Articles by Andrew Nelson

530 Howard Street aerial view, rendering by Pickard Chilton

Plans Surface for 71-Story Residential Tower in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 16, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Bayhill Ventures has announced plans for a new skyscraper at 530 Howard Street, overlooking San Francisco’s Salesforce Park. Initial plans shared with media this morning suggest the tower would stand 840 feet tall, making it the third tallest structure in the city skyline if built today and the second tallest in the city’s pipeline. Bayhill Ventures is a relatively new firm led by the former chief at Hines, Paul Paradis, and former president of the Sobrato Organization, Rob Hollister.

201 Spear Street, image by Lucas Fladzinski courtesy KBS Realty Advisors

Strada Purchases 201 Spear Street Office Tower in San Francisco

5:00 am on November 16, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Strada is set to purchase the 18-story office tower at 201 Spear Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The reported price is just 57% of what KBS Realty Advisors paid for in 2013. The price per square foot puts the deal within the existing range of sales in the region’s struggling post-pandemic office market.

500 West San Carlos Street, rendering from Abbas Haghshenas

New Plans Surface for 500 West San Carlos Street, San Jose

5:30 am on November 15, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been submitted for an eight-story apartment complex at 500 West San Carlos Street in San Jose, close to Diridon Station. The developer is considering 99 new homes and retail in a preliminary review. Abbas Haghshenas of Bay Plus Construction is listed as the project applicant.

556 Commercial Street, image by Google Street View

Renovation Proposed by Literary Non-Profit for 556 Commercial Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:00 am on November 15, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been filed to create a bookstore and event space inside the 115-year-old brick building at 556 Commercial Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The application was filed on behalf of the Center for the Art of Translation, the property owner and a non-profit literary community that promotes and supports literary translation and translators.

Southside proposed zoning map, image from City Council documents

Meeting Tonight For Berkeley Southside Rezoning

5:30 am on November 14, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Berkeley’s growing neighborhood could soon rise higher. The Berkeley City Council is scheduled to vote today to upzone Southside, a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood dominated by college students and small businesses on the south side of the UC Berkeley Campus. If approved, the rezoning would increase the area’s maximum housing capacity up by over 2,500 dwellings.

2040 Telegraph Avenue mock-up created by YIMBY, image by Google Satellite

Application Surfaces for 27- or 43-Story Tower in Downtown Oakland

5:00 am on November 14, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

A recent Zoning Worksheet application has been filed and subsequently withdrawn for 2040 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. Both applications are mixed-use buildings with housing, either for a 27-story tower with lab space or a 43-story high-rise with offices and a theater. The project is on the same block as the city-owned and landmarked Paramount Theater.

1154 Sonora Court establishing view seen over the Caltrain tracks, rendering by WRNS Studio

Meeting Today for 1154 & 1170 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale

5:30 am on November 13, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Sunnyvale Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for a mixed-use development at 1154 and 1170 Sonora Court in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The buildings will create nearly three hundred homes and office space directly across from Caltrian’s Lawrence Station. SKS Partners and A&F Properties are joint developers.

1237 San Antonio Road pedestrian view, design by Charles Bloszies and rendering gifted by Steelblue

Construction Starts for Homekey Homeless Shelter in Palo Alto

5:00 am on November 13, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has started for a new homeless shelter at 1237 San Antonio Road in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The project will create 88 shelter housing units for formerly homeless individuals, with rooms opening by Spring 2025. LifeMoves and the City of Palo Alto are jointly responsible for the development.

1870-1876 El Camino Real establishing view, rendering by Studio T-Square

Meeting Tomorrow for 1876 El Camino Real, Burlingame

5:30 am on November 12, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The Burlingame Planning Commission is scheduled to rereview plans for a seven-story apartment complex at 1876 El Camino Real in Burlingame, San Mateo County. The 169-unit application amends previously entitled plans for the site with minor adjustments to the unit mix. Prime Pacific Global Management Corporation is responsible for the project as the property owner.

216 and 218 Montana Street, rendering by Nie Yang Architects

Plans Filed for 216 and 218 Montana Street in Oceanview, San Francisco

5:00 am on November 12, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been filed to construct two new homes with ADUs at 216 and 218 Montana Street in San Francisco’s Oceanview neighborhood. The project will replace an existing home and split the lot to create four dwelling units. Mr. Stephen Kong of SK Construction is listed as the property representative.

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