5727 College Avenue pedestrian view from Miles Avenue close to BART, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Reduced Height and Increased Retail For Rockridge Tower, Oakland

The formal application has been submitted for the dual-tower development at 5727 College Avenue in Rockridge, Oakland. The proposal now seeks to replace the Trader Joe’s grocery store with a shorter 26-story senior housing tower, including a potential grocery store facing BART and additional retail along College Avenue. Align Real Estate is the project applicant filing on behalf of the property owner, Albertsons.

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3997 Fabian Way establishing view, rendering by TCA Architects

Meeting Tonight For 3997 Fabian Way, Palo Alto

The Palo Alto Architectural Review Board is scheduled to review reduced plans today for a seven-story apartment complex at 3997 Fabian Way in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The commission will meet this morning to discuss the proposal to add fewer than three hundred rental units to the corner parcel, a reduced iteration compared with the team’s Builder’s Remedy-assisted application. Juno Realty Partners is the developer.

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