Housing towers might replace Oakland Trader Joe’s, cutting food choices
By George Avalos
Published on April 23, 2026.
Two housing towers may replace an existing Trader Joe's grocery store in Oakland, California, with plans filed with the city indicating that the project could produce hundreds of apartments and potentially demolish the grocery store. The project, proposed by San Francisco-based Align Real Estate, would produce 415 residences for seniors at 5727 College Ave. in the Rockridge district of North Oakland. The developer, an alliance of General Electric Pension Trust and Lucky Stores Inc., owns the property where the housing towers would be built. Since the proposed development is a senior citizens' residential hub, Align plans to use state density bonus law to obtain a waiver of the 95-foot height limit for that section of Oakland. Attorneys with law firm Holland & Knight have urged the city to smooth the approval process for the development.
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