New plans have been filed for a transit-oriented residential infill next to a VTA Light Rail Station in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The proposal will replace the surface parking lots by Capitol Station at 600 East Capital Express with 203 affordable homes, retail, and landscaped open space. MidPen Housing, an affordable housing developer, is listed as responsible for the project.
NX Ventures has submitted plans for a new 14-story infill at 2109 Milvia Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The proposal would replace a surface parking lot with 105 new homes one block from the Berkeley BART Station. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the design.
New plans have been filed for an eight-story apartment tower at the triangular corner lot at 2201 Market Street in the Castro, San Francisco. The new plans represent an increase from plans approved in 2016 with 14 market-rate homes. Now, the project will create 20 units with three affordable apartments. Polaris Pacific is listed as the property owner.
American Institute of Architects chapter in San Francisco has announced the awardees of the AIASF Housing+ San Francisco 2050 Design Competition. AIASF set the competition as a response to the city’s Housing Element requirement for 82,000 new units of housing by 2031. The winning submission is Sunset Steps, a four-story infill with ten homes designed by West of West Architecture & Design.
The City of San Francisco has submitted a plan to purchase 42 Otis Street in San Francisco’s planned neighborhood, the Hub. The plan will transfer ownership to the city’s Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing. The plan will convert all 24 studio units to permanent supportive housing for young adults.
