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 offer to donate it to the city in 2005″. – East Bay Express

Read more:

A Wasted Opportunity – East Bay Express

42-story scoping sessions loom over Schilling Garden – Grand Lake Guardian

The FutureofOakland Blog wrote an interesting article regarding this back in September 2006 -How Much Would You Pay for this Garden?

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