Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District at Howard Terminal

Project TypeDevelopment
Start DateNovember 19, 2018
Project StatusPlanned

The Oakland Athletics are proposing a new ballpark and adjacent mixed-use development at Howard Terminal.

About

Project Description

Construct an approximately 35,000-person capacity Major League Baseball park for the Oakland Athletics.
Up to 1.77 million square feet of commercial development,
Up to 3,000 residential dwelling units,
A new hotel with approximately 400 rooms, and
A new performance venue with a capacity of approximately 3,500 individuals.

Background

The project site consists of approximately 55 acres that comprise the Charles P. Howard Terminal and adjacent parcels, located at the Port of Oakland along the Inner Harbor of the Oakland-Alameda Estuary. The site is bound generally by the Oakland Estuary Middle Harbor on the south; Jack London Square on the east; Union Pacific railroad tracks and Embarcadero West on the north; and the heavy metal recycling center, Schnitzer Steel, on the west.

FAQs

Waterfront Ballpark Project Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Gallery

Oakland A's Waterfront Ballpark District map of project site boundary.

Documents

Project Documents

Meetings

Planning Commission & Committee Meetings

Online Access: Oakland A's Waterfront Ballpark Project Information

To view the project documents on Oakland A's Waterfront Ballpark Project, please visit City of Oakland Online Access. Documents may include the project application, CEQA environmental analysis, and approved plans.

Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District - Planned Unit Development

The documents provided on this page represent application submittals by the Oakland A's on file for review by the City of Oakland. These document links will be updated on a regular basis as revisions are filed by the applicant to respond to City comments.

Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Waterfront Ballpark

A list of the reference materials for the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Waterfront Ballpark.

Final Environmental Impact Report for the Waterfront Ballpark

This is an archive of environmental review documents for Oakland Waterfront District at Howard Terminal Project.

Community Benefits

The Howard Terminal proposal Community Benefits process is an opportunity to set a national precedent. It is the first to use existing conditions of racial disparities data from the Oakland Race and Equity Baseline Indicators Report that was published in 2019 to establish race and equity baselines from which community benefits will be developed.

Letter from Mayor Sheng Thao to MLB Commissioner

The documents linked on this page were hand-delivered by Mayor Sheng Thao to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, along with copies for all 30 MLB team owners, at an in-person meeting on July 9, 2023 in Seattle, Washington to provide information on the Waterfront Ballpark district, design guidelines, tentative tract map, preliminary development plans, and the City of Oakland MLB Summary of Terms.