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Portsmouth Square aerial overview, design by SWA and MEI

Portsmouth Square Improvement Under Review Today, Chinatown, San Francisco

5:00 am on April 19, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

San Francisco’s Design Review Committee is scheduled to consider approval for the design development of the Portsmouth Square improvement project today at 2 PM. The project, led by the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department, proposes redesigning and expanding the public amenities of the ‘living room’ of Chinatown. The project includes replacing the existing pedestrian bridge over Kearny Street with a new community building, modernizing the playground, expanding shaded seating along the central plaza, and more.

3035 El Camino Real aerial view with a mountain range in the background, artist illustration, design by WHA

Development Plans for 3035 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

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

Development plans have been approved for the low-density apartment construction of 48 units at 3035 El Camino Real near Koreatown in Santa Clara. The project will add 48 units across four three-to-four story structures, adding a minor but significant contribution along the commercial thoroughfare of a suburban area. The Los Gatos-based Hayden Land Company is the project developer.

1112 Shotwell Avenue main view, rendering by Kerman Morris Architects

Renderings Revealed for 1112 Shotwell Street, Mission District, San Francisco

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

New renderings have been published along with new building permits for a three-story multi-unit development at 1112 Shotwell Street, located in San Francisco’s Mission District. The proposal will fill a currently vacant lot with new housing. The design with its oculus entryway and mansard roof come from Kerman Morris Architects.

Maclac Building, rendering via Comstock Realty Partners

$52 Million Secured for Maclac Building Redevelopment in Mission District, San Francisco

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

CBRE has secured $52 million of funding for the Comstock Realty Partners and the Dune Real Estate Partners to redevelop the five-structure Maclac Building site in the Mission District of San Francisco. The project includes 192-198 Utah Street and 151-191 Potrero Avenue. Adaptive reuse and new construction will soon transform the site for state-of-the-art light industrial uses in an industrial corner of the city.

2116 Brush Street new design, design by Lowney Architects

Moderate Increased Density for Villa Oakland at 2116 Brush Street, West Oakland

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

New permits have been filed to revise plans for 2116 Brush Street in Ralph Bunche, West Oakland. The mixed-use proposal will now create 105 apartments, up from earlier plans to build 95 units as per our last coverage. Residents will find themselves just across from Interstate 980. The 19th Street BART Station is less than fifteen minutes away by foot. Oakbrook Partners is responsible for the development, dubbed Villa Oakland.

395 3rd Street with a massing for 95 Hawthorne to the left and the three-structure One Vassar project to the right, massing by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Strada Reveals $200 Million Plan for 395 3rd Street, SoMA, San Francisco

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

Strada has filed a preliminary project assessment permit for a 347-foot tall mixed-use tower with affordable housing at 395 3rd Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The application comes as breaking news for a previously unreported project. If approved as is, Strada would add 559 new units to the city’s housing market. According to planning documents, construction is estimated to cost $200 million.

459 Wayne Avenue approach from Lakeshore Avenue, rendering by Larson Shores Architecture

Renderings Revealed for 459 Wayne Avenue, Cleveland Heights, Oakland

4:30 am on April 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for a four-story residential development at 459 Wayne Avenue in the Cleveland Heights neighborhood in Oakland. The renderings were published with recently filed development permits. The louver-clad design by Larson Shores Architects is one of the most interesting new architectural additions proposed for the mixed-density neighborhood.

45 Fremont Street viewed from across Market Street with buses in the foreground, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 37: 45 Fremont Street, SoMa, San Francisco

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

The 476-foot tall office building at 45 Fremont Street is tied as the 37th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built. The low-profile tower was completed in 1978 by Shorenstein Properties, one of the city’s most prominent landlords, and involved with three other properties already featured on the SFYIMBY Tallest 52 Towers countdown.

797 South Almaden, rendering via the East Bay Times

Development Under Review For 797 South Almaden Avenue, Central San Jose

4:30 am on April 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Development permits are under review for an affordable housing project at 797 South Almaden Avenue by Downtown San Jose in the Washington-Guadalupe neighborhood. The six-story project is being developed by the Berkeley-based Resource for Community…

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.

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