Build your dream home in West Oakland! This 2,065 SF RM-3 zoned lot includes architectural plans and structural drawings for a modern 3-story home featuring 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, office, attached garage, rooftop deck, and solar. Start your project with much of the planning and design work already in place. Located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone, just minutes from Chinatown, West Oakland BART (one stop to Downtown San Francisco), and I-880. Seller financing available. Excellent opportunity for builders or developers looking to bring a modern new construction home to life. Renderings are for illustrative purposes only. Buyers to verify permit status and all development information with the City of Oakland.
Lower Bottoms, located between West Oakland and Emeryville, is a industrial and residential Oakland neighborhood with warehouse blocks and rail-side streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around Mandela Parkway near 7th Street, where murals, maker studios, and low-slung cafes sit beside loading docks and light-industry storefronts. The Crucible anchors the area with fire arts and performance energy, while Pacific Pipe adds a cavernous climbing-hall scene in a former industrial space. Street grids mix older cottages with live/work conversions and utilitarian brick buildings. Truck routes and wide arterials shape the soundscape, and pocket parks soften the edges. BART and the Bay Bridge approaches frame the geography with a distinctly working-port feel.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Interior features
Residential use
Have building plans
Exterior features
Partial fencing
Level, regular lot
RM-3 zoning
Home design
Individual ownership
Utilities
Public utilities
Sewer available
Water available at street
Sale and tax history for 1556 8th St
Sale History
Tax History
Date
Event
Price
bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #ML82056263
Aug 7, 2026
Listed
$330,000
Aug 7, 2026
Listed
$330,000
+6
Build your dream home in West Oakland! This 2,065 SF RM-3 zoned lot includes architectural plans and structural drawings for a modern 3-story home featuring 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, office, attached garage, rooftop deck, and solar. Start your project with much of the planning and design work already in place. Located in a Qualified Opportunity Zone, just minutes from Chinatown, West Oakland BART (one stop to Downtown San Francisco), and I-880. Seller financing available. Excellent opportunity for builders or developers looking to bring a modern new construction home to life. Renderings are for illustrative purposes only. Buyers to verify permit status and all development information with the City of Oakland.
bridgeMLS, Bay East AOR, or Contra Costa AOR #40993066
Aug 10, 2022
Listing Removed
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Jun 23, 2022
Price Changed
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May 13, 2022
Listed
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Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,411 (−59.3%)
$219,272
2024
$10,841 (+118.6%)
$219,272
2023
$4,959 (+5.6%)
$214,974
2022
$4,697 (+9.3%)
$206,627
2021
$4,296 (+128.7%)
$206,627
2020
$1,878 (−25.1%)
$202,577
2019
$2,507 (+13.1%)
$19,309
2018
$2,216 (+61.8%)
$18,931
2017
$1,370 (+12.4%)
$18,196
2016
$1,218 (+1.2%)
$18,196
2015
$1,204 (−40.9%)
$17,839
2014
$2,038 (−5.5%)
$17,227
2013
$2,156 (+16.4%)
$17,227
2012
$1,851 (+56.9%)
$17,149
2011
$1,180 (+26.5%)
$16,813
2010
$933 (−11.2%)
$16,483
2009
$1,050 (+1.9%)
$16,360
2008
$1,031
$16,399
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
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Lot size
2,065 Sq. Ft.
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Style
Multi-Family (2-4 Unit)
County
Alameda County
APN
004 009302400
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Accessible
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Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
RM-3
WEST OAKLAND SPECIFIC PLAN
C
Mixed Housing Type Residential - 3 Zone
The intent of the RM-3 Zone is to create, maintain, and enhance residential areas characterized by a mix of single family homes, duplexes, townhouses, small multi-unit buildings at somewhat higher densities than in RM-2, and neighborhood businesses where appropriate.
Zone overlays
Residential Commercial Combining Zone
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Group
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Fire house
Police station
Oct 30, 2024 • Final
Re) - electrical - 1 & 2 unit residential (building)
Install a new electrical main meter with a 200 amp capacity.
Electrical
Electric meter
Jan 19, 2014 • Final
Non-residential building - repair
Repair fire damage by replacing the existing roof on a residential building.
Roofing
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
3/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 82° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
1/10 Wind Factor
Minimal risk of severe winds over next 30 years
9/10 Air Factor
16 unhealthy days expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Oakland, CA • 94607
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Sun exposure
88/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
9 hrs
6.3 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 1556 8th St
$305,374
$25K under list price of $330K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $500K to $780K.