The Paloma at Oakland Hills is a historic adaptive reuse development project that breathed new life into a 60,000-square-foot building originally built in the 1920s as a retirement home by the Methodist Church. After being vacant for dozens of years, UBW obtained entitlements and was the architect on record, designing and converting the concrete and timber building into 40 market-rate apartments. UBW created renovation plans for the site and eight stand-alone bungalows, incorporating many of the historic Spanish Revival architectural characteristics into the unit interiors.
UBW provided leadership in every aspect of this historic adaptive reuse project, which included entitlements, design, and construction. The renovation was completed consistent with the U.S. Secretary of Interior’s standards, earning a Mills Act property tax reduction award.