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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.

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

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.

2700 Sloat Boulevard pedestrian view from across Sloat, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Permit Progress for 2700 Sloat Boulevard, Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on February 18, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New preliminary permits have been filed for the proposed 22-story tower at 2700 Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Sunset District. The filing comes nearly two months after the first planning application for the 22-story iteration was submitted to the city’s planning department and nearly nine months after the sensational 50-story skyscraper was withdrawn. Housing America Partner and San Francisco Housing Development Corporation are jointly responsible for the project.

2700 Sloat Boulevard seen from Wawona Street, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

22-Story Plans for 2700 Sloat Boulevard in Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 18, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Once again, plans are shifting dramatically for the potential redevelopment of the Sloat Garden Center in San Francisco’s Sunset District. After over a year of seeking approval for a 50-story tower at 2700 Sloat Boulevard, the previous developer withdrew plans in May of this year. The new joint venture has submitted plans to create over four hundred apartments in a 22-story tower.

El Paseo housing, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Reduction Requested For El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose

5:30 am on November 18, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Revised plans have been submitted for El Paseo de Saratoga, the proposed partial redevelopment of a strip mall shopping center in West San Jose, Santa Clara County. The latest iteration cuts 325 units and adds a senior assisted living facility. Sand Hill Property Company is responsible for the development.

3333 California Street aerial view looking north, illustration circa 2019, rendering by Steelblue for Prado Group

Meeting Today for 3333 California Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 17, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Department is scheduled to review an updated development agreement with Prado Group and SKS Partners for the residential redevelopment of 3333 California Street in Laurel Heights. The developer hopes to replace the former UCSF campus with 744 homes, retail, and public open space. The most significant change to the 2019-approved agreement is the potential for a new financing plan.

Willow Park public open space overview, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Exclusive: Renderings Revealed for Willow Park Residential Tower, Menlo Park

5:30 am on May 31, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed alongside the formal application for 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park. The proposal aims to replace the former Sunset Magazine headquarters with Willow Park, a dense mixed-use neighborhood with hundreds of homes, office space, hotel rooms, retail, a Montessori school, and public parks on a creekside property close to downtown Palo Alto. If built, the project would become the tallest in San Mateo County.

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