Articles by Andrew Nelson

4400 Martin Luther King Junior Way, rendering by Humphreys and Partners Architects

Revised Plans For Abandoned Construction Site at 4400 MLK Jr. Way, Oakland

4:30 am on September 4, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Revised plans have been filed for the abandoned construction site at 4400 Martin Luther King Junior Way in Oakland, Alameda County. The topped-out project is located close to the MacArthur BART Station, overlooking California State Route 24. The latest filing shifts the project from offering 57 apartments to 144 units in a fully affordable development, dubbed The Refuge Apartments. Hybridge Capital Management is responsible for the redevelopment.

2455 Telegraph Avenue, rendering by Studio KDA

Plans Revealed For Housing On Top Of Amoeba Music in Southside, Berkeley

5:30 am on September 3, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans have been published for a potential new housing project on top of the Amoeba Music record store at 2455 Telegraph Avenue in Southside, Berkeley. The proposal would add seven floors of housing above the existing store, retaining the site’s nearly 50-year-old landmarked murals. Amoeba co-owners Dave Prinz and Marc Weinstein are jointly responsible for the development.

2834 San Jose Avenue, illustration by Zone Design Development

Preliminary Permits Filed for 2834 San Jose Avenue in Oceanview, San Francisco

4:30 am on September 3, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for a six-story apartment complex rising at 2834 San Jose Avenue in the Oceanview neighborhood of San Francisco. The development is looking to add nine units to a corner lot close to the Broad Street light-rail station. Tommy Costello is the project applicant.

Affordable Housing & Potential Grocer Pitched For 2700 Sloat Boulevard, Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 2, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are pivoting once again for 2700 Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood. The latest filing could create nearly seven hundred units of affordable housing, along with a potential ground-floor grocery store and public parking, across from the city’s zoo and close to Ocean Beach. Raelynn Hickey of Nevada-based CH Planning LLC is once more responsible for the application.

3841 Telegraph Avenue, image via Google Street View

Preliminary Plans For Health Center at 3841 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland

5:00 am on September 2, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary plans have been filed for a behavioral health recovery facility close to the MacArthur BART Station at 3841 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood. The project would replace two smaller buildings with a four-story medical space. Hayward-based Horizon Services is the property owner and sponsor.

486-498 West San Carlos Street, design by Aedis Architects

Construction Soon For Aquino in San Jose

5:30 am on September 1, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is expected to start later this week for Aquino, a dense eight-story apartment complex to rise at 498 West San Carlos Street in San Jose, Santa Clara County. New building permits were filed last week with the city’s planning department, and the team has secured a $112.5 million construction loan for the 278-unit complex. Urban Catalyst is the project developer.

3456 Washington Street pedestrian view, rendering by Obata Noblin Office

Formal Application For Billionaire’s Mansion at 3456 Washington Street, San Francisco

5:00 am on September 1, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Formal permits have been filed for a three-story mansion to rise at 3456 Washington Street in Presidio Heights, San Francisco. The project would replace a 67-year-old home with a bespoke residence and an accessory dwelling unit for the Gap Inc. co-founder and local billionaire, Doris F. Fisher. San Francisco-based Obata Noblin Office is responsible for the design.

3236-3240 Stone Valley Road West, image via Google Satellite

Apartments Proposed to Replace Offices in Alamo, Contra Costa County

5:30 am on August 31, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Development plans have been filed for a new residential development in the heart of Alamo, Contra Costa County. The proposal looks to replace two office buildings at 3236 and 3240 Stone Valley Road West with housing, directly across from the Alamo Plaza Shopping Center and next to the Iron Horse Trail. TRH Holdings LLC is listed as the property owner.

579 West Virginia Street, rendering via public documents

Planning Approval For 579 West Virginia Street, San Jose

5:30 am on August 30, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans have been approved for a small five-story residential infill at 579 West Virginia Street in the Gardner neighborhood of San Jose. Once complete, the project will replace a single-family house with 16 apartments, including two affordable units. Philip Beitpoulince is the project applicant.

Distel Circle Affordable Housing aerial view, rendering by KTGY Architects

Groundbreaking For Distel Circle Affordable Housing, Los Altos

5:30 am on August 29, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The official groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday afternoon for Distel Circle, a five-story affordable housing infill at 330 Distel Circle in Los Altos, Santa Clara County. The project is adding 90 units to the city’s northern border with Mountain View. EAH Housing is the project developer.

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