East Bay Area Real Estate

Oakland may approve the building of luxury condominiums on what is now a historic site. The condos would occupy the site of the Schilling Gardens, which the Register of Historical Resources considers to be a landmark “of highest importance.”” Yet the garden would not be endangered today if city officials had accepted a prior owner’s [...]

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Diane Verducci, REALTOR at The GRUBB Co., writes in her September newsletter,
“Good News - Oakland has passed an ordinance to offer a voluntary seismic strengthening incentive program. Within 60 days of ownership the homeowner applies for the retrofit permit -if it complies with the standards, the $250 flat permit fee applies. Retrofitting must be completed [...]

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Recently launched website Oakland Crimespotting is an “interactive map of crimes in Oakland CA and a better way of understanding crime in cities. The map is completely explorable allowing users to pan, zoom, select date ranges, view specific types of crime and share links to particular views of the map.
Crimespotting uses data published on CrimeWatch, [...]

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