Articles by Andrew Nelson


250 Howard Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 12: Park Tower at Transbay, 250 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The 12th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built in the Park Tower at Transbay office building, located at 250 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The 605-foot tall project rises from Block 5 in the transformative San Francisco Transbay development plan. Goettsch Partners in collaboration with Solomon Cordwell Buenz, is responsible for the sky deck-covered skyscraper design.

Read More

Alviso Hotel at 4701 North First Street entrance, rendering by CORBeL Architects

Renderings Revealed for Alviso Hotel Project at 4701 North First Street, Alviso, San Jose

New renderings have been revealed along with the publication of new documents for the Alviso Hotel at 4701 North First Street. The project would build over two hundred new guest rooms in the waterside Alviso neighborhood in North San Jose as part of a larger commercial development by TNT Land Development Services. Terra Hospitality is leading the hotel project.

Read More


475 South 4th Street, rendering by BDE Architecture

San Jose Planning Department To Consider Appeal for 475 South 4th Street, Downtown Jose

The San Jose Planning Commission is scheduled to decide on an appeal later today of The Mark, a 23-story student-oriented project to be built at 475 South 4th Street in Downtown San Jose. The public teleconference meeting is scheduled to begin today, October 13th, at 6:30 PM. City staff has recommended the commission reject the appeal and approve the special use permits to commence construction. The public teleconference meeting is scheduled to begin today, October 13th, at 6:30 PM.

Read More

Fetching more...