California Hotel

3501 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, California 94608

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The California Hotel is a historic landmark on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1929, it originally operated as a commercial hotel and venue where jazz and blues greats performed, including Billie Holiday, James Brown, Sly Stone, Mahalia Jackson and Big Mama Thornton. In the 1960s the I-580 freeway was built adjacent to the building, dividing and isolating West Oakland. With the changing regional economic geography the neighborhood and building fell into steep decline and by 1971 the California Hotel was shut down and abandoned. In 2012 EBALDC joined the neighborhood planning efforts for the San Pablo Ave. Corridor to preserve and renovate the building as affordable apartments with community and commercial spaces. The California Hotel completed its renovations in 2014 and now provides 137 residential units of safe and healthy affordable housing and 8,000 square feet of ground floor commercial space.

Unit (Bd/Ba)	Ft²	Rent
Studio (Studio/1)	-	Call for Price
One Bedroom (1/1)	-	Call for Price
Two Bedroom (2/1)	-	Call for Price

Eligibility for California Hotel

Generally, households earning up to the income limit in the table below for their household size are eligible for units participating in a HUD rental assistance program in Oakland but actual income limits may differ for units at California Hotel.

AMI Band	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person
50%	$51,800	$59,200	$66,600	$73,950

Generally, households earning up to the income limit in the table below for their household size are eligible for units participating in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program in Oakland but actual income limits may differ for units at California Hotel.

AMI Band	1 Person	2 Person	3 Person	4 Person
Very Low Income (50%)	$51,800	$59,200	$66,600	$73,950
Low Income (60%)	$62,160	$71,040	$79,920	$88,740

California Hotel Details

70 studio, one and two bedroom units.
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Property Amenities

Computer Lab
Community Room
Community Garden
On-Site Laundry

Office Hours

Day	Hours
Monday	9:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday	9:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday	9:00am-5:00pm
Thursday	9:00am-5:00pm
Friday	9:00am-5:00pm

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a certain number of units are set aside for lower income households. Households must earn either less than 50% or 60% of the area median income (depending on the set-aside option chosen by the property owner) to qualify for these units. Rents in these units are capped at a maximum of 30% of the set-aside area median income (adjusted for unit size). Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC and therefore have higher rents and no maximum household income requirement.