The Poplar
The Poplar is a planned new development on a 1-acre site in the desirable Fernside neighborhood. The development is in a highly walkable neighborhood near grocery stores, restaurants, health clinics, schools, well-served transit stops, and community parks. The Poplar will be a family development with an estimated 50-60 apartment homes reserved for low-to-moderate income families including one manager unit. The development will be a five-story residential building with parking, onsite laundry room, Property management and social services offices, and community spaces. The development will be sustainably constructed, Greenpoint Rated, have Bay friendly Landscape, and be Baywise Certified.
The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) cordially invites all community members to attend in-person meetings to share feedback on community needs regarding site layout, connectivity, programming, and environmental impacts for AHA’s housing community named “The Poplar.”
The Poplar is located at 2615 Eagle Avenue in Alameda and will provide affordable rental housing to Alamedans, plus AUSD teachers and staff. A RSVP for community meetings are not required but is preferred. For questions or to RSVP, please email poplar@alamedahsg.org.
Upcoming Community Meeting Topics & Locations (updated meeting times and locations are in RED):
Site & Development Process Overview
Tuesday, August 19th at 6:00 – 7:30pm
Rosefield Village – Community Room
727 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda, CA
Design Charette
Wednesday, September 10th at 7:00 – 9:00pm
Edison Elementary School – Multi-Purpose Room
2700 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda, CA
Site Reuse and Resiliency
Wednesday, October 1st at 7:00 – 8:30pm
Edison Elementary School – Multi-Purpose Room
2700 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda, CA
Final Development Plan
Thursday, October 16th at 7:00 – 8:30pm
Edison Elementary School- Multi-Purpose Room
2700 Buena Vista Ave., Alameda, CA
Environmental Conditions and Remediation
Wednesday, October 29th
Time and location to be determined
Also, to stay up to date with information on “The Poplar”, we encourage you to sign up for AHA’s email newsletter at www.ahagroup.click.