On April 21st, The University of California at Berkeley celebrated the grand opening of the cutting-edge and newly re-envisioned Grimes Engineering Center. The formal Bechtal engineering building served as a foundation for the expanded project, a 35,500 two-story glass pavilion with a three-level open forum at its center. Skidmore Owning and Merill are responsible for the design, with PGA Design responsible for landscaping.
A small office building at 6355 Telegraph Avenue in the Bushrod neighborhood of North Oakland has filed initial paperwork for a partial conversion to residential apartments. The preliminary designs brought by Earthquake and Structures, INC, call for the conversion of the upper two levels into six residential units, leaving the lower floor as the original office spaces.
A large residential project has broken ground at 905 N Capitol Avenue in the Berryessa Neighborhood of San Jose. The project, brought by Hanover Company is part of a multi-building non-contiguous development spanning Pentencia Creek Road along N Capitol Avenue. The project was first brought in 2022 but has experienced minor delays. The recent groundbreaking was for Building 1, a large apartment complex on the north side of Pentacia Creek Road. Architecture firm KTGY Architecture + Planning is responsible for the building designs.
Last week the new development project at 1027-1035 El Camino Real in Sunnyvale held a groundbreaking ceremony, with construction beginning soon after. Developer PMB partnered with El Camino Health in the proposal of the new mixed used development, including a 4-story convalescent hospital and an adjacent 6-story senior housing facility. Designs were provided by Material Design Architects and WATG architecture firms.
The proposed development at 1197 Lick Avenue in San Jose is to be altered, reducing the overall number of units but increasing the number of affordable units available within the project. The project is located on a three-building site, and is part of the Tamien Station Transit-oriented Development Plan. Developers, The Core Cos. and Republic Urban Properties have worked with Studio T-Square architects to put forth the revised plan.
