Articles by Andrew Nelson

Cascade at 1705 I Street 17th & I Street view, design by HRGA Architecture

Harbor Custom Development Purchases 1705 I Street Project in Midtown Sacramento

Harbor Custom Development Inc has announced that they are purchasing the property at 1705 I Street, including plans for an eight-story mixed-use building in Midtown Sacramento. The project is entitled, with permits first filed in April of 2020 and approved in December. The Harbor announced they hope to build 208 new condominiums to be sold for under $400,000 each for first-time home buyers.

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2359 Harrison Street evening view, rendering design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Demolition Permits Filed for 2359 Harrison Street, Northgate-Waverly, Oakland

Demolition permits have been filed to clear four buildings to make way for the 16-story mixed-use project at 2359 Harrison Street in Northgate Waverly, Oakland. Just two blocks from Oakland’s current tallest building at One Kaiser Plaza, 2359 Harrison is part of a slow contemporary expansion of Oakland’s central business district. The project will add 330 new dwelling units with some affordable units to the East Bay housing market.

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1045 Derby Avenue, image via Google Satellite

Proposed School Construction for 1045 Derby Avenue, Fruitvale, Oakland

The Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled tomorrow to review plans for a new 400-student charter high school at 1045 Derby Avenue in Fruitvale, Oakland. The applicant is Education for Change Public Schools, a charter management organization operating six separate schools with over three thousand students in Fruitvale and Elmhurst. Construction will replace the former campus for Epic Charter middle school, which operated between 2014 and 2018 before city orders led to an abrupt closure.

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