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 Tassafaronga is LEED for Homes Platinum certified.
"This project works on every level, creating a haven for its occupants without forgetting to engage its communities. The team preserved embodied energy by artfully repurposing an existing building. Variety and articulation of different building and unit types are expressed both on the exterior facing the street, as well as the interiors facing the public gathering areas. It admirably achieves every one of the goals the team set out to meet."
—2011 AIA Housing Awards jury
 Tassafaronga is a Gold Certified LEED ND neighborhood.
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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.
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 The Oakland Housing Authority townhouses at Tassafaronga Village are on track to be certified at LEED for Homes Platinum.
 Image: Brian Rose
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Townhouses
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 Apartment building podium level plan.
 The apartment building courtyard is a green roof over the structured parking. Image: Brian Rose
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Apartments
A three-story apartment building features affordable rental units in multiple configurations. Apartments flank a hidden parking structure, setting a residential rather than industrial tone, and also enclose a second-level open-air courtyard. The front of the building is topped with a rolling green roof.
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 The apartment building faces the pedestrian mews with grade level direct access to individual units. These lower units hide the garage. Image: Brian Rose
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 The Village Square shared space encourages community.
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Village Square
Tassafaronga is anchored by a large public plaza known as the Village Square. Each of the three new areas of housing also has a semi-private shared space, creating sheltered play and gathering areas for children and residents.
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 The Pasta Factory entry. Image: Brian Rose
 Image: Brian Rose
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Pasta Factory
A defunct pasta factory and parcel of unused industrial land are reclaimed as small affordable apartments with a neighborhood-serving medical clinic.
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 Habitat for Humanity Kinsell Commons at 84th Street aerial view.
 Rendering of Habitat for Humanity's Kinsell Commons.
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Habitat for Humanity
Twenty-two family townhomes are going up in cooperation with the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. The recipient families of these homes personally participate in the construction of the buildings, with 500 hours of sweat-equity labor, which they are then able to purchase with an extremely low-interest mortgage.
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Tassafaronga-leed-homes-checklist
Tassafaronga is LEED for Homes Platinum certified.
Tassafaronga Village achieved LEED for Homes Platinum Certification in May 2011. Download the PDF of Tassafaronga's LEED for Homes project checklist.
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Tassafaronga-leed-nd-checklist
Download the PDF of Tassafaronga's LEED for Neighborhood Development Pilot project checklist.
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| project data |
Tassafaronga Village
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20517 |
| Oakland, California |
Completed May 2010
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| number of units |
OHA studio
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7 |
OHA townhome
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77 |
OHA 1 bedroom
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16 |
OHA 2 bedroom
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34 |
OHA 3 bedroom
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23 |
Oakland Housing Authority total
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157 |
Habitat for Humanity total
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22 |
| density ratios |
project sf OHA
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223,032 |
site acres OHA + Habitat
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7.5 |
total bedrooms OHA + Habitat
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441 |
bedrooms/acre OHA + Habitat
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58 |
units/acre OHA + Habitat
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25 |
| parking |
OHA total
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200 |
| Habitat total |
30 |
spaces/unit OHA + Habitat
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1.2 |
| type |
garage + surface
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| certification |
LEED ND Gold Plan
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October 2008 |
LEED for Homes Platinum
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May 2011 |
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