New Permits Refile Four-Home Project on Coolidge Avenue in Oakland

Additional permits, including a new zoning worksheet, were filed in late October for a multi-home development at 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue in Oakland. The project was approved in 2018 and last covered by SF YIMBY in 2021, but it has not advanced to completion.

Earlier applications showed four single-family homes across three floors, totaling about 6,950 square feet. The rearmost unit, nicknamed the purple house, is the largest at 1,900 square feet. Each home would have three bedrooms and three baths, with options such as a master suite terrace, parking, private backyard space, and land that could later accommodate a garage or ADU.

The newest renderings from Baran Studio Architecture arrange the front three structures around a shared, landscaped central courtyard. The units carry varied contemporary facades while keeping a consistent overall layout.

The site sits in the Dimond District near MacArthur Boulevard and runs parallel to I-580. Residents would be within walking distance of several grocery stores in the Fruitvale-Dimond area and have access to Dimond Park.

For developers, the refiling means the entitlement and permit path is being restarted, so the approved 2018 scheme should be checked against current zoning and permit requirements before assuming the earlier approvals still carry over.