City staff granted an exemption from the State environmental review process for a proposed seven-story apartment at 741 South Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The CEQA exemption was granted through the Housing Accountability Act and the Builder’s Remedy provision, streamlining the planning process for 264 residential units. San Rafael-based SyRes Properties submitted the application.
Increased plans have been filed for the Julia Morgan-designed retirement community at 3400 Laguna Street in San Francisco’s Marina District. The latest application now seeks to add an eight-story complex behind the landmarked three-story brick facility designed by the famous Beaux-Arts architect. Heritage on the Marina and Sequoia Living are jointly responsible for the application.
The City of Gilroy has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report for a suburban development at 2480-2740 Hecker Pass in Gilroy, Santa Clara County. The proposal would add 116 single-family houses to a 24-acre property on the outskirts of town while demolishing the South Hoey Barn. Carlsbad-based developer Mana Investment is the project sponsor.
Plans have surfaced for a potential increase to the active construction site at 3637-3657 Sacramento Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco. The documents look into invoking the city’s Family Zoning Plan to increase the floor count and residential capacity. Sacramento Locust Associates is the project sponsor, with San Francisco-based Litke Properties responsible as the property owner.
Recent permit activity has been spotted for a previously dormant nine-story proposal at 321 Florida Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The application is now being pursued by a joint venture with DM Development and Thompson Builders. The filings come in the wake of reporting by J.K. Dineen for the San Francisco Chronicle that the project team hopes to start construction as early as this Fall.
