Articles by Andrew Nelson

78 Haight Street, rendering by Paulett Taggart Architects

Affordable Housing at 78 Haight Street, Hayes Valley, Aims for April Groundbreaking

Construction is expected to begin in April on affordable housing at 78 Haight Street in Hayes Valley, San Francisco. The General Plan Referral, filed with the city this week, explains that the start date is imposed by the project’s construction financing package. The project, dubbed Parcel U, has been in the works since 2019 by the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.

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Santa Clara Cricket Stadium, rendering by HKS courtesy Major League Cricket

HKS-Designed Pro Cricket Stadium Proposed for Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Plans for a new cricket stadium at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds have been announced by Major League Cricket and Santa Clara County. The popular sport has been gaining traction in the Bay Area, with the MLC crediting the growing South Asian community as a catalyst for construction in San Jose. HKS will be the project architect, charged with designing a state-of-the-art arena to seat up to 15,000 fans.

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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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