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1633 Valencia Street pedestrian view, rendering by David Baker Architects

Plans for Affordable Housing To Replace Surface Parking, San Francisco

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.

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420 Mendocino Avenue

Funding Approved For 420 Mendocino Avenue In Santa Rosa

Earlier this week, funding was approved for a multi-family residential project proposed for development at 420 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa. The project proposal includes the construction of an eight-story building featuring residential units, retail space, onsite parking, amenities, and landscaped areas. Related California is the project developer. David Baker Architects is responsible for the designs.

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Tidal House view from adjacent open space, rendering by Hayes Davidson

YIMBY Visits Treasure Island, San Francisco

A recent site visit to Treasure Island by YIMBY reveals significant progress has been made for the region’s most active construction project. Cranes and rising concrete have only started to divulge the scale of the 405-acre vision, nearly three decades in the making, that will redevelop San Francisco’s storied artificial island with a mixed-use urban neighborhood populated by around eight thousand homes. The Treasure Island Community Development joint venture sponsors the project.

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1515 South Van Ness Avenue corner view, preliminary rendering by David Baker Architects and Y.A. Studio

Affordable Housing for 1515 South Van Ness Avenue, Mission District, San Francisco

The preliminary project assessment application has been filed for a nine-story affordable housing proposal at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Mission District. The plans use the State Density Bonus program to create 170 new homes just two blocks from BART. The Chinatown Community Development Center and the Mission Economic Development Agency are joint developers.

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