Articles by Andrew Nelson

For the last twelve days of 2025, SFYIMBY will continue our tradition of reflecting on the biggest stories we’ve covered each month across the region. February began with an increase in height for the California Theater tower in Downtown Berkeley. In San Francisco, preliminary permits were filed for the 22-story iteration of 2700 Sloat Boulevard, and formal permits were filed for a 23-story residential tower at 1965 Market Street. Further down the Peninsula, the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo revealed a potential 1,400-unit redevelopment, and a 30-story senior housing tower in Redwood City was put on hold. Lastly, we toured the construction progress on Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island.

For the last twelve days of 2025, SFYIMBY will continue our tradition of reflecting on the biggest stories we’ve covered each month across the region. The year started with planning progress for two potential towers in Downtown Berkeley, as well as approval for a 15-story affordable housing tower in San Francisco’s Chinatown. In the Richmond District, an interesting proposal surfaced to expand a Burger King into a five-story mixed-use building, and further details came out about SJSU’s updated masterplan for its downtown San Jose campus. Lastly, Oakland’s home-grown soccer team announced plans to redevelop Howard Terminal with a stadium, a refreshing departure from the fraught years-long battle about the site between the city and the Athletics Major League Baseball team.