With an extra 15 feet of height and an additional 19 units approved last month, the final design review for the now 452-unit tower approved to rise up to 395 feet in height at 1900 Broadway, adjacent to the historic Tapscott Building in Uptown Oakland, which is to be remodeled and incorporated into the project, will be held next week.

While refined by SCB to reduce the prominence of the champagne colored accent panels on the building’s southern façade, as requested by the City’s Planning Commission, the building’s balconies and angled floor plates, to which the Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA) has taken exception, remain.

In addition to the aforementioned 452 apartments, the refined plans now include 75,000 square feet of office space (25,000 square feet of which would be within the existing Tapscott building); 22,000 square feet of retail (17,500 square feet within the Tapscott); and a (mostly underground) parking garage for 152 cars.

And once again, according to marketing materials prepared for potential (EB-5) investors, the project team is planning to start construction this year.