New renderings have been published alongside zoning permits for a 23-story tower at 2029 University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. Project developer Laconia Development has submitted two concurrent plans for residential or student housing within the identically-sized high rise. Either way, the team is pursuing one of the tallest projects in the city’s pipeline.
For the last twelve days of 2024, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and reflect on the biggest stories we covered. For our final installment of this series, here are the most substantial stories covered throughout December, which include new renderings for a more timid tower on Sloat across from the San Francisco Zoo. We covered construction progress for several big affordable projects across the city, while new plans were revealed for several projects region-wide.
Continuing with the self-reflection, I’d like to break the fourth wall here with a New Year’s Eve note of appreciation…
For the last twelve days of 2024, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and reflect on the biggest stories we covered. Throughout November, there were various stories to cover, ranging from permits to meetings, and even the occasional construction update. The active topping out of an affordable housing structure on Haight Street contrasted with our Thanksgiving turkey of the year, the encumbered Oceanwide Center, an empty hole in the ground that was once poised to create the second-tallest building in the Bay Area.
Planning permits have been approved for the seaside mansion at 496 Sea Cliff Avenue in San Francisco. In the ultra-wealthy Sea Cliff neighborhood, the project is being built for one the richest residents, the trust of former presidential candidate and local billionaire Tom Steyer. Amy Lee of 3S San Francisco, a permit expediting firm, is responsible for the application.
For the last twelve days of 2024, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and reflect on the biggest stories we covered. In October, the biggest stories can be measured by floor count, with updates on three San Francisco projects that may rise 33, 65, and 72 floors respectively. Across the Bay, we revealed new renderings for a 23-story UC Berkeley dorm that is now the fourth tallest project in the city’s pipeline. Meanwhile, shifting scales from the tallest to among the smallest projects spotlit by our year review, we covered San Francisco’s retroactive legalization of the headline-grabbing illegal demolition of a Richard Neutra-designed house on Twin Peaks.
