Ingka Centres is starting construction on the new IKEA to open at 945 Market Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The new location is part of the company’s move away from warehouse stores to urban-center retail with delivery. GreenbergFarrow will be the project’s architect and structural engineer.
A large-scale office project is proposed for construction at 1185 Coleman Avenue in San Jose. The project proposal includes the development of an office building in the Coleman Highline complex, a mixed-use tech campus that has become one of the most successful and valuable projects in Silicon Valley. Cupertino-based real estate company Hunter Storm is the project developer. Gensler is responsible for the design concepts.
Plans to expand the commercial office building at 545 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District that were first filed in early 2020 are still under review, with updates in late 2021. The application, started under the previous owner, Aegon, has continued after the $650 million bundle-sale of the property with 505 Sansome Street and the Transamerica Pyramid in February of 2020 to New York-based SHVO. This week, the developer enflamed tensions in the city by announcing it would not renew the lease for Sai’s Vietnamese Restaurant, which has operated from the property for 37 years. Now, SHVO promises to assist in searching for a new permanent home for Sai’s while city officials look to provide more stability for the family business.
The final design review is complete for Berkeley Commons, an industrial campus at 600 Addison Street by the Berkeley Marina. Progressing closer to construction, the project is expected to create nearly half a million square feet for the Bay Area’s Research and Development industry. Lane Partners and LB2 Partners are jointly responsible for the development.
Permits have been filed seeking the approval of a senior housing project at 2125 Telegraph Avenue in Downtown Oakland. The project proposal includes the development of an eight-story housing complex offering 100% affordable units to seniors. Mercy Housing is the project developer. Gensler is responsible for the design concepts. PGAdesign is responsible for landscape architecture.
