Articles by Andrew Nelson

2700 Sloat Boulevard southeast view, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

SFYIMBY Year in Review: April 2023

For the last twelve days of this year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. April was the most active month yet, including our first look at the proposed Sunset Tower, which shocked the region. Less shocking but still of great interest, SHVO revealed new illustrations for a Foster-designed Three Transamerica, construction was spotted at YouTube’s new SHoP-designed HQ, and Republic opened the region’s largest new Transit-Oriented Development in Millbrae. Plans for 469 Stevenson Street got a second life with a new application, plans that received a shot of reality this Thursday, more on that below. Lastly, this was the month when Oakland A’s president, Dave Kaval, announced that the team had purchased land in Las Vegas and would leave California, ending a drawn-out saga of negotiations with the city to build Howard Terminal.

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3419 San Pablo Avenue establishing view, rendering by David Baker Architects

Permits Approved for 3419 San Pablo Avenue, West Oakland

Development permits have been approved for the proposed six-story affordable housing infill at 3419 San Pablo Avenue in West Oakland, Alameda County. The proposal, led by East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, will replace a surface parking lot and small structures next to the California Hotel with 60 new homes. Residents will be given access to a community space and residential services.

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1900 Broadway seen from near 17th Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

SFYIMBY Year In Review: March 2023

For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. March was the month of construction updates across the East Bay, San Francisco, and San Mateo County. Crews started on the new CCA campus in San Francisco, a new Life Sciences complex started to rise across from the Millbrae Station, and several urban infills were spotted rising in Berkeley. In Downtown Oakland, YIMBY visited the peak of Behring Co’s 39-story apartment tower.

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Town Tower at 323 22nd Street updated crown design, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

SFYIMBY Year in Review: February 2023

For the last twelve days of this year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. In February, Builder’s Remedy finally reached the Bay Area when plans for 21 units in Los Altos Hills revealed the discrepancy between what cities allowed and what some property owners wanted to build. Several towers showed permitting progress in Downtown Oakland and San Jose. Meanwhile, rare news from the North Bay came when public comment opened for what could become the largest affordable housing project built in Marin County in over 50 years.

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