The project team and partners recently celebrated the opening of Colibri Commons, an affordable housing complex at 965 Weeks Street in East Palo Alto, San Mateo County. The multi-structure complex has added 136 apartments, ranging in size from studios to four bedrooms, to the formerly vacant parcel. MidPen Housing and EPACANDO are jointly responsible for the development.
The San Jose Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for a townhouse development at 1655 Berryessa Road near the Berryessa BART Station. The plans call for nine three-story structures spread across a two-acre portion of the 13-acre former trucking hub owned by the Facchino Family. Terracommercial Real Estate Co., led by Mike LaBarbera and Rob Facchino, is responsible for the development.
Demolition permits have been filed for the existing two-story commercial structure at 1939 Market Street by the Castro in San Francisco. The site is expected to be transformed into a 15-story affordable senior housing complex that will support the neighborhood’s historic LGBTQ+ community. The project developers, Mercy Housing and Openhouse, have previously said construction could start in late 2026 or early 2027.
Plans have been filed for a four-story residential complex at 11880 Skyline Boulevard up in the Oakland Hills. The updated proposal for the site looks to bring 31 units of affordable housing, a sizable increase in residential capacity compared with the previous iteration filed by the same developer. San Francisco-based Maracor Development is responsible for the application filing through Skyline Redwood LLC.
Modified zoning permits have been filed for the development of an affordable housing project at 1223 East 33rd Avenue near the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland. The latest application now looks to construct 81 apartments at the vacant corner lot. Unity Council and Self-Help Ventures are joint developers.
