Articles by Andrew Nelson

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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150 Hayes Street, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Renderings Revealed For 150 Hayes Street, San Francisco

Renderings have been shared for the office-to-housing conversion of 150 Hayes Street in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The proposal will produce just over a hundred units, adaptively reusing the existing structure while reskinning the facade and adding a floor. The application states construction could start as early as next summer. Emerald Fund and SDG are jointly responsible for the application.

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2513 Irving Street, image via Google Street View

Updated Plans For 2513 Irving Street, Sunset District, San Francisco

Updated plans have been filed for three four-story townhouse-style infills at 2513 Irving Street in San Francisco’s Inner Sunset neighborhood. The latest application invokes the Family Zoning Plan to produce nine apartments on the property, a minor residential increase from previous plans filed in early 2025. The San Francisco-based Coleman Kao is listed as the property owner, filing through One Ark LLC.

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