Last week, construction permits were issued for initial work on the 185 Park Avenue parcel at CityView Plaza in San Jose. The permit will allow construction to begin on the eight-story structure, consisting of ground-floor retail and a multi-story parking garage. SF YIMBY initially reported on initial site demolitions and preparations in August of 2025, and the new approval marks steady progress for the project.
As per a recently released statement by BART, the long-awaited West Oakland BART development project is now taking initial steps towards construction. A portion of the West Oakland BART parking lot is closed this week for preliminary site soil testing and preparations. Site remediation, followed by building construction, is to begin later this year.
A new proposal could bring 30 units of townhome-style housing to the South Bay City of Sunnyvale. The site located at 1313 South Wolfe Road would span an area currently occupied by a Wendy’s, its parking lot, and an area of unoccupied space. Developers at 4Terra are hoping to convert the low-density commercial and unused space into 29 new residential units.
A major San Jose-based development project at 211-281 River Oaks Parkway has been purchased by two New York-based firms acting through an affiliate. TPG and Angelo Gordon are major real-estate sponsors on the East Coast, but their ownership of the site is a significant pivot from the previous development under the local Valley Oak Partners. Supporters of the project can hope that the new owners will be able to bring an injection of capital to the project, speeding up its production.
Significant construction is now underway at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Campus in Oakland. The award-winning pediatric institution has been undergoing a series of recent modernization projects aimed at expanding and improving care for the region. In 2022, SF YIMBY reported on the proposal of a new administrative support building on the site. Construction for that project is now underway, with completion expected later this year. Meanwhile, plans for a new main hospital building were approved in 2024, with preparatory construction beginning in the following months. Major construction on the hospital building is expected to start this year as well. UCSF BCH and UCSF are self-sponsoring the projects.
