Century-old historic Oakland building suffers loan foreclosure

OAKLAND — A building that is part of Oakland’s historic warehouse district and was constructed at the start of the 20th century has tumbled into foreclosure because of a failed real estate loan.

The Parker Electric Manufacturing building at 221 Washington St. in the Jack London Square area has been seized by its lender through a speedy foreclosure process.

The existing building, totaling 8,800 square feet, was constructed in 1905 by Bay City Iron Works to replace a prior structure that was wrecked by a fire, according to a 2019 report prepared by Environmental Science Associates, a consulting firm…

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