ALAMEDA, CA – The Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) held a public event to celebrate the “Grand Opening” of the Estuary I and Linnet Corner. The event featured speakers from various AHA partners including Alameda County Supervisor (Lena Tam) and the City Manager from the City of Alameda (Jennifer Ott). The Grand Opening was open to the public, surrounding neighbors and families. AHA has been planning and coordinating the development at North Housing for over a decade.
In early 2024, AHA started construction on both Estuary I and Linnet Corner. Residents started move-ins at Estuary I in July 2025 and Linnet Corner residents started moving in during September 2025. These 109 newly developed affordable rental homes are contained in two separate buildings and represent the first housing communities in AHA’s North Housing Master Plan.
North Housing is a multi-year commitment for the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, along with its development affiliate, Island City Development to create over 500+ affordable rental homes to serve low-income Alamedans. The twelve acres allocated for North Housing are situated at the former US Naval Air Station (NAS) base and was granted to the Housing Authority (in 2019), via the Surplus Land Act, by the U.S. Department of Navy, with support of the Alameda Point Collaborative and Building Futures for Women and Children. Prior to Navy ownership, the land was owned by AHA and housed families of workers at the naval base…