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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.

Piers 30-32 southeast view with docked cruise ship, rendering by Steelblue courtesy Strada

New Plans for Pier 30-32 along San Francisco Waterfront

5:30 am on November 19, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been presented to the SF Port to redevelop Piers 30 and 32 along the Embarcadero. The updated proposal reduces the space with a new focus on retail and recreation, including a market hall, kayak launch, and a more prominent floating pool barge. Strada Investment Group and Trammell Crow are responsible for the development.

Tanforan Mall Redevelopment as seen from the San Bruno BART entrance, rendering by Gensler

Meeting Today for Tanforan Mall Redevelopment Project in San Bruno

5:30 am on October 25, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The preliminary project application will be reviewed today with the San Bruno City Council. The 44-acre masterplan led by Alexandria Real Estate Equities will reshape the existing BART-connected mall with new retail, homes, and a life science campus. The plans have been able to move ahead since Alexandria purchased the final necessary parcel of land in February of this year. The total cost for the 44-acre San Mateo County campus was just under $330 million.

Presidio Tunnel Tops, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

San Francisco Presidio Tunnel Tops Park Opening This Sunday

5:30 am on July 15, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Presidio Tunnel Tops Park will open Sunday with performances, food vendors, talks, and public art. With its opening, San Francisco will get its newest waterfront park, spanning 14 acres and creating a comfortable pedestrian connection from the Main Parade Lawn to Crissy Field Beach. The day has been co-curated by the Partnership for the Presidio and community members.

Howard Terminal with the San Francisco skyline on the horizon, rendering by BKF Engineers

Council Meeting Today May Put Oakland A’s Howard Terminal on November Ballot

5:30 am on July 5, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The Oakland City Council will be meeting today at noon to decide if Howard Terminal should be on the ballot this November. If the measure passes, voters can decide if public funds should be used to pay for public infrastructure costs related to the project. The meeting comes days after the project passed a critical vote to allow the port land to be used for non-port-related development.

New Parnassus Hospital, seen from Hillway, rendering courtesy UCSF

$4.3 Billion Campus Expansion Approved for UCSF Parnassus Heights, San Francisco

5:00 am on May 26, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The University of California Board of Regents has approved plans and a $4.3 billion budget to build 1.5 million square feet for the UCSF Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco. The master plan expands the medical complex’s constrained capacity with design by Herzog & de Meuron. According to UCSF, construction is expected to start next year.

Mission Point aerial perspective, rendering by Gensler

CEQA Notice for Mission Point Project in Santa Clara

5:00 am on April 20, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

A CEQA Notice has been published for the proposed Mission Point Project in the City of Santa Clara. The publication follows a community meeting held by the city with the developer and the community in late March. In its latest reduced iteration, plans for Mission Point are to build over three million square feet of offices, 1,800 new homes, retail, and a childcare facility. Kylli is the project sponsor, with Gensler responsible for the design.

610-698 Brannan Street SF Flower Mart office aerial view, rendering via Adamson Architects and RCH Studios

New Renderings Revealed For 610-698 Brannan Street, SoMa, San Francisco

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

The San Francisco planning commission is scheduled to vote tomorrow on office floor space authorization for the Flower Mart redevelopment plan at 610-698 Brannan Street in SoMa. The full-block project is expected to completely reshape the property with over two million square feet of new floor area with offices, retail, and POPOS. Kilroy Realty is the owner and project developer.

Design Review Meeting Scheduled for Unsettled Howard Terminal Ballpark District

5:30 am on September 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Oakland’s Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for Howard Terminal tomorrow, the proposed $12 billion waterfront ballpark district for the Oakland A’s. The meeting will be held in the shadow of great uncertainty as the baseball team remains silent on if it is still committed to the project. Delays and the risk that the baseball stadium would not be ready in time have led the team to tease a move to Las Vegas.

Future Remains Uncertain for the Oakland A’s $12 Billion Howard Terminal Development

5:30 am on July 21, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The Oakland City Council voted to approve a financial term sheet for Howard Terminal, a mixed-use development with housing, offices, and a new baseball stadium proposed by the Oakland A’s with an estimated $12 billion price tag. However, A’s president David Kaval has repeatedly signaled that yesterday’s approval could spell the end of the team’s future in Oakland because the term sheet approved is not what the team wanted. While Mayor Libby Schaaf is hopeful about the project’s future, Kaval was noncommittal about if the team would continue to negotiate. As it stands, the development is proceeding on thin ice.

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