Ferry Building Historic Preservation, Feasibility Study & Master Plan The purpose of this study was two fold: to update the design and development parameters for the renovation with new market conditions for its reuse and to develop an implementation strategy to phase, finance and manage the structure. The report describes the existing conditions and key factors that will affect the renovation and reuse of the building. The topics covered in this report are the existing tenants and revenue streams, regulatory constraints, historic preservation criteria, seismic and life safety considerations, transportation requirements, the market ability of different uses in the building, parking and loading requirements, architectural design and space planning, and approaches for implementation. As part of this report a series of alternatives were developed and programmed to provide a basis for financial evaluation. The alternative categories were divided into full renovation, and partial renovation. These alternatives explored the variables related to the mix of uses and of the configuration of the building including a fourth floor and a addition of fifth bay facing San Francisco’s bay.

CDA was responsible for the implementation of the project plan, the organization and timely performance of all the consultant work (14 sub-consultants), and the integration of all project team’s input into a coherent whole. CDA assisted the teams planning efforts in providing a thorough understanding of land issues surrounding the reuse and renovation of the Ferry Building. As part of the team, CDA assisted in the extensive community outreach efforts.

Treasure Island Reuse Plan was developed to facilitate the City’s decisions related to future development, to provide a framework for negotiations of property transfers, and to focus on the required environmental review. Building assessments were developed from documents provided by the Navy, conversations with Navy Staff, building occupants and field visits. The field visits involved a visual screening of the buildings. This process was intended to assist the City in understanding the typical status of building elements that affect life-safety, access, emergency egress, historic fabric as well as potential for reuse and leasing. The buildings that were assessed were divided into four distinct periods Government Claim Period (1850-1938), Golden Gate Exposition (1938-1940), Military Expansion (1940-1945), Post War (1945 to Present). The building types range from Type I to Type V, one story to five stories. The primary building deficiencies were the lack of handicapped accessibility, exiting issues, ventilation, and structural damage from the Loma Prieta Earthquake. CDA’s responsibility in the first phase of work was for the architectural evaluations of forty selected buildings on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island. The building evaluations included code compliance, historic significance, general condition, construction type, occupancy and architectural features. The scope included the assessment of overall conditions developing a database and order of magnitude costs for generic code upgrade recommendations with priority noted. In addition to this first phase scope of work, the second through fourth phase included the assistance of the formulation of strategies for the reuse of existing buildings and the development of the planning alternatives, selection and refinement of a preferred alternative, development standards and design guidelines.

Fruitvale Transit Village Feasibility Study & Master Plan As part of a Land Use Economic team, CDA provided the location area analysis, existing land use analysis, need assessment through interviews with local merchants and community organizations and intercept surveys with area shoppers, analysis of the City of Oakland’s General Plan and RDA policies for the area. With this information five alternative land use scenarios were developed for this eleven acre site adjacent to the Fruitvale BART Station. These plans included a phasing approach for development. CDA was responsible for planning and field research. Castroville, California