Articles by Andrew Nelson


Mandela Station aerial view with Downtown Oakland in the background, rendering by JRDV Urban International

Detailed Rendering for Mandela Station at West Oakland

Aerial renderings have been provided for the West Oakland Mandela BART Station development, spanning 5.58 acres around 1451 7th Street. The development hopes to create new homes, a life science laboratory, thriving retail, and a network of public open spaces to reshape former surface parking into a new urban heart for the burgeoning area. The project is a joint development dubbed CHEC-SUDA-Hensel Phelps.

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530 Turk Street, image via Crexi

Cars-to-Casas Application Filed for 530 Turk Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

The preliminary project assessment application has been filed for an eleven-story residential infill at 530 Turk Street, located in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. The application expects to benefit from the state density bonus and Cars-to-Casas ordinance, both programs to increase the amount of affordable housing. The property is currently used as a parking lot.

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400 Divisadero Street, rendering by BDE Architecture

Several Demolition Permits Filed for 400 Divisadero Street, Lower Haight, San Francisco

Several demolition permits have been filed to clear the way for 400 Divisadero Street, a residential infill at the corner of Oak Street in San Francisco’s Lower Haight neighborhood. The long-planned development is aiming to replace two car-oriented structures and low-density buildings with 186 new homes. Genesis CA Development is listed as the project developer.

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