The Oakland City Council will be meeting today at noon to decide if Howard Terminal should be on the ballot this November. If the measure passes, voters can decide if public funds should be used to pay for public infrastructure costs related to the project. The meeting comes days after the project passed a critical vote to allow the port land to be used for non-port-related development.
New building permits have been filed for Balboa Reservoir Block F, a 100% affordable housing project within the 17-acre masterplan. The filing comes just a month after the design review application for Block F was approved by the San Francisco planning commission. Balboa Reservoir is a joint venture between BRIDGE Housing and AvalonBay Communities.
The Draft Environmental Impact Report has been published for Suzaco, a six-story commercial infill proposed across from City Hall and the new Miro towers in Downtown San Jose. The project will retain the historic facade at 142-150 East Santa Clara Street while constructing a four- to six-story mixed-use building on a U-shaped plot of land. Bayview Development Group is the project developer.
SFYIMBY has revisited the site for One Santana West, documenting the now-complete office building located at 3155 Olsen Drive in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The new office is phase one for the developer, Federal Realty, with plans for a second large office building, refurbishing the historic dome theater, and an unreleased project for the vacant property across Olsen Drive.
Development permits have been filed for 2956 International Boulevard dubbed Derby Studios, a 100% affordable five-story residential infill in Fruitvale, Oakland. The application comes a year and a half after a preliminary application was filed with the city’s planning department, now with six fewer units. Lauren Alexander of Xander Dev Co, LLC, a Sonoma County-based developer, is listed as responsible for the project.
