This new neighborhood, situated on seven-and-a-half acres in the southern end of Oakland, has a range of affordable housing, green pathways, pocket parks, and open spaces.
The development has achieved one of the first LEED ND Certified Gold Plans.
All buildings are certified at the highest level of green standard—LEED for Homes Platinum—incorporating a wide range of complementary green strategies including solar power for on-site generation of electricity and hot water.
Read "Design as Balm for a Community's Soul," Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman's review of Tassafaronga Village and Richardson Apartments in the New York Times.