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1900 Broadway aerial view, image courtesy Behring Co, rendering by Neoscape

SFYIMBY Visits 1900 Broadway with Colin Behring, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on March 1, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Last week, SFYIMBY was given a tour of 1900 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. Construction has surpassed ground level, and by next week Behring Companies CEO Colin Behring tells us that a new floor will be visible from the street. At full buildout, the 39-story skyscraper will target young professionals with housing, amenities, and co-working space right above a Bus Rapid Transit stop and the 19th Street BART Station fifteen minutes away from San Francisco.

200 Mission Street hyper-realistic view, rendering courtesy Hines, design by Pickard Chilton

New Imagery for Hines’ Atlas Block Campus and $105M Refurbishment of 77 Beale Street

5:30 am on February 23, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Building permits have been filed for the estimated $105 million reskinning and renovation of 77 Beale Street, to be renamed 200 Mission Street, in Hines’ headline-grabbing plan for the Atlas Block Campus in SoMa, San Francisco. Along with building permits, planning documents reveal new imagery and programming details for the mixed-use project. The Atlas Block includes the dynamic Foster + Partners-designed facade for 50 Main Street, the potential second tallest building for the Bay Area.

30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue

Demolition Complete for 30 Van Ness Avenue Skyscraper, Civic Center, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 26, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition crews have cleared the former five-story structure that stood at 30 Van Ness Avenue. Next for the property is a mixed-use skyscraper that will expand the high-rise profile of Civic Center’s Market & Octavia Area Plan district, or ‘The Hub.’ Construction will create a 47-story tower with offices, 333 condominiums, and a performing arts space. Lendlease, a multinational Australian-based company behind many high-profile projects worldwide, is the project developer.

Mandela Station aerial view with Downtown Oakland in the background, rendering by JRDV Urban International

Detailed Rendering for Mandela Station at West Oakland

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

Aerial renderings have been provided for the West Oakland Mandela BART Station development, spanning 5.58 acres around 1451 7th Street. The development hopes to create new homes, a life science laboratory, thriving retail, and a network of public open spaces to reshape former surface parking into a new urban heart for the burgeoning area. The project is a joint development dubbed CHEC-SUDA-Hensel Phelps.

The Poor House Bistro turning from West San Carlos Street to Barack Obama Boulevard, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Poor House Bistro Moves for Google Downtown West Masterplan

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

The Victorian-era home to Poor House Bistro has been moved from 91 South Autumn Street to 317 West St. John Street in Little Italy, San Jose. The relocation comes ahead of Downtown West, Google’s massive plans to redevelop the low-density area surrounding Diridon Station with high-density offices, housing, and retail. Project site maps indicate 91 South Autumn Street will be replaced with an office building.

Compilation of projects that will either start or finish construction across the Bay Area, by SFYIMBY

Bay Area Development Activity To Expect in 2022

5:30 am on January 3, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

People across the Bay Area have been told to expect an impressive onslaught of construction to start or finish during this new year. From Treasure Island to Mission Bay, Diridon Station to Downtown Oakland, crews are planning to break ground on skyscrapers and apartments, open a new light-rail subway, and start work on the Silicon Valley BART extension. The following is a list of the highlights we at SFYIMBY hope to share with our readers between now and 2023.

New Parnassus Hospital, seen from Hillway, rendering courtesy UCSF

New Renderings by Herzog & de Meuron For UCSF Parnassus Hospital

5:30 am on December 31, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Detailed new renderings have been published for UCSF’s proposed new hospital addition to the Parnassus Heights Campus. The new renderings with design by Herzog & de Meuron come with the Draft Environmental Impact Report’s publication and the start of a public comment period. University of California, San Francisco is the project sponsor.

395 3rd Street sidewalk view, rendering by Henning Larsen

Redwood-Inspired Design for 395 3rd Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 29, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Beautifully detailed new renderings have been published for the high-rise proposal at 395 3rd Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The mixed-use tower is poised to replace a surface parking lot in the city with retail, public open space, and over five hundred apartments. Henning Larsen Architects, an internationally renowned Danish architecture firm, is responsible for the design.

Oceanwide Center side view and frontal view, rendering of design by Foster and Partners

Number Two: Oceanwide Center at 50 First Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 23, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

In January of 2021, the Oceanwide Center in San Francisco was expected to become the second tallest tower in the Bay Area. Construction was put on hold in October of 2020, and subsequent issues throughout 2021 have imperiled Oceanwide’s plans. However, foundation work is complete, and there remains hope that a new developer could pick up and finish the highly anticipated 910-foot tower designed by Foster + Partners.

210 N Street viewed from the Capitol Mall, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

High-Rise Revealed for Lot X, Downtown Sacramento

5:30 am on December 22, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been revealed for a multi-structure development with a 30-story tower at Lot X, overlooking the iconic yellow Tower Bridge in Downtown Sacramento. The project, to be addressed as 210 N Street, will create a high-density hub with housing, offices, and retail across from Crocker Park in an existing urban environment. Southern Land Company is responsible for the application.

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