Revised plans have been approved for the five-story apartment building at 820 West MacArthur Boulevard in Longfellow, Oakland, Alameda County. The unit count has been increased for the site from 92 apartments to 166 studios, while the overall capacity was reduced from 242 to 166 residents. Riaz Capital is the project developer.
New Building permits have been filed for two affordable infills with a total of 272 apartments at 1633 Valencia Street and 3485 Cesar Chavez Street at the border of Bernal Heights and the Mission District of San Francisco. One permit is listed as a priority under the San Francisco Mayor’s Office’s Executive Directive 13-01, designed by Mayor Ed Lee in 2013 to expedite the approval process for designated plans. Mercy Housing is developing 1633 Valencia Street, and Sequoia Living is developing 3485 Cesar Chavez Street.
Construction work has started for La Avenida Apartment Community, a new affordable housing project at 1100 La Avenida Avenue in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. Once complete, Eden Housing will be providing 100 new units of affordable rental units across from the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus. Completion is expected next year.
Construction has started for the new eight-story affordable housing project by Mercy Housing at 600 7th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The development, named 7th and Brannan, will add 221 new apartments near the Caltrain San Francisco Station railyard and T Third Street lightrail extension connecting SoMa to Union Square and Chinatown. Over half of the apartments will be designated for formerly homeless adults and families.
Construction work is wrapping up for a four-story office block at 250 California Drive in Burlingame, San Mateo County. The building has seen steady progress over the last two years adjacent to the city’s Caltrain Station. The Dewey Land Company is responsible for the application.
