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530 Howard Street aerial view, rendering by Pickard Chilton

Plans Surface for 71-Story Residential Tower in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 16, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Bayhill Ventures has announced plans for a new skyscraper at 530 Howard Street, overlooking San Francisco’s Salesforce Park. Initial plans shared with media this morning suggest the tower would stand 840 feet tall, making it the third tallest structure in the city skyline if built today and the second tallest in the city’s pipeline. Bayhill Ventures is a relatively new firm led by the former chief at Hines, Paul Paradis, and former president of the Sobrato Organization, Rob Hollister.

Southside proposed zoning map, image from City Council documents

Meeting Tonight For Berkeley Southside Rezoning

5:30 am on November 14, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Berkeley’s growing neighborhood could soon rise higher. The Berkeley City Council is scheduled to vote today to upzone Southside, a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood dominated by college students and small businesses on the south side of the UC Berkeley Campus. If approved, the rezoning would increase the area’s maximum housing capacity up by over 2,500 dwellings.

Shirley Chisholm Village Educator Housing, rendering by BAR Architecture

Construction Topped Out for Affordable Educator Housing in the Sunset District

5:30 am on October 30, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Just over a year after the official groundbreaking ceremony, crews have topped out the five-story affordable educator housing development at 1360 43rd Avenue in San Francisco’s Sunset District. The Shirley Chisholm Village has replaced a former school and outdoor yard with the low-rise apartment infill designed by BAR Architects with G7A. MidPen Housing is the project developer, and Cahill is the general contractor.

Transbay Transit Center cross-section, image by TJPA

CEQA Approval For San Francisco Transbay Downtown Rail Extension

5:30 am on October 27, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The California Transportation Commission has approved the CEQA environmental review of the 2.2-mile extension of The Portal, San Francisco’s Downtown Rail Extension. The Portal will connect the city’s existing 4th Street Train Station to the Salesforce Transit Center. Once complete, the connection will accommodate Caltrain and future high-speed rail.

655 4th Street facade elevation, illustration by SCB and Iwamotoscott Architecture

Elevations for Proposed Caltrain-Adjacent Tower in San Francisco

5:30 am on October 23, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New elevations have been published for the double-tower proposal at 655 4th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is one of the largest in the city’s pipeline, aiming to create over a thousand apartments on 1.6 acres directly across from Caltrain’s San Francisco Station. Tishman Speyer, the same company behind the nearby Mission Rock master development, is the project sponsor.

Berkeley Space Center trellis aerial view of the central courtyard, rendering by Field Operations and HOK

UC Berkeley Announces $2 Billion Space Center At NASA Ames Research Center

5:30 am on October 17, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been revealed for a $2 billion research center run by UC Berkeley at the NASA Ames Center in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The Berkeley Space Center, as it will be called, will reshape 36 acres on the sprawling Ames Research Center, providing a hub for future companies to collaborate with the school and NASA scientists & engineers to improve technology for aviation, space exploration, and how people live and work in space.

2750 19th Street corner view, rendering by Perry Architects

Leasing Starts for 2750 19th Street in Mission District, San Francisco

5:00 am on October 9, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Leasing is underway now for the newest apartment complex on the northeast edge of San Francisco’s Mission District. The Fitzgerald is now open, directly across from the recently launched affordable housing complex at 681 Florida Street and near the freshly remodeled KQED headquarters. Align Real Estate is the developer.

San Francisco Symphony Hall aerial view, image by Google Satellite

Significant San Francisco Symphony Hall Renovation Proposed

5:30 am on September 26, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Symphony has started the entitlement process for renovations of the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall at 201 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Civic Center. While plans are preliminary, the Symphony has hired local Mark Cavagnero Associates and the world-renowned Gehry Partners to produce a dramatic reimagination inside and out. Construction is expected to cost at least $100 million.

Sacramento Valley Station view of the historic center and a potential additional tower, rendering by Steelblue

Permits Filed for 642 5th Street by Sacramento Valley Station

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

Design review permits have been filed for a residential infill at 642 5th Street within the Sacramento Valley Station master plan in Downtown Sacramento. The proposed building will add 300 apartments to the 31-acre plan to create a mixed-use district next to the Amtrak Station. The address suggests the housing would replace a commercial office component on Lot 40.

1510 Webster Street pedestrian view from Webster and 15th Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

YIMBY Tours 1510 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on August 29, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the 19-story mass timber apartment structure at 1510 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The project, the tallest mass timber tower on the West Coast, will bring 236 new residences capped by a public rooftop deck. oWow, the project developer, hopes to welcome their first residents before the year’s end.

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