and meaningful investment, building not just housing but stability, opportunity and a future rooted in the people and culture that have shaped East Oakland for generations. Linda Mandolini, president and CEO of Eden Housing, said Eden is proud to partner with Black Cultural Zone to bring 119 high-quality affordable homes to East Oakland, and that projects of this scale require strong partnerships, collaboration and a shared commitment to the communities served.
The $135 million project is supported by a broad mix of public, philanthropic and private-sector partners, including the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the California Strategic Growth Council, Alameda County, the City of Oakland, the Oakland Housing Authority, Wells Fargo and the California Municipal Finance Authority. Wells Fargo provided an $82 million construction loan and invested $57 million in low-income housing tax credit equity, and contributed nearly $2 million for pre-development costs and neighborhood revitalization surrounding Liberation Park. Mayor Barbara Lee said every East Oaklander deserves a safe, affordable place to call home, and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon of California's 12th District said she has fought in Congress for federal funding for affordable housing and is excited for the groundbreaking and next steps.
The residences are one component of BCZ's larger Liberation Park vision, which seeks to establish a long-term cultural and economic anchor in East Oakland and help ensure longtime residents, artists, entrepreneurs and families can remain connected to the community. The broader plan includes a proposed 31,000-square-foot Market Hall & Cultural Hub with local food and retail vendor space, an outdoor courtyard, performance and community gathering areas, coworking and office space, and an outdoor roller-skating rink. Eden Housing is a Bay Area-based nonprofit organization with over 55 years of experience, and has developed more than 10,000 affordable homes since its inception.
(Source: Black Cultural Zone CDC and Eden Housing)
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