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30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue

Construction Expected To Start This Year for 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 19, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Department has released the mitigation measures document for the 30 Van Ness Avenue construction process as Lendlease confirms with SFYIMBY they are working to start construction this year. The 47-story addition to the Civic Center will bring market-rate apartments, low-income units, retail, and new office space less than ten minutes away from BART on foot. Lendlease is the project developer.

615 Stockton Avenue, illustration from Infinite Investment Realty

New Renderings Revealed for Hotel at 615 Stockton Avenue, Garden Alameda, San Jose

4:30 am on March 19, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for the proposed five-story hotel at 615 Stockton Avenue in Garden Alameda, San Jose. The project, to be known as Victoria Hotel, is right across the street from the northern extension of the 262-acre Diridon Station Area Plan. The proposal will open 80 new hotel guest rooms within walking distance of the Diridon Station transit hub, marking a change from a September draft to shift the project to moderate-income affordable housing. San Jose-based Infinite Investment Realty is the project owner.

100 First Plaza, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 42: 100 First Plaza, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 18, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Standing at the Salesforce Tower’s foot, 100 First Plaza is not among the city’s most recognizable structures. By comparison, it almost appears short. Yet, with a pinnacle 447 feet above street level, it is the 42nd tallest building in the Bay Area built or planned. The tower, located at 100 First Street in SoMa, opened in 1988 with a postmodernist design from the office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

600 Addison Street view of Building B, design by Gensler

Design Review Today for 600 Addison Street, Southwest Berkeley

5:00 am on March 18, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Developers will be presenting the preliminary design review for the 845,590 square foot research campus at 600 Addison Street later tonight to the Berkeley Design Review Committee. The project will add a new campus for medical research in the Southwest Berkeley neighborhood, overlooking Aquatic Park. Lane Partners and LB2 Partners are developing as a joint venture.

Gateway Crossings phase one Building One exterior view, rendering by MVE and Partners

City Reviewing Phase One of Gateway Crossing at 1205 Coleman Avenue, Santa Clara

5:30 am on March 17, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Santa Clara Development Review hearing to be held later today is expected to approve action on phase one of the Gateway Crossing project at 1205 Coleman Avenue, Santa Clara. The project aims to build a significant residential hub adjacent to Caltrain’s Santa Clara Station, the San Jose city border, and the San Jose International Airport. Holland Partner Group is responsible for the development.

1567 California Street view along California Street from the east, rendering by David Baker Architects

Authorization Requested for 1567 California Street, Polk Gulch, San Francisco

5:00 am on March 17, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Conditional use authorization permits have been requested for a 100-unit residential project at 1567 California Street in Polk Gulch, San Francisco. If the developers are given the CUA, the project will add a significant quantity for housing, including low-income housing, in the retail-rich and transit-accessible Polk Street thoroughfare. Southern Land Global LLC, affiliated with Shanghai Laiyi Real Estate Development, is the project sponsor.

The Carlysle at 51 Notre Dame Avenue, rendering courtesy CBRE and Acquity Realty

Demolition Permits Filed for 51 Notre Dame Avenue, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on March 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New planning permits have been filed to demolish a single-story commercial structure at 51 Notre Dame Avenue in Downtown San Jose. The application is filed in the wake of Acquity Realty’s proposed 21-story mixed-use tower for the same lot. The demolition application was filed by the Livermore-based civil engineering firm Kier + Wright.

Sloat Plaza along South Ocean Beach, illustration from MFLA

$130M Project Presented for South Ocean Beach Landscape Redevelopment, Lakeshore

5:00 am on March 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Arts Commission has attended the first of at least four presentations to review plans to reimagine the South Ocean Beach Waterfront. The project will add new community amenities, increase accessibility, and promote habitat restoration as part of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project in the Lakeshore neighborhood, San Francisco. The Ocean beach development is a multi-agency collaboration between the San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Public Utilities Commission, and Public Works, with private-industry involvement from Moffatt & Nichol and MFLA.

Woz Way Tower looking southeast from Woz Way, rendering by C2K Architecture

New Designs Revealed for 280 Woz Way, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on March 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A recently filed draft has revealed a redesign for 280 Woz Way, a two-towered office proposal expected to rise by the southern corner of downtown San Jose. The most notable design change is removing three sky bridges that connected between six levels. The first stages of construction are expected to begin later this year. Cupertino-based KT Urban is the project developer.

900 Pennsylvania Avenue expansion facade, rendering by EHDD

Renderings Revealed for San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, Potrero Hill, San Francisco

5:00 am on March 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New permits have been filed to start excavation work to expand the San Francisco Marin Food Bank at 900 Pennsylvania Avenue on Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The new construction will provide a nearly fifty-percent increase to the built area, expanding the ability to serve those in need. The SF Marin Food Bank are the property owners, while Equity Community Builders is the project applicant to manage development.

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