Community Market Hoover Library Due Diligence
A due diligence study exploring the feasibility of converting a supermarket into the Hoover Branch Library — examining building infrastructure compatibility, spatial opportunity, and community benefit.
LOCATION
Oakland, California
YEAR
2026
SIZE
13,000 SF
BLDG SYSTEM
Steel Post and Beam
STATUS
In-Progress
Context
The Hoover Branch Library will sit at the heart of a neighborhood that has long advocated for return of a branch library after 50 years of absence. This due diligence study examines the potential to locate the library along a historic commercial transit route and leverage the site as a potential civic anchor.
Challenge
The study will also address the challenge of a public library in an extant supermarket within a constrained site. Questions of access, hours, noise, and shared infrastructure required careful analysis.
Approach
Update and supplement existing due diligence assessments of a supermarket for a change of use. The scope of work includes environmental site assessments, facility condition evaluations, roof assessments, pest and vector inspections, and other related professional services necessary to support the due diligence process for the potential acquisition and adaptive reuse of the property as a public library.
Credits
Recognition
Funding Sources