Articles by Andrew Nelson

850 Turk Street, rendering by David Baker Architects

Permit Activity For Affordable Housing at 850 Turk Street, San Francisco

Recent permit activity has surfaced for the eight-story affordable housing project at 850 Turk Street in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The filing indicates progress from the development team ahead of expected construction to start next year. MidPen Housing and Tishman Speyer were selected to be co-developers of the state-owned property made available through the California Surplus Land Act.

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3403 Piedmont Avenue as seen from I-580, rendering by oWow

Increased Plans Filed for 3403 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland

Increased plans have been filed again for the residential infill at 3403 Piedmont Avenue on Pill Hill, Oakland. This is the second time in as many years that oWow has increased the potential residential capacity of the 2022-approved project. The City approved plans for 73 units in 2022 and 93 units in 2023, and will now consider plans to replace the Saw Mill Furniture Building’s surface lot with 105 units.

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1401 Folsom Street increased plans, rendering by RG Architecture

Plans Approved For 1401 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco

The City of San Francisco has approved plans for a nine-story residential infill at 1401 Folsom Street, and recent activity has been filed regarding the environmental mitigation for the construction of the site in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal would add nearly a hundred rental apartments above retail to the corner lot currently occupied by a surface parking lot. RG Architecture is responsible for the application as the project sponsor.

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