This is a sign that the future development of downtown Oakland will include more housing and even higher densities with more traffic. But it's also a step in the right direction, decades overdue. Here's the Tribune account Builders reach for the sky in downtown Planning Commission approves two 22-story apartment buildings near Lake Merritt By Cecily Burt, STAFF WRITER OAKLAND — After years of low-rise residential construction, Oakland's push for higher density building downtown is finally paying off. A practically giddy Planning Commission last week approved plans for two 22-story apartment buildings — one at 11th and Jackson streets and the other at 23rd and Webster streets. The commissioners gushed over the designs, but more than anything, over the height and the density of the projects. "After four years of approving four-over-two projects, this is a nice change," said Commissioner Mark McClure, referring to the glut of low-rise wood or metal-framed resident
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