About David Brower Center and Oxford Plaza

Location: Berkeley, California
Developer: Equity Community Builders LLC; Resources for Community Development
Designer: Mithun | Solomon (Executed as WRT/Solomon ETC)

Size: 1.063 acres

David Brower Center and Oxford Plaza are two spaces that aim to unite the themes of social justice, sustainability, and urban renewal. As a mixed-use complex, this project provides a venue for innovation in Berkeley, California.

The project includes:

• 29,000 square feet of office space, and tenants include organizations working for environmental and social justice;
• a 7,000-square-foot conference center, which comprises a 180-seat theater, gallery space, and conference and event facilities;
• a highly successful organic restaurant;
• 8,500 square feet of commercial space;
• 97 affordable apartment units;
• 40 residential parking spaces and bike storage; and
• a 100-stall, below-grade public parking garage.

The project provides housing to low-income families and access to employment in the transit-rich downtown. In addition, the David Brower Center achieved a LEED Platinum rating through the building’s energy, thermal, and daylighting performance. These spaces have also reinvigorated the neighborhood by attracting businesses to the development and the surrounding area.