Articles by Andrew Nelson

1431 Jefferson Street under construction, iPhone image from SFYIMBY tipster

Construction Halfway to Peak for Marriott at 1431 Jefferson Street, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on January 29, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A new Marriott-owned hotel is quickly rising at 1431 Jefferson Street, just two blocks from Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Downtown Oakland. The concrete structure has reached the half-way point in its march to the 18th floor. Once complete, it’ll open up 276 hotel rooms, of which roughly half will be managed by a Marriott Residence Inn and the other half by the Marriott-owned AC Hotel. Hawkins Way Capital is responsible for the development after fully purchasing the property in 2019 for $30 million.

Facade Installation Imminent for 100 Stockton Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

5:00 am on January 29, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has passed a milestone for 100 Stockton Street, an adaptive reuse of a seven-story mid-century department store into a mixed-use retail and office building near Union Square in the Tenderloin, San Francisco. Portions of the building’s exterior are starting to show up, including the aluminum frame for the distinctive third-floor cantilever. Morgan Stanley and Blatteis & Schnur are responsible for the development.

249 Texas Street, rendering from John Maniscalco Architecture

Renderings Revealed for 249 Texas Street, Potrero Hill, San Francisco

4:30 am on January 29, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Renderings are out for a new single-family house with an additional dwelling unit at 249 Texas Street, on Potrero Hill, San Francisco. John Maniscalco Architecture is responsible for the design, a contemporary project with vertical and horizontal wood siding, oversized windows, and a rooftop balcony. Its two units introduce another 4,850 square feet into the affluent neighborhood. Property owners Joanne Siu and Kerry Shapiro are responsible for the development.

The Russ Building, image via San Francisco Public Library's public catalog

Number 48: Russ Building at 235 Montgomery Street, Financial District, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 28, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Russ Building, located at 235 Montgomery Street, is the forty-ninth entry on SFYIMBY’s countdown of the fifty-two tallest proposed or finished towers in the Bay Area. With a rooftop height of 435 feet, it is tied as the 48th tallest skyscraper. It is the first on our list to not be in SoMa, to share its position with another building, and to have once held the title as tallest in the city. It is also the second oldest skyscraper on our list, having opened in 1927. It contains modernized office space in San Francisco’s Financial District. After a 2016 renovation, it received LEED Platinum certification. Shorenstein Properties manages the building, with the Swig Company as the property owner.

150-162 Grand View Avenue street-view, design by Zack de Vito Architect

Condo Permits Filed for 150-162 Grand View Avenue, Noe Valley, San Francisco

4:30 am on January 28, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New permits have been filed for occupancy at two four-story single-family houses on a single lot at 150-162 Grand Avenue on the far left edge of Noe Valley, San Francisco. The project, named Grandview Stack, is nearly complete adding housing to a vacant parcel in a low-density area bordering the Castro. 150 Grand View LLC is responsible for the development.

802 South 1st Street between East Virginia Street and South 1st Street, illustration via AO Architects

Approval Expected for 802 South 1st Street, Martha Gardens, San Jose

5:30 am on January 27, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

San Jose’s Planning Commission is expected to approve the general plan for a 246-unit apartment project at 802 South 1st Street, in East Virginia, bordering Downtown San Jose. The project completed public circulation last week,…

3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue overview, rendering via Coolidge Commons website

Renderings Revealed for 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue, Dimond District, Oakland

4:30 am on January 27, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed to construct four single-unit structures at 3559-3589 Coolidge Avenue, located in Oakland’s Dimond District. The project was approved in 2018, at which time the previous owners sold the entitlement for nearly half a million dollars. Planning permits were filed in 2019 for a three-unit plan by Ripple Ideas LLC, but the filing remains incomplete, and the new building applications show the four-unit plan moving forward.

UCSF Parnassus Heights campus new hospital overlooking Saunders Court, design concept from previous iteration, rendering by UCSF via Perkins Eastman

UCSF Parnassus Heights Housing and Hospital Proposal Approved, Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 26, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Regents of the University of California, the governing body for the state-wide university system, has unanimously voted to approve a $3 billion 30-year development of the U.C. San Francisco Parnassus Heights campus in Sunset District, San Francisco. Herzog & de Meuron, with HDR as the architect of record, will design the medical facility expansion, including 1,263 residential units for students and hospital staff, a new hospital, and research buildings.

Facade Nearly Complete at 277 27th Street, Northgate-Waverly, Oakland

5:00 am on January 26, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Holland Partner Group is overseeing the construction of an 18-story residential building at 277 27th Street in Northgate-Waverly, bordering Downtown Oakland. A recent site visit shows construction has topped out, and most of the exterior facade is installed. Once complete, the apartment building, called VESPR or 24th and Harrison, will bring 405 apartments and 65,000 square feet of ground-level retail.

385 14th Street along 13th Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Finished For 385 14th Street, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on January 25, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has finished for the forty-story tower at 385 14th Street in Downtown Oakland. Completed this year, the Atlas is now the second tallest building in the city and the tallest apartment building in Oakland at 400 feet. It includes 633 units on top of 17,350 square feet of retail. Carmel Partners is the developer, with Greystar managing the marketing and leasing.

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