Resources for Community Development

Construction is well underway at Longfellow Corner! ??? Half of the concrete has been poured for 77 new affordable homes coming to the City of Oakland in 2026, with the remainder scheduled to be poured this week! Thank you Branagh Construction for capturing this exciting progress and SVA Architects for sharing. Keep up the fantastic work! Together, we're building more than just structures - we're creating opportunities for families to thrive.

??? Maudelle Miller Shirek Community welcomes its first residents home! ?? Last week, RCD welcomed our first new residents of 2025. We are thrilled to share that 87 households will now call Maudelle Miller Shirek Community home! This new, affordable community sits across the street from the Ashby BART station, just one stop away from RCD’s office in Berkeley! We are honored to dedicate this building to Maudelle Miller Shirek, a steadfast advocate and pillar of the Black community in Berkeley who dedicated her life to the community and those marginalized by society. We're also excited to be welcoming Healthy Black Families to our ground floor commercial space in the coming months! Their mission to advance equity for Black communities perfectly embodies Maudelle's vision for Berkeley and beyond. Our outstanding partners made this achievement possible. Special thanks to MWA Architects, Inc. and Nibbi Brothers General Contractors for their vision and exceptional work bringing this community to life. We're grateful to our funders at City of Berkeley, California Department of Housing & Community Development, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and Bank of America for their ongoing commitment to affordable housing. As we move forward in 2025, we remain dedicated to creating more affordable homes where Bay Area residents can thrive!

???Rick Judd Commons is opening its doors! RCD is thrilled to share that construction of Rick Judd Commons is now complete, bringing 62 new, affordable homes to the City of Concord. We look forward to welcoming over 100 new residents to their homes in the coming weeks and months! We are honored to dedicate this new building to Rick Judd, a long-standing member of RCD's Board of Directors, who brought his sharp intellect, moral clarity, and deep compassion to every challenge. Thank you to our partners who helped make this vision a reality, in particular J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc. and Lowney Architecture for years of hard work and dedication. And thank you to our committed funders at City of Concord, Contra Costa County, and California Department of Housing & Community Development for their unwavering support in addressing the Bay Area's housing needs.

Cue the confetti! ? RCD is celebrating the start of construction of Longfellow Corner in Oakland! We are revitalizing the site and transforming it into 77 affordable, nonprofit-owned and operated, rental homes in Oakland near the MacArthur BART Station. We were thrilled to mark this milestone this morning with some of our partners and supporters. A heartfelt thank you to City of Oakland, U.S. Bank, California Department of Housing & Community Development, REDSTONE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC, Branagh Construction, and SVA Architects!

? Prop 5 gives local voters the power to address the #affordablehousing and public infrastructure needs in their communities. That’s why RCD staff proudly supports #YesOnProp5. Will you join us? Learn more about this important initiative at YesOnProp5.org.

We're hiring! Open roles include Project Manager - Real Estate Development, Communications Manager, and Resident Services Coordinator! Learn more and apply online at: https://lnkd.in/gHT377q #affordablehousing

We're hiring! Join our Berkeley-based team as a Communications Manager or Resident Services Coordinator. More information and link to apply: https://lnkd.in/gHT377q

Bell Street Gardens, our new #affordablehousing community in Fremont, is looking fantastic with construction is in its final stages. We're in the home stretch! ?? (pun intended). Many thanks to the hard work of our partners: James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corp. and Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP)!

RCD supports Prop 5! Alicia Klein, our Associate Director of Real Estate Development, made a great case for why it will help California build more housing in a letter in the San Francisco Chronicle: https://lnkd.in/gTQm8Ay8

Prop 5 gives local voters the power to address the affordable housing and public infrastructure needs in their communities. That’s why RCD proudly supports Yes On Prop 5. Will you join us? Learn more about this important initiative at YesOnProp5.org.?