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Affordable Housing & Potential Grocer Pitched For 2700 Sloat Boulevard, Sunset District, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 2, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are pivoting once again for 2700 Sloat Boulevard in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood. The latest filing could create nearly seven hundred units of affordable housing, along with a potential ground-floor grocery store and public parking, across from the city’s zoo and close to Ocean Beach. Raelynn Hickey of Nevada-based CH Planning LLC is once more responsible for the application.

Hawthorn Senior Housing construction update, image by author

Construction Underway For Hawthorn Senior Housing, San Jose

5:00 am on August 26, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for a four-story development at 715 East Saint John Street in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The Hawthorn Senior Affordable Housing, as the project is named, will add over a hundred units to an acre across from the San Jose Medical Plaza. The Santa Clara County Housing Authority is responsible for the development.

185 Park Avenue foundation work underway, image by author

Demolition Underway For Parking at CityView Plaza, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on August 25, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition work is currently underway ahead of plans for an eight-story parking garage with retail at 185 Park Avenue in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The project is the first phase underway for the recently reimagined CityView Plaza masterplan, with the amended plans to be heard by the city’s Planning Director later this week. The prominent local developer, Jay Paul Company, is responsible for the venture.

536 Mission Street office variant elevations, illustration by SOM

Permits Filed for Skyscraper at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 19, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a potential new skyscraper to replace the existing Golden Gate University campus at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The plans consider two variants for the site, building either a 698-foot-tall mixed-use tower or a 752-foot-tall office tower. If built today, the project could become the fifth or sixth-tallest building in the Bay Area. Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners are jointly responsible for the application.

El Paseo housing, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Construction Underway For El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose

5:30 am on August 15, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is progressing forward for the El Paseo de Saratoga urban village project in San Jose. Demolition crews have cleared much of the former commercial stores that will soon be replaced by over seven hundred homes and a residential care facility. Sand Hill Property Company is leading the project, working in partnership with Holland Partners and Sunrise Senior Living.

360 5th Street aerial view, rendering by Handel Architects

Increased Plans For 20-Story Tower at 360 5th Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 14, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for a 20-story apartment tower at 360 5th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal could replace the foundation of an abandoned construction project that paused in early 2020 while more than doubling the potential height and residential capacity from the initial entitlements. Novato-based Thompson Builders is responsible for the application.

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

Assembly Bill 2011 Will Streamline Approval for 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 13, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans will be streamlined for the recently filed two-skyscraper development at 88 Bluxome Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The first application was submitted three months ago, with city staff now determining the project can proceed with Assembly Bill 2011, which allows for by-right approval for eligible housing on commercially-zoned lands. Strada Investment Group is the sponsor and developer.

1 East 4th Avenue seen from El Camino Real and 3rd Avenue, rendering by Arc Tec

Formal Application For the Potential Tallest Building in San Mateo

5:30 am on August 4, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Formal permits have been filed for a 14-story mixed-use tower at 1 East 4th Avenue in Downtown San Mateo, San Mateo County. The filing is a crucial step towards adding over two hundred rental units, offices, and retail space into the heart of the city. Mike Field of Mecah Ventures is responsible for the application as the project developer.

Eames Institute arrival court, rendering by Herzog & de Meuron

Eames Institute Proposes Museum Conversion of Former Birkenstock Campus, Marin County

5:30 am on August 1, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has announced plans to transform the former Birkenstock campus in Novato into a museum for art and design. The Marin County campus spans 88.5 acres of public open space and an extremely distinctive saw-tooth roofline factory warehouse in view of Highway 101. International architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is responsible for the design.

2425 Durant Avenue, rendering by Yes Community Architects

City Council Rejects Landmark Attempt of 2421 Durant Avenue, Berkeley

5:30 am on July 31, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The Berkeley City Council has rejected an attempt to landmark a 139-year-old building that is expected to be replaced by a 20-story apartment tower in Southside, Berkeley. The Laura Tull property was built in 1886 at 2421 Durant Avenue, and is one of only a few remaining examples of Stick style architecture in the UC Berkeley campus area. Future plans for the site are expected to provide 169 apartments, including 19 units of replacement affordable housing. Qian Wang of Collabhome is the project developer.

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