Articles by Andrew Nelson

Sloat Plaza along South Ocean Beach, illustration from MFLA

$130M Project Presented for South Ocean Beach Landscape Redevelopment, Lakeshore

5:00 am on March 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Arts Commission has attended the first of at least four presentations to review plans to reimagine the South Ocean Beach Waterfront. The project will add new community amenities, increase accessibility, and promote habitat restoration as part of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project in the Lakeshore neighborhood, San Francisco. The Ocean beach development is a multi-agency collaboration between the San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Public Utilities Commission, and Public Works, with private-industry involvement from Moffatt & Nichol and MFLA.

Woz Way Tower looking southeast from Woz Way, rendering by C2K Architecture

New Designs Revealed for 280 Woz Way, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on March 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A recently filed draft has revealed a redesign for 280 Woz Way, a two-towered office proposal expected to rise by the southern corner of downtown San Jose. The most notable design change is removing three sky bridges that connected between six levels. The first stages of construction are expected to begin later this year. Cupertino-based KT Urban is the project developer.

900 Pennsylvania Avenue expansion facade, rendering by EHDD

Renderings Revealed for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, Potrero Hill, San Francisco

5:00 am on March 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New permits have been filed to start excavation work to expand the San Francisco Marin Food Bank at 900 Pennsylvania Avenue on Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The new construction will provide a nearly fifty-percent increase to the built area, expanding the ability to serve those in need. The SF Marin Food Bank are the property owners, while Equity Community Builders is the project applicant to manage development.

Moxy Hotel at 2225 Telegraph Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Complete for Moxy Hotel at 2225 Telegraph Avenue, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on March 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has recently finished for a new Moxy Hotel at 2225 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. Once open, the seven-story building will yield 72,615 square feet with 173 guest rooms and retail for the downtown Oakland market. Graves Hospitality is the project developer along with EJF Capital and Tidewater Capital.

64 Santa Rita Avenue, sketchup by William Duff Architects

Permits Filed for 64 Santa Rita Avenue, Forest Hill, San Francisco

4:30 am on March 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a three-story single-family house at 64 Santa Rita Avenue, located in Forest Hill, just east of the Sunset District in San Francisco. The development will maintain the neighborhood’s sprawling low density. William Duff Architects is responsible for the design.

The MacFarlane Building, within the Modera Berkeley, rendering by Sky Design

Construction Underway for Modera Acheson Commons, Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on March 13, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the MacFarlane Building at 2111 University Avenue, one of four residential structures rising at the Modera Acheson Commons project in Downtown Berkeley. Each structure makes adaptive reuse of low-rise commercial sites to add 205 new apartments to the Berkeley housing market. Mill Creek Residential is sponsoring as the project applicant after acquiring the site from Equity Residential in 2016.

1200 Memorex Drive, the SVY03 Data Center, illustration published by Stack Infrastructure

Permits Filed for Data Center at 1200 Memorex Drive, Santa Clara

4:30 am on March 13, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a six-story commercial building at 1200 Memorex Drive, located in an industrial corner of Santa Clara. The building will be used as a data center. Skybox Development LLC is responsible for the application, with Pelio & Associates listed as the property owner.

600 South 1st Street Garden Gate tower aerial view, rendering by C2K Architecture

Demolition Permits Filed for 600 South 1st Street, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on March 12, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition permits have been filed for 618 South 1st Street, one of three properties merged in the 252-foot proposed tower at 600 South 1st Street in Downtown San Jose’s southeast corner. The development was first introduced in 2018 and approved by the city council in November of 2019. Amendment permits filed in June of 2020 seek to expand the number of apartments. KT Urban is the project developer, with Scape as owner since March of 2020 for $16.5 million.

2901 Broadway corner view, design by BDE Architecture

Renderings Revealed for 2929 Broadway, Pill Hill, Oakland

5:00 am on March 12, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New development permits have been filed for a large residential building at 2929 Broadway in Pill Hill, Oakland. The proposal will replace a car dealership with 199 new rental apartments for the Oakland housing market, of which 16 will be low-income housing. The Martin Group is responsible for the project as applicant and property owner.

399 Fremont Street viewed from Folsom Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 43: 399 Fremont Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 11, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

399 Fremont Street stands at the intersection with Harrison street tied with two other contenders as the 43rd tallest building in the Bay Area built or planned. The curtain wall-wrapped tower rises to a pinnacle of 440 feet tall in SoMa, according to construction contractors Swinerton, matched by 500 Folsom and the adjacent 340 Fremont. The building contributes 447 rental apartments into the Bay Area housing market. UDR is the project developer.

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