City of Oakland Approves Tiny Homes and Homeless Youth Housing Projects

A tiny home design contest was sponsored by the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District and was held in October. A team of students from Laney College’s carpentry department beat out teams from Stanford University and UC Berkeley to win the $4,000 prize. As a result, the Laney College team was chosen by the Oakland City Council for an $80,000 agreement to design and build two prototype tiny homes with technology that could be mass-produced. One big benefit of the Laney College design is that the tiny homes have plumbing, kitchens and heating systems that are easily moved. (1)

Another consideration for the tiny homes is location. The Laney College campus has space, and property owners with vacant lots have also contacted Councilman Abel Guillen’s office offering their land for use in this manner.

Oakland will also be spending a $1 million grant on a rapid rehousing program for homeless youth. The rapid rehousing money will be divided among three non-profits, Covenant House, East Oakland Community Project, and First Place for Youth. These organizations administer the new North County Homelss Youth Rapid Rehousing Program. Listed for sale is the Hampton House, a world-class Piedmont estate, offered at $7,995,000.

About Anian Tunney

Anian Tunney is an agent broker with The Grubb Company. According to statistics collected by East Bay Regional Data, Inc., she was the 2014 number one real estate agent in Piedmont, CA for the number of units sold and sales volume. In 2014 she was The Grubb Company company-wide top producer. Additionally, Tunney has been number 1 in yearly real estate sales for The Grubb Company’s Piedmont office for the last 8 years. Anian was also ranked 129th in the Nation by REAL Trends the Thousand in July 2015. She is known for her knowledge, experience, and network in the Piedmont community; qualities which are invaluable for finding that special home or buyers for her clients.

A fifth generation Piedmont resident, Tunney has been with the Grubb Company for over 30 years. She raised her family of four in Piedmont and is active in community projects such as the Piedmont Beautification Foundation, the East Bay Museum Auxiliary, and the Piedmont school district. Her grandmother, Amy Sutton, was a real estate agent, and now Anian works with her daughter Adrienne Krumins, making Piedmont Realty truly a family vocation. Tunney negotiates with grace and clarity of purpose. She can be contacted at 510-339-0400 ext 217, and at tunney(at)grubbco(dot)com. Her website is aniantunney.com.

Contact Information

Anian Tunney, Piedmont CA real estate agent broker associate
The Grubb Company Real Estate Brokers
Oakland, CA 94611
510-339-0400 ext 217
tunney(at)grubbco(dot)com
aniantunney.com
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