Articles by Andrew Nelson

78 Haight Street seen from across Octavia Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Tops Out for Affordable Housing at 78 Haight Street, San Francisco

Concrete has topped out for the seven-story affordable apartment complex at 78 Haight Street in San Francisco’s Hayes Valley neighborhood. Construction restarted in the spring of this year after work was stalled in 2022 after a neighboring property owner complained about construction compromising their structure’s foundation. Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is the project developer.

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Mission Point aerial overview, rendering by Gensler

Final Approval For Mission Point Masterplan, Santa Clara

Final approval has been given for the Mission Point master plan at 3005 Democracy Way, Santa Clara. The wide-ranging development would construct four different structures with between 1,800 to 2,600 apartments, up between two to three million square feet of commercial real estate, retail, public open space, and a childcare facility across nearly fifty acres. Kylli is the project sponsor.

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2274 Shattuck Avenue pedestrian view along Shattuck, rendering by Trachtenberg Architects

Meeting Tomorrow For 2274 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley

The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for the potential 17-story mixed-use tower to rise at 2274 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project is expected to make adaptive reuse of the Art Deco-style United Artists Theater facade as the entryway for a cafe and residential lobby. Panoramic Interests is responsible for the application.

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