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Bishop Ranch redevelopment aerial view, rendering courtesy Sunset Development

YIMBY Interview with Alex Mehran Jr. of Sunset Development.

5:30 am on February 19, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

A few weeks ago, YIMBY visited Bishop Ranch in San Ramon to learn more about plans to build thousands of new homes in the business park. The 2020-approved project has been revised to include an additional 2,6000 units on top of the former Chevron headquarters, with plans to modernize their remaining office space with added flexibility to attract and retain tenants. During our visit, YIMBY got to talk with Alex Mehran Jr, president and chief executive officer of Sunset Development Company.

California Forever conceptual neighborhood overview, rendering by SITELAB Urban Studio and CMG

YIMBY Interviews California Forever’s Head of Planning

5:30 am on February 12, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

California Forever has made its first substantial step toward building a new city on agricultural land in Solano County. Earlier this week, YIMBY spoke with California Forever’s Head of Planning, Gabriel Metcalf, to discuss the facts of their proposal and the Ballot Initiative. The company, a real estate firm established in Silicon Valley in 2017 with financing from several billionaires, hopes to convince the county voters to create a new city with up to 400,000 residents.

875 Sansome Street low-rise version, rendering by BDE Architecture

Developer Considering 8-Story or 14-Story Apartments for 875 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on February 8, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Two new proposals have been submitted for housing at 875 Sansome Street in San Francisco. The different applications provide a case study of how state law has changed the development landscape in the city over the last four years since increasing the state density bonus and introducing Assembly Bill 1287. N17 Development filed both projects on behalf of the property owner, Allrise Capital.

955 Sansome Street pedestrian view along Vallejo Street, rendering by Handel Architects

Tower Grows In Face of Opposition on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco

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

Some residents have never been happy with plans for 955 Sansome Street, starting with the preliminary seven-story application in 2021 for the corner lot by Telegraph Hill in San Francisco. Since then, three iterations have gone through the planning department, steadily growing to ten floors, then sixteen, and now 24 floors tall. The project application states that the proposal “aspires to restore and revitalize an underutilized site while providing much needed higher density housing for the city.”

The Fay, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Tops Out for The Fay, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on January 22, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the Fay at 600 South First Street in Downtown San Jose. The 23-story project rises over I-280 as a prominent southernmost tower in the urban core. Its over three hundred apartments are expected to open up in early 2025. Morro is the project developer.

San Francisco Symphony Hall existing interior hall, image by Craig Mole courtesy the Symphony

Historic Review Published for Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 15, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Symphony is looking to reconstruct its existing concert hall with a new interior designed by Gehry Partners, one of the best modern architects of concert halls. New permits have been filed for the project, and the city has published a new historic resource review on the Davies Symphony Hall in the Civic Center. The review concludes that, given its young age, “the building is not yet eligible for listing” as a historic building in the national or state registers.

657 Harrison Street aerial view (left) and pedestrian view (right), rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Demolition Permits Filed for 653-665 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 12, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition permits have been filed for three two-story commercial office blocks at 653, 657, and 665 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The activity comes alongside recently approved modifications to the 35-story residential component of One Vassar, a three-tower mixed-use masterplan. Cresleigh Management Inc., linked to Stanford Hotels Corporation, is listed as the property owner.

SFMTA Potrero Yard Redevelopment view from Bryant and Mariposa Street, rendering by Arcadis

Final EIR Review for SFMTA Potrero Yard Redevelopment

5:30 am on January 8, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are moving forward to build hundreds of affordable homes inside a new bus yard in San Francisco’s Mission District. This Thursday, the city’s Planning Commission is scheduled to review the Final Environmental Impact Report about the SFMTA Potrero Yards Modernization proposal. The project will replace the existing bus yard and build up to 513 units, with a refined project variant floated to build just 103 units. SFMTA and Plenary Group are joint developers.

New Hospital Parnassus Heights view from along Parnassus Avenue, rendering by Herzog & de Meuron

Demolition Underway for UC Parnassus Heights Hospital and Research Building

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

Demolition and excavation work is underway for two major projects in the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco. Crews finished removing the seven-story UC Hall, and only a corner of the four-story Mental Health Services building remains as of our visit. The sites are expected to be transformed into a research building and hospital, with both scheduled to finish by 2028 and 2030, respectively.

El Camino Real proposed site map, illustration by KTGY

New Details for Santa Clara Caltrain-Adjacent Housing

5:30 am on December 15, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

YIMBY has received detailed plans for the University Station redevelopment at 451-475 El Camino Real in Santa Clara and San Jose. The proposal could create over four hundred units in an apartment building and townhomes next to the Santa Clara Caltrain station. The Morley Brothers, a prominent Silicon Valley real estate developer, is responsible for the project.

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