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St. Joseph's Home for the Aged was constructed in 1912 by the Little Sisters of the Poor as a convalescent home for the elderly at 2647 International Blvd. (then E.14th Street). It closed as a convalescent home in 1979 because it wasn't possible to bring it up to current health and safety standards at the time.
On November 13, 1984 the St. Joseph's Home for the Aged, which at that time was being operated as an office complex known as the St. Joseph's Professional Center, was designated as an Oakland Landmark under Zoning Case #LM 84-317
In 2010-2012, BRIDGE Housing rehabilitated the complex using tax credit financing and other funding sources, and converted the complex into a complex of 84 affordable apartments (including the manager's unit) for low and very-low income seniors called St. Joseph's Senior Apartments. The project also includes 3,200 square feet of ground floor retail.
While celebrating the grand opening of the senior housing in 2012, BRIDGE also celebrated the groundbreaking for the second phase of the project, a housing project with 62 family-sized units called Terraza Palmera at St. Joseph's.
The St. Joseph's Campus was chosen as a recipient of a ULI Global Award for Excellence in 2015.
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laundry building
maintenance garage
smoke house
guard house
detail on smoke house
The building was designed by Leo J. Devlin, younger brother of Charles J.I. Devlin. It replaced a smaller home at 1668 Webster (pre-renumbering) near 23rd Street. 1,2
The cornerstone was laid in August 1912, with archbishop Riordan presiding.
Links and References
- St. Joseph's Senior Apartments Groundbreaking: Historic Rehabilitation Through Tax Credit Financing Housing Preservation News April/May 2010
- BRIDGE Housing, FHLBank San Francisco Celebrate Grand Opening of St. Joseph's Senior Apartments and Groundbreaking for New Family Apartments, March 14, 2012
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St. Joseph’s Campus—2015 Global Awards for Excellence Winner from Urban Land Institute (ULI)
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New Home For Little Sisters of the Poor Oakland Enquirer June 27, 1912
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Sisters Plan $150,000 Home Oakland Tribune June 14, 1912