Articles by Andrew Nelson

1700 Egbert Avenue self storage building, rendering by James Goodman Architecture and Robert Scott

Self Storage & Affordable Housing Plans for Bayview, San Francisco

The preliminary project assessment application has been filed for a new six-story self-storage building and an affordable housing project at 1700 Egbert Avenue in Bayview, San Francisco. The plans will expand the existing ExtraSpace Storage facilities while adding affordable housing overlooking Williams Avenue and the nearby train tracks. S2 Partners LLC is the project sponsor.

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575 East Blithedale Avenue street view, rendering by Mark Cavagnero Associates and Wright Architecture Studio

Plan Progress for Housing at 575 East Blithedale Avenue in Mill Valley, Marin County

A notice of exemption has been released for the residential project at 575 East Blithedale Avenue on Kite Hill in Mill Valley, Marin County. The exemption paves the way for the plans to move through the California Environmental Quality Act, bringing plans to create 25 homes on 1.2 acres closer to construction after nearly two decades of trying. Phil Richardson, the project sponsor, created the first draft in 2004.

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CCA campus aerial view, rendering by Studio Gang and Kilograph

Construction Underway for California College of the Arts Expansion in San Francisco

Steel and wood have started to rise for the California College of the Arts expansion at 1140 7th Street in San Francisco. The new facilities, named Double Ground, allow CCA to close its Oakland campus and consolidate into the Design District neighborhood with a new landmark addition designed by the renowned Chicago-based architecture firm, Studio Gang. The new construction will integrate exposed concrete and mass timber within a new creative complex at the core of the urban campus.

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