Articles by Andrew Nelson

CitizenM Hotel at 3 Facebook Way aerial view, design by Gensler

Pre-Application Permits Filed for citizenM Hotel at 3 Facebook Way, Menlo Park

Pre-application permits have been filed for a 240-room citizenM Hotel at 300 Constitution Drive, or 3 Facebook Way, in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. The five-story development will replace surface parking at the intersection of Chilco Street and Bayfront Expressway in an area dominated by Facebook offices. The proposed hotel has already received city council conditional approval in early 2020. The Netherlands-based citizenM Hotel chain is responsible for the development as the project owner.

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1200 Van Ness project cross-intersection view, design by Woods Bagot

Renderings Revealed for 1200 Van Ness Avenue by Woods Bagot, Polk Gulch, San Francisco

Updated renderings have been published for the Woods Bagot-designed mixed-use building at 1200 Van Ness Avenue in Polk Gulch, San Francisco. The 13-story proposal will include a medical clinic, a grocery store, and 95 new apartments for ownership. The project is being developed by Derrick Chang, a long-time city resident who has since 1997 been the property owner.

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600 Castro Street, image via Google Street View

Pre-Application Filed for 24-Story Tower at 600 Castro Street, West Oakland

Pre-application permits have been filed for a 24-story residential tower at 600 Castro Street in the corner of West Oakland. The parcel is nearby the planned Oakland Ballpark site and would overlook the fork between Interstate 880 and Interstate 980, two freeways that divide West Oakland from downtown, and the waterfront. Wise Investments Enterprise is listed as the project owner.

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5250 3rd Street view from 3rd Street looking south west, rendering courtesy Leavitt Architecture

Preliminary Project Assessment Filed for 5250 Third Street, Bayview, San Francisco

The preliminary project assessment application has been submitted for a seven-story residential building at 5250 Third Street in Bayview, San Francisco. The proposal seeks to create a 102-unit residential building, showing a minor increase from the initial project size. The developers expect to create middle-income affordable housing with the HOME SF program. Leavitt Architecture Inc. is responsible for the project design.

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