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Number 24: Partial Demolition Starts for 30 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco

5:30 am on July 22, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Scaffolding has been erected for the partial demolition at 30 Van Ness Avenue, where a future mixed-use tower with affordable housing is expected to become the 24th tallest building in the Bay Area planned or built. The 540-foot tower will create 333 condominiums and nearly a quarter of a million square feet of commercial office area in San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood by City Hall. Lendlease is the project developer.

1028 Market Street main view, rendering of design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Crane Dismantling Starts for 1028 Market Street, Tenderloin, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 15, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A new apartment building overlooking Market Street is nearing the opening point. Crews have begun dismantling the crane for 1028 Market Street in the southeast corner of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. The project will produce affordable and market-rate housing blocks away from two BART Stations. The Olympic Residential Group and Tidewater Capital are responsible for the development.

Downtown West concept skyline view, illustration via San Jose Planning Department

Google’s Downtown West Plan Heads to Final Vote from San Jose City Council

5:30 am on May 25, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

San Jose City Council is poised to give final approval to construct the 80-acre Downtown West urban development by Google. The proposal would reshape a significant portion of the Diridon Station Area Plan in Downtown San Jose by replacing surface parking and low-density blocks around the SAP Center with a higher density of housing, offices, and retail. The meeting will be held today, starting at 6 PM.

469 Stevenson Street, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz via May 17th 2021 planning document

Public Notice Circulates For 469 Stevenson Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 24, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Department is starting to circulate public notices regarding the mid-June meeting for the 27-story proposal for 469 Stevenson Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal hopes to utilize the State Density Bonus program to create nearly five hundred apartments, of which a portion will be affordable. San Francisco-based BUILD is the project developer.

Lake Merritt BART Development residential tower at 51 9th Street, rendering via PYATOK

Lake Merritt BART Development Up for Approval Today in Oakland Planning Commission

5:30 am on May 19, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Oakland’s Planning Department is scheduled today to review the preliminary development plans and receive public comment about the mixed-use proposal around the Lake Merritt BART Station in Downtown Oakland. The proposal would reshape two city blocks at 51 9th Street and 107 8th Street with apartments, office space, retail, open space, and community amenities. The prolific Strada Investment Group and the Oakland-based East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation are responsible through a joint venture.

3333 California Street aerial perspective looking towards downtown

Updated Plans for 3333 California Street, Laurel Heights, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Proposed modifications to the redevelopment plan give minor alterations to the approved mixed-use project of 3333 California Street in Laurel Heights, San Francisco. The development will replace the existing UCSF Laurel Heights property with 752 new apartments, a quarter of which will be affordable housing, retail, and more. The changes expand Euclid Green’s public open space by not building one duplex townhome, modifications to the Presidio Steps, and an adjustment to the project tree count. Prado Group is the project developer.

395 3rd Street with a massing for 95 Hawthorne to the left and the three-structure One Vassar project to the right, massing by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Strada Reveals $200 Million Plan for 395 3rd Street, SoMA, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Strada has filed a preliminary project assessment permit for a 347-foot tall mixed-use tower with affordable housing at 395 3rd Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The application comes as breaking news for a previously unreported project. If approved as is, Strada would add 559 new units to the city’s housing market. According to planning documents, construction is estimated to cost $200 million.

Lake Merritt BART Development aerial via, rendering via PYATOK

Preliminary Plans Revealed for Lake Merritt BART Development, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on April 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Oakland’s Design Review Commission is scheduled today to review plans for a substantial twin-block development surrounding the Lake Merritt BART Station in Downtown Oakland. The two blocks at 51 9th Street and 107 8th Street will create half a million square feet of new office space, retail, community amenities and contribute hundreds of new apartments to the Oakland housing market. Strada Investment Group and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation are jointly responsible for the development.

1900 Broadway refined design, rendering via Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Excavation Underway for Stak Site at 1900 Broadway in Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on April 13, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Excavation is well underway at 1900 Broadway, the site for a 36-story tower dubbed the Stak Site in Downtown Oakland. Behring Co is developing the project. At full buildout, 1900 Broadway and the adjoined Tapscott Building will add retail and 452 new apartments to the Bay Area housing market.

North Bayshore public space, rendering courtesy Google

Mountain View City Council Approves Office Component of Google’s North Bayshore Development

5:30 am on March 29, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The City Council of the City of Mountain View has approved Google’s request for the right to build for over a million square feet of net new office space, an important component in the tech company’s North Bayshore development. The decision moves the massive project, including roughly seven thousand residential units with some low-income housing, closer to construction. Council approval for the formal master plan is expected to be received later in Spring.

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