Articles by Andrew Nelson

17 East Santa Clara Street tower view, design by Anderson Architects

Expanded Plans Revealed for Eterna Tower at 17 East Santa Clara Street, Downtown San Jose

San Jose’s Design Review Committee is scheduled to review the mixed-use Eterna Tower high-rise proposal for 17 East Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose. The project has doubled in size after SFYIMBY’s last coverage in September 2020. The plan now includes 200 rooms on top of ground-floor retail. San Francisco-based ROYGBIV Real Estate Development is responsible for the project as the property owner.

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249 Pennsylvania Avenue outdated four story proposal, rendering courtesy project website

Expanded Permits Filed for 249 Pennsylvania Avenue, Potrero Hill, San Francisco

New preliminary project assessment permits have been filed for an expanded seven-story residential development on 249 Pennsylvania Avenue in Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The plan will create 95 new units, adding significantly more to the housing stock than the previously approved 57-unit four-story proposal. William Spencer Company, based in Brisbane, California, is responsible for the development as the property owner.

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Hawthorn Apartments at 321 Bercut Drive in its existing condition, image via Google Satellite

Permits Filed for Hotel-to-Housing Conversion of 321 Bercut Drive, Southern Pacific/Richards, Sacramento

Permits have been filed to convert the existing Hawthorn hotel at 321 Bercut Drive in Sacramento’s Southern Pacific/Richards neighborhood. The project will convert 272 guest rooms to make 281 residential units in a lesser-developer corner of the state capitol overlooking the American River. The Ezralow Company is responsible for the development via Bercut-Railyard LLC.

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Westport Cupertino at 21267 Stevens Creek Boulevard apartment building, design by C2K Architecture

Plans Finalizing for Westport Cupertino Housing Project in Cupertino, Santa Clara County

The proposal for 21267 Stevens Creek Boulevard expects to add 267 new apartments into the Silicon Valley housing market in Cupertino, Santa Clara County. Recent reporting by the Bay Area News Group has revealed that the project expects to break ground by the Fall of this year and would replace a retail center with new market-rate and affordable housing for seniors living in the hometown to the Foster + Partners-designed Apple headquarters. KT Urban and The Pacific Companies is responsible for the development.

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