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Spartan Village on the Paseo, image courtesy SJSU

Hotel-to-Dorm Conversion Complete at Spartan Village for San Jose State University

5:30 am on August 24, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

San Jose State University has opened the hotel-to-dorm conversion of Spartan Village on The Paseo, a former hotel located at 184 South Market Street in Downtown San Jose. The 13-story building was transformed from being the southern tower in the Signia by Hilton hotel complex, formerly The Fairmont San Jose, into a nearly 700-bed student housing addition just west of the SJSU campus. The over $100 million project was led by Throckmorton Partners.

Anchor House from the Crescent Lawn road, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Wrapping Up For UC Berkeley Dorm, Downtown Berkeley

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

Construction is wrapping up for the 14-story student dorm at 1950 Oxford Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project, named the Helen Diller Anchor House, is expected to open in time to welcome UC Berkeley transfer students for the Fall semester this year.

198 McAllister Street Academic Village view from McAllister and Hyde Street, rendering courtesy UC Hastings Law, architecture by Perkins&Will

UC Law Opens The Academe at 198 in San Francisco

5:30 am on February 1, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

UC Law San Francisco has completed construction on The Academe at 198, a mixed-use building with student housing and classrooms at 198 McAllister Street in Civic Center, San Francisco. The 14-story structure is the second phase of the Academic Village redevelopment led by UCSF and Greystar.

Bank of Italy Tower residential conversion pedestrian view, rendering by Bjarke Ingels Group

Westbank Considers Converting Bank of Italy Tower to Housing

5:30 am on January 4, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Westbank and Urban Community have submitted new plans to convert Downtown San Jose’s iconic Bank of Italy tower into housing. The adaptive reuse of the office tower would create well over a hundred apartments across most of the 13-story building. The filing comes as the region struggles with record-high office vacancy rates.

Cityline Building 3 South looking from West McKinley Avenue and South Murphy Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Facade Installation Underway Across Cityline Sunnyvale Block 3

5:30 am on August 10, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Just two years after the Macy’s shopping mall was demolished in the center of Downtown Sunnyvale, construction has moved fast for phase two. A recent site visit by YIMBY has shown two seven-story offices and the twelve-story apartment complex have topped out, with facade installation underway. Hunter Properties and Sares Regis Group are jointly responsible for the project, part of the 36-acre Cityline Sunnyvale master plan.

Intuitive offices aerial view, design by Foster + Partners

Construction Underway for Foster-Designed Intuitive Offices along Kifer Road, Sunnyvale

5:30 am on June 21, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Concrete and steel structures are rising between Kifer Road and the Caltrain tracks at 950 Kifer Road in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The development is set to become the new headquarters for Intuitive, a medical technology firm. London-based Foster + Partners is the project architect.

Anchor House seen from UC Berkeley campus, rendering by Morris Adjmi Architects

New UC Dorm Rising in Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on March 31, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Concrete has reached the 10th floor of the Helen Diller Anchor House, a mixed-use student dorm for UC Berkeley at 1921 Walnut Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The $300 million project is rapidly approaching its 14-floor peak, with plans for 772 apartment-style bedrooms and university facilities. Morris Adjmi Architects is responsible for the design.

Nabr view from along South Third Street looking North, rendering by RMW Architecture

Upcoming Director’s Hearing for SoFA by Nabr in Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on December 13, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The plan for a three-tower development in Downtown San Jose is up for public review at a Planning Director’s Hearing tomorrow, December 14th. The meeting comes after the publication of the initial study for the residential infill. The 474-unit project is a joint development with Nabr, a new direct-to-consumer housing startup, and the established local developers at Urban Community.

Construction has Topped Out for 198 McAllister Street in San Francisco

5:30 am on November 11, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the 14-story UC Law San Francisco development at 198 McAllister Street in San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood. The project represents phase two of the Academic Village redevelopment of the city block. The project is a joint venture with the UCSF College of the Law San Francisco and Greystar. Once complete, it will provide dorms, classrooms, and a variety of facilities by the summer of 2023.

Facade Installation Starts for 198 McAllister Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 20, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Facade installation started with concrete still rising at 198 McAllister Street in San Francisco. The project is the second phase of UC Hastings College’s Academic Village project in the Civic Center. The 14-story addition will provide dorms, classrooms, and a vast diversity of other facilities by the summer of 2023.

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