Articles by Andrew Nelson


The Mitchell Project at 525 East Charleston Road, rendering by OJK Architecture

Plans Filed for 525 East Charleston Road, Palo Alto

New plans have been filed for a four-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 525 East Charleston Road in Palo Alto, Silicon Valley. If approved, the project, dubbed the Mitchell Park Project, could add 50 new rental apartments for lower-income households to the historically housing-averse city. Eden Housing will develop the building on land leased by the County of Santa Clara.

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550 Howard Street, design by Pelli Clarke Pelli

Rosewood San Francisco Announced for 550 Howard Street, SoMa, San Francisco

Hines has announced a deal with Rosewood Hotels and Resorts to occupy the hospitality portion of 550 Howard Street, a mixed-use tower set to break ground early next year in SoMa, San Francisco. Dubbed Parcel F, it is the tallest of the remaining Transbay tower parcel remaining. The 806-foot tall tower is being developed by a joint venture with Hines, Urban Pacific, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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575 Market Street from the One Bush plaza, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 17: Market Center at 575 Market Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The 17th tallest building in San Francisco planned or built is Market Center, the 573-foot tall office tower at 575 Market Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Part of a two-structure complex, the towering offices were home to the international headquarters for Standard Oil of California, now known as Chevron, from opening until 2001. Now, the building is owned and managed by Paramount Group.

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