Details

Facility Type	Community Center
Location	Ashland
Estimated Start Date	Spring 2019
Estimated Completion Date	Spring 2025
Total Project Budget	$5,800,000
Project Manager	Brian Laczko (510) 691-9098 lacb@haywardrec.org

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Address

16060 East 14th Street, Ashland, CA 94578

Documents

16060 E14th St_HARD-Community Ctr_Madrone Terrace

Staff Report_CIP creation_10-7-19

 

Project Description

In 2019, HARD partnered with Resources for Community Development (RCD) of Berkeley, CA. As part of RCD’s development of a five-story building providing 79 affordable housing units at East 14th Street and 162nd Avenue, the project also included construction of a new community center and daycare facility.

Serving as an amenity for the broader Ashland community, the new 12,300-square-foot community center is prominently located along East 14th Street. The facility includes four multi-purpose rooms, a fitness/exercise/dance studio, a Pre-K classroom for up to 24 students with an adjacent outdoor play area, administrative offices, and a lobby/gathering space facing East 14th Street. The design was finalized in late 2021, construction began in May 2023, and the project was completed in June 2025. The new Ashland Roots Center has since opened to the public.

The building was designed by Kava Massih Architects. A final enhancement to HARD’s newest community center is a distinctive window mural installed on the front glazing facing East 14th Street. Designed by artist Emily Fromm, the 120-foot vinyl mural draws inspiration from the vibrant, diverse neighborhood and the dynamic programs offered at the Ashland Roots Center. The artist selection and design process was completed in collaboration with the Alameda County Arts Commission.

This is one of three adjoining acquisitions for the Ashland area, along with adjoining property fronting onto East 14th St. and fronting onto nearby Mateo St. as well. Both of these will become part of the new Ashland Grove neighborhood park.

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