For the last twelve days of 2023, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and reflect on the biggest stories we covered. This December, YIMBY documented construction for the 16-story apartment complex in SoMa, affordable housing in Haight-Ashbury, and labs in Burlingame. Berkeley saw preliminary permits for over a thousand units across over a dozen proposals using SB330, and modified plans were shared by the developer of Cupertino’s multi-billion dollar project, The Rise. Finally, SHVO received a greenlight for the proposed adaptive reuse of Three Transamerica, working with Foster + Partners to make a rare invest in the city’s future of commercial office space this year.
555 Bryant Street Rises Above Street Level In SoMa, San Francisco
555 Bryant Street establishing view, rendering by CO OP Brand Co, architecture by Solomon Cordwell Buenz
December 1st: 555 Bryant Street has started rising above street level in SoMa, San Francisco. With the foundation complete, vertical construction is expected to accelerate over the next year, culminating with the 16-story mixed-use high-rise overlooking I-80 and close to the 4th & King Street Caltrain Station. Strada Investment Group is responsible for the development.
First Structure Tops Out For Bayshore Highway Labs In Burlingame
1699 & 1701 Bayshore Highway, rendering by Perkins&Will
December 4th: Construction has topped out for the first life science structure in The Landing, rising at 1699 Old Bayshore Highway in Burlingame, San Mateo County. The progress comes just eight months after YIMBY’s last site visit, during which Hathaway Dinwiddie was starting on the foundation. King Street Properties and Helios Real Estate Partners are joint developers for the project.
Permits Filed for 1974 Shattuck Avenue, Downtown Berkeley
1974 Shattuck Avenue aerial perspective, rendering by Trachtenberg Architects
December 5th: A new preliminary application has been filed for the potential tallest building in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project will bring nearly six hundred homes two blocks from the BART Station at 1974-1998 Shattuck Avenue. NX Ventures is the project developer.
Modified Plan For The Rise In Cupertino
The Rise apartments and retail seen from a green space, rendering by Kohn Pedersen Fox
December 7th: New plans have been revealed for The Rise, a multi-billion dollar proposal to construct over two thousand homes close to Apple Park in Cupertino, Santa Clara County. The project executive for Sand Hill Property Company, Reed Moulds, shared the modifications include more housing units, shorter buildings, and no more record-breaking green roofs. Kohn Pedersen Fox has taken as the project architect.
New Building Permits Filed For 1500 15th Street In Mission District, San Francisco
1500 15th Street updated design, rendering by Prime Design
December 12th: Demolition and new building permits have been requested for the 11-story apartment proposal at 1500 15th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The filing is a significant step and one of the last remaining ministerial hurdles for the first of two towers by the same developer overlooking the same intersection, one block from BART. Elsey Partners is responsible for the application.
Meeting Tomorrow For 5890-6150 Christie Avenue, Emeryville
6150 Christie Avenue seen from Christie Park, rendering by David Baker Architects
December 13th: The Emeryville Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the three-building affordable housing proposal at 5890, 5900, and 6150 Christie Avenue tomorrow. The proposal will create retail and 362 homes for a mix of household sizes by the Public Market and the city’s Amtrak station. EAH Housing is responsible for the application.
New Details For Santa Clara Caltrain-Adjacent Housing
El Camino Real proposed site map, illustration by KTGY
December 15th: YIMBY has received detailed plans for the University Station redevelopment at 451-475 El Camino Real in Santa Clara and San Jose. The proposal could create over four hundred units in an apartment building and townhomes next to the Santa Clara Caltrain station. The Morley Brothers, a prominent Silicon Valley real estate developer, is responsible for the project.
In-Person Meeting For 533 Kirkham Street In West Oakland
533 Kirkham Street with the potential 32-story tower at 500 Kirkham Street in view, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz
December 18th: This Wednesday, Oakland’s Planning Commission will review plans for the eight-story apartment block at 533 Kirkham Street in West Oakland, Alameda County. During the in-person meeting, the commission could recommend approval for the latest major development around the neighborhood’s BART Station. Tidewater Capital is responsible for the application.
New Renderings For 2587 Telegraph Avenue In Berkeley
2587 Telegraph Avenue view from Telegraph and Parker Street, rendering by KTGY
December 19th: New renderings have been published for the eight-story apartment infill at 2587 Telegraph Avenue in Southside, Berkeley. The illustrations provide lifelike views of the mid-rise apartments that may replace a low-slung commercial structure along the busy Telegraph Avenue thoroughfare with over two hundred bedrooms. Gilbane Development Company is the project developer.
Unanimous Approval For Three Transamerica Redevelopment
3 Transamerica seen from Redwood Park, rendering by DBOX for Foster + Partners
December 20th: The San Francisco Parks Department and Planning Commission have unanimously approved the Three Transamerica redevelopment in San Francisco’s Financial District. Three Transamerica, or 545 Sansome Street, is the second phase of SHVO’s billion-dollar investment in the historic office complex with design by Foster + Partners. Its adaptive reuse will create a new gateway for the city’s most iconic skyscraper.
Preliminary Permit For 1899 Oxford Street In North Berkeley
1899 Oxford Street previous plans, rendering by Trachtenberg Architects
December 22nd: Project plans have been published for a seven-story infill at 1899 Oxford Street in North Berkeley, Alameda County. The project will create over a hundred homes on the northwest corner of the UC Berkeley Campus and ten minutes on foot from Downtown Berkeley BART. Berkland Foundation is listed as the property owner.
Construction Progress For 730 Stanyan Street In Haight Ashbury, San Francisco
730 Stanyan Street, rendering by OMA and YA Studio
December 26th: Concrete is rising for the OMA-designed affordable housing complex at 730 Stanyan Street in San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury neighborhood. The eight-story corner build is set to bring 160 units across from Golden Gate Park by 2025. The development is a joint venture with CCDC and TNDC.
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The extra two stories added to the Haight Ashbury Stanyan street supportive housing complex is a travesty. A year of presentations to the public showed a 6 story building. Many people in the neighborhood thought it was a terrible design but the developers did not listen to anyone.Then, at the last public presentation they added 2 more floors. I believe in building housing but some projects are not appropriate and in later years – hindsight, people will say ” too bad we let that happen”. This is one of those projects. Very Sad.
How is 2 extra stories in any way inappropriate? We have tall buildings all over SF. Tall buildings generally mean lower costs per unit and that’s definitely a good thing in this economy where it’s economically infeasible to build most type of housing.
Too bad the Haight Ashbury Stanyan street isn’t larger. I think a gigantic tower would look great on the site.
Kudos to Berkeley for their ambitious plans to add housing downtown. Their projects were all over the recap! More small cities in the Bay Area, specifically on the peninsula, should follow their lead.