A new initiative to empower and reimagine small business strategies in Fruitvale is currently underway at The Unity Council! This month, the Small Business Services team recently launched Onward Oakland: Adelante Oakland in an effort to help Oakland small businesses develop an innovative business model while providing the resources they need. Onward Oakland: Adelante Oakland’s first launch includes Adelante Fruitvale: Adelante Comericante (Forward Fruitvale, Forward Merchant), a segmented […]
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The Unity Council’s Founder and Former CEO Visits Casa Arabella
The Unity Council recently celebrated another significant milestone, The Unity Council’s founder and former CEO’s first-ever tour inside Casa Arabella! As Arabella Martinez took her first steps inside Casa Arabella, the 94-unit affordable housing units next to the current construction site of Casa Sueños, she was overjoyed with the idea that after several decades in the making, she was able to walk into the apartment complex named […]
Casa Sueños Breaks Ground! Celebrating 181 Units of Affordable Housing in Fruitvale
Affordable housing advocates and community members and leaders gathered in the heart of Fruitvale to celebrate the launch of construction for Casa Sueños, a 181-unit affordable housing development steps away from the Fruitvale BART Station. Last month’s groundbreaking of Casa Sueños was a joyful celebration of partnership, collaboration, and community. In the words of The Unity Council’s founder and former […]
For Immediate Release: SVA Architects and The Unity Council Join Project Partners for Groundbreaking of Fruitvale Transit Village Phase IIB, Casa Sueños
National Model for TOD Development Continues Legacy with Third Stage of Redevelopment Oakland, CA, August 26, 2021 – This morning, SVA Architects and The Unity Council joined BRIDGE Housing to celebrate the Groundbreaking of Casa Sueños, the third stage of the award-willing Fruitvale Transit Village in Oakland, CA. Located at 3511 East 12th Street in […]
For Immediate Release: The Unity Council and BRIDGE Housing Break Ground on Casa Sueños
181 Affordable Homes for Families in Oakland’s Fruitvale District OAKLAND, August 26, 2021–Today, state and local dignitaries and the Oakland community will join nonprofit co-developers The Unity Council and BRIDGE Housing to celebrate the groundbreaking of Casa Sueños, which will provide 181 affordable homes for families along the bustling commercial corridor in Fruitvale Village. Casa […]
Casa Arabella Selected as one of the Winners of the Urban Land Institute’s Americas Awards for Excellence
Winners are automatically entered in the ULI Global Awards for Excellence competition. Twelve impressive developments from across North America have been selected as winners of the 2021 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence. The winners include 10 from the United States and two from Canada. ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognize […]
