OAKLAND — An affordable housing development has been proposed for the site of a peace center and former church just north of downtown Oakland, documents on file with city officials show.
The Unity Council has proposed a project with 94 affordable apartments at 111 Fairmount Ave., documents show. Work on the project would require the demolition of some parts of the property yet leave other portions of First Christian Church intact.
“The site is currently occupied by a 23,000-square-foot religious facility that is no longer in use and has significantly deteriorated,” the Unity Council states on its website.
First Christian Church was built around 1929 using a design by architect W.H. Weeks, according to the Oakland Wiki website…