Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Affordable Housing & Potential Grocer Pitched For 2700 Sloat Boulevard, Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 2, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are pivoting once again for 2700 Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood. The latest filing could create nearly seven hundred units of affordable housing, along with a potential ground-floor grocery store and public parking, across from the city’s zoo and close to Ocean Beach. Raelynn Hickey of Nevada-based CH Planning LLC is once more responsible for the application.

185 Park Avenue foundation work underway, image by author

Demolition Underway For Parking at CityView Plaza, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on August 25, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition work is currently underway ahead of plans for an eight-story parking garage with retail at 185 Park Avenue in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The project is the first phase underway for the recently reimagined CityView Plaza masterplan, with the amended plans to be heard by the city’s Planning Director later this week. The prominent local developer, Jay Paul Company, is responsible for the venture.

El Paseo housing, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Construction Underway For El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose

5:30 am on August 15, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is progressing forward for the El Paseo de Saratoga urban village project in San Jose. Demolition crews have cleared much of the former commercial stores that will soon be replaced by over seven hundred homes and a residential care facility. Sand Hill Property Company is leading the project, working in partnership with Holland Partners and Sunrise Senior Living.

88 Bluxome Street aerial overview, rendering by Henning Larsen and SCB

Assembly Bill 2011 Will Streamline Approval for 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 13, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans will be streamlined for the recently filed two-skyscraper development at 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The first application was submitted three months ago, with city staff now determining the project can proceed with Assembly Bill 2011, which allows for by-right approval for eligible housing on commercially-zoned lands. Strada Investment Group is the sponsor and developer.

Supplemental Work Underway As Lendlease Keeps 30 Van Ness Avenue On Hold, San Francisco

5:30 am on July 30, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans for the 47-story mixed-use tower at 30 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco are still on hold. However, a construction crane has returned to the site for limited work on the two-year-old foundation as the project developer, Lendlease, continues to wait before restarting work. The activity will ensure the existing site is stable with improvements to the sidewalk fencing.

One Oak establishing view, rendering by SCB

Updated Design & Increased Housing for 41-Story Proposal at One Oak, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 16, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Planning progress and new renderings have been published for the proposed 41-story tower at One Oak in San Francisco’s Market & Octavia Area Plan, formerly known as The Hub. The latest documents show a modified design scheme by SCB, as well as a minor increase in unit count since the project was revived by the property owner last year. The Emerald Fund is responsible for the application on behalf of the owner, Washington Capital.

58-Story Tower Proposed For 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 28, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Updated plans have been filed for a potential skyline-reorienting project at 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal aims to add two skyscrapers and 1,500 rental apartments to the former Tennis Club, reaching heights of 51 and 58 stories. Strada Investment Group is responsible for the application.

700 Irwin Street north elevation facing 2nd Street, elevation by SCB

Plans Revealed For 700 Irwin Street, San Rafael, Marin County

5:30 am on May 7, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Detailed plans have been revealed for the 17-story proposal at 700 Irwin Street in San Rafael, Marin County. The development, dubbed Boat Haus, aims to bring two hundred homes to the creekside property with the city’s potential tallest building. Urban Pacific Development is responsible for the application.

Rendering of Planned Residential Conversion, image by SCB

Major Office-to-Residential Conversion Planned for CityView Plaza San Jose

6:15 am on April 2, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

In a major pivot, developer Jay Paul Co. has decided to convert a large portion of the ongoing CityView Plaza project from office to residential. The site, at the northeast corner of Almaden Boulevard and Park Avenue in Downtown San Jose, will transform an existing four-office building campus into 320 units, rebooting construction on the project which paused last year due to poor market conditions.

30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue

Meeting Tomorrow for 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 12, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the stalled 47-story tower at 30 Van Ness Avenue tomorrow at noon. The project has remained an empty hole since 2023 in the center of the city’s once-burgeoning Market-Octavia Area Plan. Australian developer Lendlease hopes that modifications to the approval may make the project more financially feasible, in part, by removing affordable housing.

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