Comments on: Shrink-wrap update http://thedto.com/2007/10/shrink-wrap-update/ downtown oakland Thu, 03 May 2012 13:28:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chris K. http://thedto.com/2007/10/shrink-wrap-update/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Chris K. Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:47:45 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/shrink-wrap-update/#comment-332 Hey folks, I've kicked off yet another blog about the stalled, partially finished "Trojan Tower" http://finish14thandjackson.blogspot.com/ Also, if you’re fed up with staring at this half-finished building shrink wrapped in white plastic, please call and email as many of the city officials listed below as possible. Tell them that this eyesore (1401 Jackson -- "Jackson Courtyard Condominiums”) is an embarrassing piece of blight in our neighborhood. Construction began in 2003 and now it needs to be finished or torn down! These are the city officials to contact if you want to express your displeasure about the "Trojan Tower": Ray Derania City of Oakland Chief of Building Services 238-4780 rderania@oaklandnet.com Scott Miller City of Oakland Zoning Manager 238-2235 smiller@oaklandnet.com Heather Klein City of Oakland Project Planner for this Project 238-3659 hklein@oaklandnet.com Nancy Nadel City of Oakland Councilmember for District 3 238-7003 nnadel@oaklandnet.com Carletta Starks Community Liaison for Councilmember Nancy Nadel 238-7032Email: CLStarks@oaklandnet.com When you call or email the city officials listed below, you should inform them that the building is in violation of the following Oakland Municipal Code Sections: 1) Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.2 (Blighted Properties): “Any partially constructed, reconstructed or demolished building or structure upon which work is abandoned. Work is deemed abandoned when there is no valid and current building or demolition permit or when there has not been any substantial work on the project for six months.” (NOTE: CONSTRUCTION STOPPED ON THIS PROJECT MUCH LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS AGO.) 2) Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.3 (Blighted Properties): “Buildings or structures with broken or missing windows or doors which constitute a hazardous condition or a potential attraction to trespassers…” (NOTE: MANY OF THE WINDOWS BEHIND THE WHITE PLASTIC ARE BROKEN OR MISSING.) 3) Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.4 (Blighted Properties): “Property which substantially detracts from the aesthetic and economic values of neighboring properties…” Hey folks,

I’ve kicked off yet another blog about the stalled, partially finished “Trojan Tower”

http://finish14thandjackson.blogspot.com/

Also, if you’re fed up with staring at this half-finished building shrink wrapped in white plastic, please call and email as many of the city officials listed below as possible. Tell them that this eyesore (1401 Jackson — “Jackson Courtyard Condominiums”) is an embarrassing piece of blight in our neighborhood. Construction began in 2003 and now it needs to be finished or torn down!

These are the city officials to contact if you want to express your displeasure about the “Trojan Tower”:

Ray Derania
City of Oakland Chief of Building Services
238-4780
rderania@oaklandnet.com

Scott Miller
City of Oakland Zoning Manager
238-2235
smiller@oaklandnet.com

Heather Klein
City of Oakland Project Planner for this Project
238-3659
hklein@oaklandnet.com

Nancy Nadel
City of Oakland Councilmember for District 3
238-7003
nnadel@oaklandnet.com

Carletta Starks
Community Liaison for Councilmember Nancy Nadel
238-7032Email:
CLStarks@oaklandnet.com

When you call or email the city officials listed below, you should inform them that the building is in violation of the following Oakland Municipal Code Sections:

1) Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.2 (Blighted Properties):
“Any partially constructed, reconstructed or demolished building or structure upon which work is abandoned. Work is deemed abandoned when there is no valid and current building or demolition permit or when there has not been any substantial work on the project for six months.” (NOTE: CONSTRUCTION STOPPED ON THIS PROJECT MUCH LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS AGO.)

2) Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.3 (Blighted Properties):
“Buildings or structures with broken or missing windows or doors which constitute a hazardous condition or a potential attraction to trespassers…” (NOTE: MANY OF THE WINDOWS BEHIND THE WHITE PLASTIC ARE BROKEN OR MISSING.)

3) Oakland Municipal Code Section 8.24.020.4 (Blighted Properties):
“Property which substantially detracts from the aesthetic and economic values of neighboring properties…”

]]> By: LakesideLucy http://thedto.com/2007/10/shrink-wrap-update/comment-page-1/#comment-337 LakesideLucy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:29:53 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/shrink-wrap-update/#comment-337 ON "TROJAN TOWER"/"JACKSON AIRSHAFT" ...The former owner, Curtis Eisenberger and his Mariposa Management apparently allowed pounds and pounds of trash to accumulate, in addition to gooky used condoms and hypodermic needles, underneath the semi-concealed area between the building and shrink-wrap. A string of lights underneath the shrink wrapped scaffolding was on for a while but is now out, in violation of building codes....graffittos galore. Blight complaints have been filed with CEDA, which apparently prompted them to re-wrap the building. Now some Menlo Park Investment Bankers, Garlock and Company, have assumed the note. We shall see if the "Jackson Courtyard," which broke ground in August 2003, 4 plus years in the making, persists as the greatest eyesore on Jackson Street, in an otherwise charming downtown Oakland neighborhood. ON “TROJAN TOWER”/”JACKSON AIRSHAFT” …The former owner, Curtis Eisenberger and his Mariposa Management apparently allowed pounds and pounds of trash to accumulate, in addition to gooky used condoms and hypodermic needles, underneath the semi-concealed area between the building and shrink-wrap. A string of lights underneath the shrink wrapped scaffolding was on for a while but is now out, in violation of building codes….graffittos galore. Blight complaints have been filed with CEDA, which apparently prompted them to re-wrap the building. Now some Menlo Park Investment Bankers, Garlock and Company, have assumed the note. We shall see if the “Jackson Courtyard,” which broke ground in August 2003, 4 plus years in the making, persists as the greatest eyesore on Jackson Street, in an otherwise charming downtown Oakland neighborhood.

]]> By: dto510 http://thedto.com/2007/10/shrink-wrap-update/comment-page-1/#comment-336 dto510 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/shrink-wrap-update/#comment-336 Oh, yeah, I saw that the wrap was back. Those guys must have lost their shirts! Oh, yeah, I saw that the wrap was back. Those guys must have lost their shirts!

]]> By: LakesideLucy http://thedto.com/2007/10/shrink-wrap-update/comment-page-1/#comment-335 LakesideLucy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:21:57 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/shrink-wrap-update/#comment-335 UPDATE: the older shrink wrap blew down off of "Jackson Courtyard," or what some call "Trojan Tower" 14th and Jackson. A few days after your post, and as of this writing, it had been freshly re-wrapped until... ? UPDATE: the older shrink wrap blew down off of “Jackson Courtyard,” or what some call “Trojan Tower” 14th and Jackson. A few days after your post, and as of this writing, it had been freshly re-wrapped until… ?

]]> By: dto510 http://thedto.com/2007/10/shrink-wrap-update/comment-page-1/#comment-334 dto510 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:38:06 +0000 http://thedto.wordpress.com/2007/10/08/shrink-wrap-update/#comment-334 You can find a more thorough discussion at <a href="http://www.abetteroakland.com/bad-news-about-city-walk/2007-10-05" rel="nofollow">A Better Oakland</a>. You can find a more thorough discussion at A Better Oakland.

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