Construction began this week on a tiny home village city officials intend for homeless people on city-owned land at Lake Merritt

The property, located at East 12th Street, will eventually house 65 people in tiny homes and provide a comprehensive set of services to help residents transition to stable housing and health, officials said.

The city is partnering with Housing Consortium of the East Bay to manage a Pallet Shelter, built by a company of the same name that has tiny home communities in San Jose and Los Angeles (for more information, see https://www.palletshelter.com/virtual-tour).

Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas called the project a significant upgrade in living conditions, in a news release issued Tuesday by her office.

“Through this project, we will demonstrate that compassionate, trauma-informed, tiny home communities can effectively create safer and healthier communities, and also help residents successfully transition to stable housing and health,” she said.

For more information about the project, see a list of frequently asked questions at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C-6Bd2_oUg8FShC2AYqbSXXyPH3GNjZW-Jfc1fc44ns/edit.

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