The historic cultural hotspot that is the 7th street corridor today draws the southern outline of a rapidly gentrifying West Oakland.

 

In the empty lots occupied by tarmac as a result of historically negligient urban planning, two housing developments are already approved registering a rent above the current average for the neighbourhood.

 

Sco-Op looks to strengthen the local collectives by disrupting the commercial ground floor with an open community space while providing an innovative housing model that reclaims ownership with the locals.