The Conco Companies is providing a full range of concrete services on 1314 Franklin Street. Developed by Carmel Partners, this will be Oakland’s largest residential building ever. The $200 million project will be 40 stories, stand 404 feet tall, with a total of 633 residential unit and 17,000 sq. ft. of retail space. At 1314 Franklin Street, Conco’s responsibilities include concrete pumping, formwork, and finishing as well as construction trucking and shotcrete services.
The project consists of a 40 story building on top of a 7 floor podium and a 5-story parking structure, with two stories below grade. The residential building will also include state-of-the-art amenities including a 4,100 square-foot fitness center, landscaped terraces with multiple outdoor social areas, a water feature, summer kitchens, casual seating, and a resort-style rooftop pool and spa. The business lounge will offer conference and break-out rooms, work niches, a coffee bar, communal working tables, and lounge seating. The unit mix for the residential tower is a single studio apartment, approximately 66% one-bedroom, and 34% two-bedroom units. The unit mix for the residential podium is approximately 9% student, 64% one-bedroom, and 27% two-bedroom units.