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The Central District Redevelopment Area has been the overwhelming focus of the redevelopment agency for nearly the past 20 years. It was created in 1969, encompasses the downtown area from Embarcadero past Grand Ave between Lake Merritt and I-980, as well as a few other areas. This project area has seen significant amounts of development in the past two decades. This focus was increased with the introduction of Mayor Jerry Brown's 10K Housing Initiative, which was designed to bring 10,000 residents back to the downtown area. This initiative is nearing completion, with approximately 5,000 units built in the downtown area during Mayor Brown's term. The overwhelming amount of activity means that the large majority of revenue generated by ORA has come from this area, as has much of its debt (see below).

Description of Project Area

Date Created: 1969
Redevelopment Plan Approved: June 12, 1969
Plan Termination Date: January 1, 2009
Subject to 1993 Reforms: No
Tax Increment Revenue Limit: $1,348,862,000
Size: 827 Acres
Location (general): Embarcadero West to 28th St., I-980/Telegraph Ave to Lake Merritt/Fallon St./Bay St.

Contacts

Community Economic Development Agency Staff:  

Dan Vanderpriem
Redevelopment Director
(510) 637-0241
dvanderpriem@oaklandnet.com

City of Oakland Central District webpage

Financial Information

Tax Increment (TIF) Revenue

 
FY 89-90
FY 90-91
FY 91-92
FY 92-93
FY 93-94
FY 94-95
FY 95-96
FY 96-97
Gross TIF **
22,522,518
24,281,199
28,233,254
25,468,789
26,302,123
22,360,804
23,090,268
20,835,725
Payments to Other Agencies
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Set-Asides
4,504,504
4,856,240
5,646,651
4,618,054
4,167,145
Net TIF
18,018,014
19,424,959
22,586,603
18,472,214
16,668,580
 
FY 97-98
FY 98-99
FY 99-00
FY 00-01
FY 01-02
FY 02-03
FY 03-04*
FY 04-05*
Gross TIF **
21,355,521
21,663,262
23,771,923
25,329,930
29,288,188
34,078,821
33,437,947
34,273,895
Payments to Other Agencies
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Set-Asides
4,271,104
4,332,652
4,754,385
5,065,986
5,857,638
9,576,149
10,365,764
10,967,646
Net TIF
17,084,417
17,330,610
19,017,538
20,263,944
23,430,550
24,502,672
23,072,183
23,306,249
* Projected in ORA Budget for FY 2003-2005
* *From State Controller “Community Redevelopment Agencies Annual Report”

Set-Asides

  FY 89-90 FY 90-91 FY 91-92 FY 92-93 FY 93-94 FY 94-95 FY 95-96 FY 96-97
Housing Set Aside $4,504,504 $4,856,240 $5,646,651 $5,093,758 $5,260,425 $4,472,161 $4,618,054 $4,167,145
ERAF Shift $0 $0 $0       $0 $0
Total Set Asides $4,504,504 $4,856,240 $5,646,651       $4,618,054 $4,167,145
  FY 97-98 FY 98-99 FY 99-00 FY 00-01 FY 01-02 FY 02-03 FY 03-04* FY 04-05*
Housing Set Aside $4,271,104 $4,332,652 $4,754,385 $5,065,986 $5,857,638 $8,519,705 $8,359,487 $8,568,474
ERAF Shift $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,056,443 $2,006,277 $2,399,173
Total Set Asides $4,271,104 $4,332,652 $4,754,385 $5,065,986 $5,857,638 $9,576,149 $10,365,764 $10,967,646
* Projected in ORA Budget for FY 2003-2005

Bonds  

Bond Name/Type Issuing Agency Date Maturity Date Principal Outstanding
(as of 7/1/2005 )*
Refunding Revenue Bonds (Local Government Financing Authority) U.S. Bank 8/1/1989 9/1/2019 $0
Subordinated Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds U.S. Bank 8/25/1992 9/1/2019 $0
Senior Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds JP Morgan Chase Bank 11/15/1992 2/1/2014 $52,365,000
Subordinated Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds U.S. Bank 3/1/1993 9/1/2021 $0
Subordinated Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds U.S. Bank 8/1/1995 9/1/2021 $0
Subordinated Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds BNY Western Trust Company 1/7/2003 9/1/2019 $112,950,000
* Projected in ORA Budget for FY 2003-2005  

Total Debt (As of 7/1/2005)

Total Bonded Debt $ 165,315,000
Other Debt $ 18,498,884
Total Debt $ 183,813,884

TIF Projections (from 2003 Subordinated Tax Allocation Refunding Bonds)

  FY 04-05 FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10

Yearly Incremental

Revenue
$2,540,704 $2,593,010 $2,646,363 $2,700,782 $2,756,290 $2,812,908
Total Gross TIF Revenue $32,630,000 $33,225,000 $33,833,000 $34,452,000 $35,083,000 $35,727,000
Total Net TIF Revenue $25,803,000 $26,275,000 $26,755,000 $27,245,000 $27,744,000 $28,253,000

Demographics

 
Central District
1990
2000
% change
Total population 11,926 13,911 17
Race
 
% White 24 19  
% Black 29 27
% Am. Indian/Alaskan Native 1 0
% Asian/Pacific Islander 44 48
% Other 3 3
% Two or more races
N/A
4
% Hispanic 6 7
Income
 
Mean Household Income (1999 $) 33,182 29,295 -12
% Persons Below Pov. 21 26  
Employment
 
% Labor Force Unemployed 10 7  
% 16 yrs+ not in labor force 48 53
Housing
 
% Owner occupied housing units 10 12  
% HH paying > 30% of income for housing 50 41  
Mean value of owner occ. housing units (2000 $) 169,666 214,725 27
Educational attainment
 
% 25 yrs. + with HS deg. or higher 61 65  
% 25 yrs. + with bach. deg. or higher 16 21
Source: US Census Bureau, Summary File 3, 1990 and 2000

 

 
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