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Safeway at 180 El Camino Real, rendering by Lowney Architecture

New Grocery Store Up for Approval at 180 El Camino Real, South San Francisco

A proposal will be heard by the City of South San Francisco for the replacement Safeway grocery store at 180 El Camino Real in South San Francisco in San Mateo County. Tomorrow’s meeting will occur over half a decade after the multi-tenant 180 El Camino strip mall was closed in preparation for a transit-oriented mixed-use development that hasn’t materialized. Now, the property has been purchased by SteelWave, and plans are moving ahead.

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247-295 Commercial Street

Design Review Occurring Today For 247-295 Commercial Street, Sunnyvale

Sunnyvale Planning Commission will be conducting a study session to review a proposal for two new hotel buildings at 247-295 Commercial Street, Sunnyvale. The project proposal consists of the construction of two hotels with shared underground parking. The project requires a Tentative Map to allow a site subdivision and merger. Lowney Architecture is managing the design concepts and construction. One Union Studio is the interior designer.

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4256 El Camino Real main view, rendering courtesy of the Project Team

Project Permits Filed for 4256 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley

Project building permits have been filed for constructing an ArtX hotel at 4256 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, by the city’s border with Mountain View. The application comes after the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board approved the design in early 2020. The five-story proposal will add 96 new guest rooms to the Silicon Valley market. HXH Property LLC is responsible for the development.

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2904 Corvin Drive construction update, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Affordable Housing Nearly Complete for 2904 Corvin Drive, Santa Clara

Contractors have nearly finished installing the facade for a new affordable housing project at 2904 Corvin Drive, located in the Lawrence Station Area Plan in Santa Clara. The five-story building will yield 77,430 square feet of residential space with 143 affordable micro-units designed for single occupancy. Mayers Architecture is the design architect, with Lowney Architecture servicing as the architect of record.

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