3120-30 Shattuck Avenue

3120-30 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705

3120-30 Shattuck is currently a commercial property providing community facilities for NCLT, Homeless Action Center, and the Long Haul.

NCLT plans to develop this property into Woolsey Gardens, a visionary multifamily housing project offering 65 permanently affordable condominiums and cooperative units for sale, along with commercial space for nonprofits.

Replicable Housing Solution

First of its kind initiative in the country - with both innovative sustainable design attributes AND 100% affordable ownership housing) creating an alternative solution to urban renewal projects.

Community Empowerment

Collaborative planning, community-based ownership, and co-stewardship of land and homes in the Bay Area help transform housing into a cornerstone for local community empowerment.

Sustainable Design

Sustainable / Zero Net Energy, featuring 100% solar energy generation, mass timber + cross-laminated timber construction, extended grid outage resilience, and LEED Platinum certification.

  1. 100% Permanently Affordable Units

  2. 100% Ownership Units

  3. Sustainability / Zero Net Energy

  4. Community-Centered Spaces

  5. Replicability- 1br/1ba single-family home

Five Project Goals

Woolsey Gardens aims to be a replicable, sustainable, and financeable alternative for future affordable housing developments located on small, infill parcels. The five primary goals of the project are as follows:

As a local and regional leader in the community land trust movement, The Northern California Land Trust (“NCLT”) aims to use Woolsey Gardens to accelerate the production of sustainable and financeable permanently affordable housing units for sale to low- to moderate-income households as an alternative to affordable rental housing units.  If built, NCLT expects Woolsey Gardens could be a first-of-its-kind housing project in the US, a zero net energy building featuring a solar microgrid, “enhanced passive house” mechanical system, air source heat pump domestic hot water system with thermal storage and waste heat recovery, a comprehensive demand reduction program, mass timber construction, 100% permanently affordable ownership housing units, and LEED Platinum certification.

Through a generous $1 million predevelopment grant from the California Energy Commission and a $1 million predevelopment loan committed & approved by the Berkeley City Council, the City of Berkeley has entitled the site for Woolsey Gardens, setting the foundation to construct 65 sustainable and affordable ownership units and nonprofit commercial spaces.

Woolsey Gardens

NCLT is in the predevelopment stage of construction for this property. Stay tuned for further details about its progress by visiting the Woolsey Gardens landing page at woolseygardens.org.