Central City East

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The Central City East Project Area is one of the newest and is the second largest redevelopment area in Oakland. It is comprised of four sub-areas, designated around the major commercial corridors in the area (from north to south):

• Eastlake (International Blvd corridor)
• Fruitvale/San Antonio (Fruitvale Ave corridor and Foothill Blvd corridor)
• Central East Oakland (Foothill Blvd corridor and Bancroft Ave corridor)
• Elmhurst (Bancroft Ave commercial corridor)

• Description of Project Area
• Contacts
• Demographic Information

Description of Project Area

Date Created: February 2002
Created by Ordinance/Resolution: Resolution No. 02-05 C.M.S.
Redevelopment Plan Approved: July 29, 2003
Plan Termination Date: July 29, 2033
Subject to 1993 Reforms: Yes
Size: 3339 Acres
Location (general): 1st Ave to Oakland/San Leandro border, International to various streets including MacArthur and Foothill Blvd

Redevelopment Plan (5.7MB)
Map of the area

Contact Information

Project Advisory Committee:

Central City East Project Advisory Committee
Meetings are 1st Monday of every month
Patton University
2433 Coolidge Ave
6:30 p.m.
Sheryl Walton, Chair

Archive of PAC Meeting Minutes

Community Economic Development Agency Staff:

Theresa Navarro
Project Manager
Redevelopment Division
(510) 238-6250
tmnavarro@oaklandnet.com

City of Oakland Central City East webpage

Demographics

	Central City East
	1990	2000	% change
Total population	78,533	89,341	+14%
Race
% White	13	19
% Black	52	37
% Am. Indian/Alaskan Native	1	1
% Asian/Pacific Islander	18	17
% Other	16	21
% Two or more races	N/A	5
% Hispanic	24	38
Income
Mean Household Income (1999 $)	36,131	40,248	+11%
% Persons Below Pov.	27	27
Employment
% Labor Force Unemployed	14	12
% 16 yrs+ not in labor force	42	46
Housing
% Owner occupied housing units	37	35
% HH paying > 30% of income for housing	47	44
Mean value of owner occ. housing units (2000 $)	142,330	152,196	+7%
Educational attainment
% 25 yrs. + with HS deg. or higher	59	55
% 25 yrs. + with bach. deg. or higher	7	9
Source: US Census Bureau, Summary File 3, 1990 and 2000