Last week, Berkeley Moshav, the nation’s first Jewish urban cohousing complex broke ground at its site on San Pablo Ave. The four-story, mixed-use construction begins more than 10 years after the original proposal, making a historic debut for a new type of community-based housing. Urban Development + Partners has worked with Studio KDA architects and local Jewish community groups to realize this long-held dream.
On Thursday, April 3, the San Francisco Planning Commission will hold a regularly scheduled public hearing at City Hall. The meeting agenda will include four items related to the approval of the proposed 29-story hotel at 570 Market Street. The project, designed by Danny Forster & Architecture, has been in the works since early 2021 but has not yet begun construction.
An expansion project for the Heritage on the Marina Retirement Community inches along with a new meeting scheduled for April 17th. The property owner, SF Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society will present findings to the joint planning and preservations committees regarding a historical preservation Certificate of Appropriateness, CEQA findings, and Conditional Use Permit.
Last month, Brookfield Properties submitted a preliminary application for a mixed-use development at 678 Concar Drive in San Mateo. The project, designed by KTGY, replaces a previous proposal approved in 2020. The new project pivots from a more intensely commercial development to a more affordable housing-focused plan.
One of Adobe Communities’s latest projects, Sheldon Farms North, is located at 8851 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove, Sacramento County. The five-acre grassland lot is planned as the site for future low-income housing, designed by David Baker Architects, and developed in partnership with The City of Elk Grove.
