Articles by Andrew Nelson

Lake Merritt BART Development aerial via, rendering via PYATOK

Preliminary Plans Revealed for Lake Merritt BART Development, Downtown Oakland

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

The City of Oakland’s Design Review Commission is scheduled today to review plans for a substantial twin-block development surrounding the Lake Merritt BART Station in Downtown Oakland. The two blocks at 51 9th Street and 107 8th Street will create half a million square feet of new office space, retail, community amenities and contribute hundreds of new apartments to the Oakland housing market. Strada Investment Group and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation are jointly responsible for the development.

730 Stanyan Street aerial view, design by OMA

$60 Million Building Permits Filed for 730 Stanyan Street, Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

5:00 am on April 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for the six-story residential development at 730 Stanyan Street in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco. The project will create 120 affordable units for low and middle-income households, focusing on providing housing to the unhoused. The internationally acclaimed OMA is responsible for the building design.

1900 Broadway refined design, rendering via Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Excavation Underway for Stak Site at 1900 Broadway in Downtown Oakland

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

Excavation is well underway at 1900 Broadway, the site for a 36-story tower dubbed the Stak Site in Downtown Oakland. Behring Co is developing the project. At full buildout, 1900 Broadway and the adjoined Tapscott Building will add retail and 452 new apartments to the Bay Area housing market.

5622 Martin Luther King Jr, rendering by Gunkel Architecture

Renderings Revealed for 5622 Martin Luther King Jr Way, North Oakland

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

New permits have been filed for a five-story mixed-use building with affordable housing at 5622 Martin Luther King Jr way in North Oakland. The project will add a low-rise residential development while retaining the existing businesses on-site in an area dominated by sprawling single-family housing and three-story apartments. It’s All Good Bakery is responsible for the development as the property owner.

1338-1370 Mission Street estimated form generated by SFYIMBY, image via Google Satellite

Preliminary Permits Filed For 30-Story Tower at 1338-1370 Mission Street, SoMa, San Francisco

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

Preliminary project assessment permits have been filed for a 30-story mixed-use tower at 1338-1370 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The early draft proposes to add 287 new apartments and a small ground-level retail hub to the housing market. The developer will sell a portion of the units below market rate to use California’s State Density Bonus program. While the project team has not yet been revealed, they are operating through Mission Street Management LLC.

415 Natoma Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Move-ins for Phase One of 5M Expected This Fall, SoMa, San Francisco

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

Rapid progress has been made across the four acres between Mission, Fifth, and Howard streets for the 5M mixed-use project in SoMa, San Francisco. Facade installation has passed the halfway point for the 395-foot office building at 415 Natoma Street, while the 20-story residential tower at 434 Minna Street has just three floors left to be covered. A groundbreaking event for the new Mary Court park occurred last Thursday with Mayor London Breed and Brookfield Properties in attendance.

419 4th Street, rendering by Lowney Architecture

New Renderings for 419 4th Street in Jack London Square, Oakland

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

The Oakland Landmark Preservation Board will review plans for a seven-story mixed-use development at 419 4th Street in the Jack London Square neighborhood, Oakland. The proposal will save an existing historic facade known as the “Noodle Factory” warehouse. Lowney Architecture is responsible for the design.

200 Portage Avenue seven-plex, design by KTGY

Entitlement Application Filed for 200 Portage Avenue, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County

5:00 am on April 11, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Palo Alto has reviewed an application for the entitlement of a 16-building townhome development at 200 Portage Avenue in the affluent city in Santa Clara County. The project would add a low-slung residential project eight minutes from the California Avenue Caltrain Station on a portion of the former Fry’s Electronics property. The Sobrato Organization is responsible for the application.

SFSU Liberal and Creative Arts building, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

SFSU’s Liberal and Creative Arts Building Nears Completion at SFSU Campus, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 10, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is wrapping up on the first new academic building in 25 years for the San Francisco State University’s city campus. The $81 million Liberal and Creative Arts Building will provide a new home for the Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts Department administrators and the dean’s staff for the College of Liberal and Creative Arts. Mark Cavagnero is responsible for the design.

3414 Andover Street northwest rendering, design by Kotas Pantaleoni Architects

Permits Approved for 3414 Andover Street, Pill Hill, Oakland

5:00 am on April 10, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been approved pending appeal for a six-story residential building at 3414 Andover Street in Pill Hill, Oakland. The development will replace a vacant single-family house with twenty new residences. Oakland-based DNZ Homes LLC is responsible for the development.

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