The 440-foot 340 Fremont Street is tied with two other towers as the 43rd tallest building in the Bay Area, located on Rincon Hill in SoMa, San Francisco. The project was first proposed in 2005, though delays pushed construction to start in 2014 and open in 2016. Equity Residential is the project developer.
The planning commission meeting scheduled for 1 PM today is expected to approve two key requests by the nine-story mixed-use building at 321 Florida Street in the Mission District, San Francisco. City staff have recommended the commission adopt the shadow study demonstrating the building will not adversely impact Franklin Square Park’s sun-exposure and approve the Large Project Authorization application with conditions. DM Development is the project developer.
Plans for a high-density seven-building office development are currently under review for 550 East Brokaw Road in North San Jose. The proposal will create approximately two million square feet of office space and about 858,000 square feet of parking area on-site, tripling the existing built area. Bay West Development is responsible for the proposal.
Project review permits have been filed to retrofit a historic nine-story hotel to housing or student housing at 1075 Sutter Street in Polk Gulch, San Francisco. The proposal has been designed by Stanton Architecture, while Los Angeles-based Hawkins Way Capital is the property owner.
Earlier this month, Westbank released their master vision for five skyline-defining developments across downtown San Jose. Today, we highlight The Orchard, producing two towers at 300 South 1st Street and the third tower at 409 South 2nd Street, called The Orchard Workspace and The Orchard Residential. The Orchard yields over two million square feet combined, producing a campus of offices, housing, retail, and restaurants.
