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SFMTA Potrero Yard Redevelopment view from Bryant and Mariposa Street, rendering by Arcadis

Final EIR Review for SFMTA Potrero Yard Redevelopment

5:30 am on January 8, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are moving forward to build hundreds of affordable homes inside a new bus yard in San Francisco’s Mission District. This Thursday, the city’s Planning Commission is scheduled to review the Final Environmental Impact Report about the SFMTA Potrero Yards Modernization proposal. The project will replace the existing bus yard and build up to 513 units, with a refined project variant floated to build just 103 units. SFMTA and Plenary Group are joint developers.

2350 Telegraph Avenue, rendering by Trachtenberg Architects

Renderings Published for 2350-2360 Telegraph Avenue in Southside, Berkeley

5:00 am on January 8, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

A new rendering has been published for an eight-story mixed-use infill at 2350 and 2360 Telegraph Avenue in Southside, Berkeley. The plans would replace the three-story Bear Basics clothing store and a single-story retail store with 48 apartments. Kick-Axe Properties is responsible for the application.

Sac Bee Townhomes, rendering by TCA Architects

New Building Permits Filed for Sac Bee Townhomes Project

5:30 am on January 7, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for the Sac Bee Townhomes project at 1801 21st Street in Sacramento. The proposal will replace two large surface parking lots with eight multi-unit buildings for a total of 48 homes. Shopoff Realty is overseeing the redevelopment.

1335 Webster Street, image by Google Satellite

Align Real Estate Could Replace Safeway with Housing in Fillmore District, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 6, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Align Real Estate is reportedly in agreement to buy Webster Plaza Safeway grocery store, located across from the Japantown Peace Plaza in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The developer has signaled plans to transform the large parcel into a mixed-use development with commercial space and housing.

1088 Sansome Street elevation over Sansome Street, illustration by MHA

17-Story Tower Proposed for 1088 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 5, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary plans have been filed for a 17-story mixed-use tower at 1088 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Northern Waterfront neighborhood. The development is a block from 955 Sansome Street, where Aralon Properties recently submitted enlarged plans for a similarly-sized infill. The new project shows growing interest in dense housing close to the Financial District, Embarcadero, and Telegraph Hill. Mark Horton Architecture is responsible for the application.

Orchard Residences corner view, rendering by Hayes Davison, Westbank

New Estimate for Construction on Orchard Residential Tower, Downtown San Jose

5:00 am on January 5, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

After missing a November deadline last year, one of the developers behind the tree-lined apartment proposal in Downtown San Jose has given a new estimate. Gary Dillabough of Urban Community has reportedly shared that construction at 409 South Second Street is expected to start in the first half of 2024. If this is accomplished, it would be the first project in the Westbank master plan to rise.

Bank of Italy Tower residential conversion pedestrian view, rendering by Bjarke Ingels Group

Westbank Considers Converting Bank of Italy Tower to Housing

5:30 am on January 4, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Westbank and Urban Community have submitted new plans to convert Downtown San Jose’s iconic Bank of Italy tower into housing. The adaptive reuse of the office tower would create well over a hundred apartments across most of the 13-story building. The filing comes as the region struggles with record-high office vacancy rates.

1581 University Avenue front view, illustration by Trachtenberg Architects

Preliminary Application for 1581 University Avenue in Central Berkeley

5:00 am on January 4, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary plans have been filed for a new eight-story mixed-use infill at 1581 University Avenue in Central Berkeley, Alameda County. The project will replace two commercial buildings and a surface parking lot with over a hundred homes and retail. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the design.

Sacred Heart Church aerial view, image by Google Satellite

Permits to Convert Church to Housing at 554 Fillmore Street, Lower Haight, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 3, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Updated plans have been filed to convert a former church at 554 Fillmore Street into a mixed-use development with housing and an event space in San Francisco’s Lower Haight. The adaptive reuse expects to retain much of the former Sacred Heart Church’s exterior and nave while creating five floors for housing on the eastern end. The Pollard Group is sponsoring the project.

2720 San Pablo Avenue elevation, illustration by Trachtenberg Architects

Updated Permits Filed for 2720 San Pablo Avenue, Southwest Berkeley

5:00 am on January 3, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Updated preliminary permits have been filed for 2720 San Pablo Avenue in Southwest Berkeley. The new plans have increased the unit count while shrinking the building height from eight to seven stories. NX Ventures is responsible for the application.

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