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Architectural Dimensions Revived the Historic Fox Theater

admin2019-09-11T18:33:52+00:00November 29th, 2012|

Architectural Dimensions received the National Preservation Award in 2009 for the renovation of the historic Fox Theater and home of the Oakland School for the Performing Arts in Old Oakland. The project has received numerous accolades and has driven the revitalization of the district now known as Uptown Oakland. Articles about the Fox Theater's renovation pepper the web and major acts perform at the venue on a regular basis. Continue Reading

Winter 2012 Newsletter

admin2019-09-11T18:34:19+00:00November 23rd, 2012|

Architectural Dimensions is proud to announce it's moved office to the historic Rotunda Building in downtown Oakland. After 30 years in Walnut Creek, it is only fitting to call the Rotunda Building home. In this issue: President's Update Hilton Garden Inn - Palo Alto, CA Hampton Inn & Suites - Bellevue, WA Download Newsletter

Oakland Army Base Public Outreach Publication

admin2019-09-11T18:34:37+00:00October 29th, 2012|

As Program Manager, Architectural Dimensions is the core of the Consultant Team charged with planning and organizing tasks and issues for all aspects of the Oakland Army Base Project. Working closely with the Consulting Team, the Developer, the City of Oakland and the Port of Oakland to design new infrastructure and future improvements to enhance operation of the Port that is a vital part of California’s economy, Architectural Dimensions works closely with all development team members to ensure compliance with presiding regulations and delivery of a project that meets the goals of the City and Port of Oakland. Day to day efforts include tracking and housing of all documents and information including management of the project web page. Project Management has been at the core of AD’s work leading to development of sophisticated systems to track and manage large projects. A well rounded knowledge of land planning, building codes, development, engineering and construction enables AD to manage all facets of large projects. Download Article Visit Site

Novato Mission Lodge Project Website

admin2019-09-11T18:35:04+00:00October 10th, 2012|

The Mission Lodge Hotel site, currently a small 18-unit apartment complex in the heart of downtown Novato has outlived its useful life. The old building constructed over 60 years ago has deteriorated to where reconstruction and maintenance are no longer viable options to sustain the building. The Owner has pursued selling the property over the past seven years but the risk of purchase (to a buyer) without guaranteed approvals for a new development devalues the property substantially. Maintaining ownership and self-redevelopment of the property makes the most financial sense for the Owner. It also will yield a better product for the Community as the current Owner can more afford to develop amenities that a new buyer cannot. The Owner has been an investor in apartments for more than 30 years and therefore has the experience to redevelop the Mission Lodge site with new apartments. For a variety of reasons development of new senior apartments makes sense for this property so Architectural Dimensions has gone to work on research, discovery and design to find a development solution for his reinvestment in the property.

Oakland Army Base: A letter to President Obama

admin2019-09-11T18:35:17+00:00July 24th, 2012|

Dear President Obama, The people of Oakland would like to welcome you back to our town. You may have heard about a few things happening in Oakland since your last visit: hundreds of families pushed out of their homes by foreclosure; the still-too-high incarceration rate for young people and the even higher drop-out rate; our high-profile local Occupy movement that captured the hearts and minds of thousands. But what you might not know is that one of the most innovative development deals of the decade is happening here in Oakland... Continue Reading

Oakland Army Base TIGER Grant

admin2019-09-11T18:35:36+00:00July 9th, 2012|

US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. visited the Port of Oakland Army Base redevelopment site Monday, July 9, 2012 to see where the Port will be constructing the first phase of its rail project that received $15 million in federal TIGER grant funding. The $15 million is from the fourth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program (FY2012). Continue Reading

Oakland Army Base $1 Billion Deal

admin2019-09-11T18:35:48+00:00June 20th, 2012|

More than a decade after the military's departure, Oakland's former army base looks to have a new lease on life as a logistics and warehousing center projected to deliver thousands of jobs for city residents. The City Council overwhelmingly approved the $1 billion army base deal Tuesday, just beating a state-imposed deadline for the project to keep a $242 million grant Download Article Continue Reading

Fox Theater California Redevelopment Association

admin2019-09-11T18:36:06+00:00February 5th, 2012|

On February 5, 2009, the Bay Area celebrated the grand reopening of the historic Fox Oakland Theater in downtown Oakland. First opened in 1928, it served as a movie theater, vaudeville house and live theater venue for many years. But, like most inner city theaters, it fell victim to the times and closed in 1973. The Oakland Redevelopment Agency purchased the blighted, vacant theater in 1996. The Agency invested $50 million in equity and loans for its renovation. The project also received $36 million in state and federal grants, Historic and New Markets Tax Credit equity, and private capital financing. The result is a mixed-use project, which includes a fully-restored 3,000-seat performing arts theater, a new home for the Oakland School for the Arts, and a restaurant and bar. Coupled with the historic Paramount Theatre located two blocks away, the Fox Theater is anchoring Oakland’s emerging Uptown Arts & Entertainment District, bringing new life to Oakland Continue Reading

Oakland Army Base in Contra Costa Times

admin2019-09-11T18:36:34+00:00January 10th, 2012|

The future of the Oakland Army Base is littered with past failed ideas: movie studio, Indian casino, convention center and world-class hotel among them. Yet the plan with staying power appears to be one without glitz or glamour. The development team of California Capital & Investment Group and ProLogis is nearly ready to unveil a plan that capitalizes on the blue-collar strengths of the Port of Oakland, and in so doing enriches the city and the region. Could 2012 be the year of the Army Base? Phil Tagami, managing partner of investment group, thinks so. Download Article

Fox Theater Traditional Building Magazine

admin2019-09-11T18:36:42+00:00August 5th, 2011|

In October 1928, when the Fox Theater first opened its doors in Oakland, CA, thousands came to experience Hollywood's newest innovation: talking films. Audiences for Howard Hawks's The Air Circus and an accompanying live stage show found themselves inside an enormous, dazzling fantasy palace. The buff brick and terra-cotta building was a lively collision of Moorish, Indian, Medieval and Baghdadian influences, with a massive polychrome dome, endless decorative plaster and paint, wood graining, gilding and even a pair of statues, which everyone called the "Buddhas," flanking the stage. Continue Reading

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