Articles by Andrew Nelson

Northlake overview, via Northlakelife.com

Permits Filed for 36 Homes at Northlake Development, North Natomas, Sacramento

5:00 am on December 6, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

Permits for thirty-six new single-family houses have been filed for the Northlake suburban development in Natomas, Sacramento. The buildings vary in size, including three- to four-bedroom single-story homes or four- to five-bedroom two-story structures. The rising community, managed by Lennar Homes of California Inc., will fill a tract of undeveloped land north of the city center with housing, shops, and water attractions.

2080 Almaden Road, via Google Street View

Permits Filed for 2080 Almaden Road, San Jose, Santa Clara County

4:30 am on December 6, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary review permits have been filed for a new multi-story apartment building at 2080 Almaden Road in southern San Jose, Santa Clara County. Eighty units will be included, all of which are to be sold as affordable housing. San Diego-based Affirmed Housing will be responsible for the development.

Retail-to-Office Requested for 100-120 Stockton Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 5, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

Project profile permits have been filed to reassign planned retail into office space on the upper floors of 100-120 Stockton Street, located at the busy eastern edge of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Macys sold the property in 2016 to Morgan Stanley and Blatteis & Schnur for $250 million. The duo is responsible for the current eight-story adaptive reuse. Construction is already well underway.

1450 Owens Street street view, rendering courtesy city planning documents

Amended Plans Approved for 1450 Owens Street, Mission Bay, San Francisco

5:00 am on December 5, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

The City Planning Commission has approved amended plans for a new life sciences research building for 1450 Owens Street in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The approved project will bring over 175,000 square feet onto the 1.13-acre lot, rising 109 feet above street level. The busy Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), the largest real estate investment trust (REIT) for life science real estate in the USA, is responsible for the development.

725 Harrison Street full view, design by HOK Architects

Permits for 777 Harrison Street after Sale for $140 Million, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 4, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

Recent permits show activity for the fifteen-story mixed-use project at 777 Harrison Street, also known as 725 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is led by Boston Properties, the same developers behind the Salesforce Tower. They were joint owners with Barrett Block Partners before completing an acquisition in June of 2020 for $140.1 million. The city unanimously approved 777 Harrison in late 2019, making way for over three-quarters million square feet of office space and 144 affordable housing units.

155 Steuart Street with the Salesforce Building near its peak, pictures in 2017 via Google Street View

Oxford Capital Group Buys Five Bay Area Hotels

4:30 am on December 4, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

The Chicago-based Oxford Capital Group has an extensive portfolio of hotels across the country, including San Francisco’s ornate Sir Francis Drake Hotel. Now, the firm has announced they are increasing their presence in the Bay to nine properties following the purchase of three hotels in San Francisco, one in Palo Alto, and another in Los Gatos. Details about the sales are not released, and public records are not updated.

El Cerrito Plaza Station development plane option 1, drawing courtesy BART

Related CA, Holliday Development, To Develop Housing at El Cerrito Plaza BART Station

5:30 am on December 3, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

BART has announced that they have picked two developers to form a joint venture for 780 new residences around the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station, with 49% units as affordable, and a public library. Related California and Holliday Development were chosen. The joint venture now must negotiate the terms of agreement with BART to start the two-to-three-year process of producing a development concept.

Bishop O'Dowd High School Center at 9500 Stearns Avenue, rendering by Studio Bondy Architecture

Oakland Planning Commission Approves Construction at Bishop O’Dowd High School

5:00 am on December 3, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

A proposal for a new educational facility for Bishop O’Dowd High School at 9500 Stearns Avenue was approved by the Oakland City planning commission yesterday afternoon. The application will create a 36,000 square foot multi-story structure to contain a 1,300 seat gymnasium, training rooms, music rooms, drama rehearsal space, and other multipurpose rooms.

Outdated look at 4311-4317 MacArthur Boulevard from 2011, design by Urban Planning Partners Inc

Permits Aided by SB35 Filed for 4311 MacArthur Boulevard, Laurel, Oakland

5:30 am on December 2, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

Pre-application permits have been filed for a mixed-use structure at 4311 MacArthur Boulevard between Laurel and Redwood Heights, Oakland. This resurrects hope for developing the vacant lot by AMG & Associates. The firm had pursued a smaller project in March 2010, though it withdrew in 2016. New permits describe a 197-unit mixed-use affordable housing development to qualify for Senate Bill 35 (SB35) to expedite approval.

31 Fiddleneck Way, rendering courtesy Landsea Homes

Permits Filed for 12 Homes for Relevae Development, Orinda, Contra Costa County

4:30 am on December 2, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for twelve single-family homes at Fiddleneck Way in Orinda, Contra Costa County. The properties will be a part of the Relevae at Wilder suburban development by Landsea Homes. Each of the houses will range between 2,377 and 3,474 square feet, offering between three to four bedrooms.

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