UPTOWN APARTMENTS RECEIVES LEED SILVER CERTIFICATION

OAKLAND, CALIF. — A joint venture between Forest City Residential Group Inc. and MacFarlane Partners is developing Uptown Apartments, a transit-oriented residential development in Oakland. Encompassing four city blocks between Telegraph Avenue, 19th Street, Thomas L. Berkley Way and San Pablo Avenue, the project represents a true public/private partnership between the two companies and the city of Oakland Redevelopment Agency. The William, the first phase of the project, is complete and available for lease. When completed at the end of this year, the project will offer 665 apartment homes, with 25 percent designated as affordable rental housing for low-income and moderate-income residents, and 9,000 square feet of retail space. The project has received LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its environmentally friendly design and sustainable components. MVE & Partners provided architectural services for the project.