Articles by Andrew Nelson

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

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

5:00 am on August 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

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.

1045 Derby Avenue, image via Google Satellite

Proposed School Construction for 1045 Derby Avenue, Fruitvale, Oakland

4:30 am on August 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

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.

6409 Folsom Boulevard pedestrian view, rendering by Opus AE Group

Permits Filed for 6409 Folsom Boulevard, East Sacramento

5:00 am on August 2, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed to request the construction of a four-story student housing project at 6409 Folsom Boulevard in East Sacramento. The project would add 54 new apartments and retail across from the California State University Sacramento campus. Placer County-based Epic Global Real Estate Advisors is assisting in the project.

7521 MacArthur Boulevard, rendering by Devi Dutta Architecture

Renderings Revealed for 7521 MacArthur Boulevard, Eastmont, Oakland

5:00 am on August 2, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A new rendering has been revealed for a five-story mixed-use building at 7521 MacArthur Boulevard in Eastmont, Oakland. To be called Macarthur & 76th Avenue Apartments, the development would add 11 units to the East Bay’s housing market. Devi Dutta Architecture is managing the design and project.

La Vista Apartments, design by Architect Orange

Hayward Planning Commission Approves La Vista Apartments and School

5:30 am on August 1, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Hayward Planning Commission has approved plans to build two five-story residential buildings and the second location for The Primary School, an innovative school founded in 2016 by Meredith Liu and Dr. Priscilla Chan, wife of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The project will rise from a new street, in Hayward, an East Bay city with around 160,000 residents in Alameda County. At full build-out, the project will have 176 dwelling units and 384 students between preschool and fifth grade.

1114 22nd Street, rendering by Williams + Paddon Architects

Renderings Revealed for The Jacquelyn at 1114 22nd Street, Midtown, Sacramento

5:00 am on August 1, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Planning permits have been filed for The Jacquelyn, a three-story mixed-use development at 1114 22nd Street in Midtown, Sacramento. The project would replace a parking lot with two retail spaces, a private art gallery, and an apartment. Urban Elements, led by company President Julie Young, is the project developer.

570 Market Street exterior full-structure view, rendering by Danny Forster and Architecture

Variance App Requested for 570 Market Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on July 31, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Developers have applied for the variance application required for demolition at 570 Market Street, in San Francisco’s Financial District. A two-story retail build on-site will be cleared for a 29-story infill hotel tower with 240 guest rooms. The request comes after a shadow study submitted in early May. The Frontier Group is the project developer.

375 Parker Avenue, image via Google Street View

Permits Filed for 375 Parker Avenue, Rodeo, Contra Costa County

4:30 am on July 31, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a three-story mixed-use development at 375 Parker Avenue in Rodeo, Contra Costa County. Rodeo is a relatively small town of roughly 8,700 residents along Interstate 80. The proposed development would create 22 new units and ground-level retail at the intersection of Parker Avenue and Fourth Street.

New Renderings Revealed for The Village, A New Native Hub in the Mission District of San Francisco

5:30 am on July 30, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A recent planning application has revealed new renderings for the community-oriented mixed-use building dubbed ‘The Village.’ The project is set to rise at 80 Julian Avenue in the Mission District of San Francisco. Friendship House Association of American Indians is listed as the property owner and developer. The project organizers describe 80 Julian as a ‘social services, cultural & spiritual center envisioned by an inter-tribal coalition of Native American organizations.’

Exterior view of the KQED headquarters at Mariposa and Bryant Streets in San Francisco. Community, transparency, collaboration and innovation are at the heart of EHDD’s design. Rendering courtesy of EHDD Architects

KQED’s HQ Nears Block Party Opening in San Francisco’s Mission District

5:00 am on July 30, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

KQED is about to open up a new community, inviting the public inside the iconic Bay Area media station’s headquarters at 2601 Mariposa Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. Rebecca Sharkey, the principal of EHDD Architecture responsible for designing the new HQ, spoke of the direction the nonprofit gave redesign, saying, “KQED told us from the start they want to make themselves more visible to the community and open up about what public media does.”

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