HKS Architects

Heritage on the Marina, image courtesy the property owner

Expansion for Julia Morgan-Designed Retirement Community in Marina District, San Francisco

Plans are under review to expand the Heritage on the Marina life care and retirement community at 3400 Laguna Street in the Marina District of San Francisco. The plans drafted by HKS Architects will expand the community’s facilities, reimagine the site’s landscaping, and refurbish the 1925 wing designed by the famed Bay Area architect Julia Morgan. The San Francisco Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society is listed as the property owner.

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Santa Clara Cricket Stadium, rendering by HKS courtesy Major League Cricket

HKS-Designed Pro Cricket Stadium Proposed for Santa Clara County Fairgrounds

Plans for a new cricket stadium at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds have been announced by Major League Cricket and Santa Clara County. The popular sport has been gaining traction in the Bay Area, with the MLC crediting the growing South Asian community as a catalyst for construction in San Jose. HKS will be the project architect, charged with designing a state-of-the-art arena to seat up to 15,000 fans.

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The Avery, aerial perspective

Number 11: The Avery at 450 Folsom Street, SoMa, San Francisco

The eleventh tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built is Related Companies The Avery, a 618-foot tall residential tower at 450 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is located on Block 8 of the Transbay development district and inside the highly redeveloped East Cut neighborhood. Rem Koolhaas’ Office of Metropolitan Architecture is responsible for the tapered design.

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277 27th Street, rendering courtesy HKS

Facade Tops Out, Interiors Underway for 277 27th Street, Northgate-Waverly, Oakland

Since SFYIMBY’s last site visit in late January, facade installation has topped out with interior work underway on 277 27th Street in Northgate-Waverly, just north of downtown Oakland. Referred to as 24th and Harrison, the apartment building will bring 405 apartments and 65,000 square feet of ground-level retail. Holland Partner Group is responsible for the development.

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