After nearly a year and a half of waiting, the City of Palo Alto has published the Draft Environmental Impact Report for a proposed four-story apartment infill at 660 University Avenue. With the Draft EIR published, the public will be able to provide comments to the city and the developer and proceed with the application. Mountain View-based Smith Development is the project sponsor.
Bay Area Rapid Transit has announced that construction is scheduled to start this summer on the Lake Merritt BART Station redevelopment in Downtown Oakland. Crews will start by replacing a surface parking lot with a seven-story affordable housing project and a landscaped paseo. Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to review the updated phasing for the project tomorrow afternoon.
New Renderings have been revealed for a residential project at 739 Sutter Avenue in Midtown, Palo Alto. The project proposal includes the construction of a three-story residential infill. Plans call for the demolition of an eight-unit apartment complex on the site. Pleasanton-based DAHLIN Group is responsible for the design. BKF Engineers is the civil engineer. Grace Li, a real estate developer based in San Mateo, filing through Sutter 739 Associates LLC, is responsible for the project. Anyi Landscape Studio is responsible for the landscape architecture.
Development permits have been filed for a new stadium for two soccer clubs at 8000 South Coliseum Way in Coliseum, East Oakland. The project would replace a surplus parking lot within the Coliseum campus and allow the two teams to start playing in the 2025 season. The permits were filed the same day the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum board unanimously approved plans for the Oakland Athletics to negotiate a lease agreement for 2025-2026 with the teams’ owner.
Construction is moving ahead for a new music venue named Channel 24 at 1800 24th Street in Midtown Sacramento’s Poverty Ridge neighborhood. The future venue operator, Another Planet Entertainment, recently highlighted the progress of the 2,150-person venue that bridges the gap between smaller venues and stadiums. SKK Development is responsible for the project.
