Building:
- Located at 278 Fourth Street, Oakland, California 94607
- Constructed in 1928
- 8,620 square feet on two floors with 7,415 square feet (86%) designated as Assembly event venue space
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Alameda County as Makins Produce Company Warehouse https://noehill.com/alameda/nat2000000361.aspx
- Located at 278 Fourth Street, Oakland, California 94607
- Owned by Dan Dunkle, purchased in 2016
Legal Status:
- Obtained Live/Work Zone Status in 2010
- 299 Certified Occupancy Load under Live/Work status
- Obtained mixed use Residential/Group Assembly permits in 2015
- Certified Occupancy Load dramatically reduced to 49 until Group Assembly Conditions are met
- Building permit granted in 2016
Current Safety Structures:
- Industrial fire suppression system in all areas of building
- 11 fire extinguishers located throughout building for easy access
- Marked and illuminated exit signs
- Evacuation plan
- Emergency ladders from all second floor windows
- Two door exits to Fourth Street to the front and to Fifth Street to the rear
- One double door exit to Fourth Street
- Fire alarms
Construction Upgrades Required:
- Full seismic retrofit
- Full set of ADA-compliant restrooms including partitioned stalls bringing total to 8 toilets and 2 urinals
- Emergency 1-hour fire escape corridor from rear of building to a front exit
- Repositioning of staircases to accommodate fire escape corridor
- Installation of new staircase to roof
- Removal and installation of various walls and 1-hour safe fire doors separating private and public spaces
- Repositioning of gas lines and meters
- Estimated cost: $500,000
- Estimated date of completion: Fall 2018
