Bus Terminal Transforms into Affordable Live/Work

1919 Market is located .8 miles from the 12th Street BART station in downtown Oakland.

OAKLAND, CA—Given the need for affordable housing in the Bay Area, a company that is committed to that cause along with a wow factor would be a welcome combination. Locally based oWow does just that by revitalizing unoccupied buildings and vacant land into affordable housing projects that strengthen neighborhoods.

Its newest project is a four-story 102-unit 91,180-square-foot live/work rental project located on 1.44 acres at 1919 Market St. The adaptive reuse project was formerly an industrial-zoned Greyhound bus terminal. Several of the property’s exterior walls will retain elements of the industrial facade of the original use, while the interiors will be entirely new construction.