By-right approval has been requested for the 11-story infill at 1523 Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The project would add nearly three hundred units of affordable housing to the heart of the city. oWow, a prominent local developer, is responsible for the application.
Decreased plans have been filed for the affordable residential project at 1523 Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The plans have been reduced by the Oakland-based developer oWow, shifting the 28-story mass-timber tower to become a 10-story affordable housing infill with 245 apartments.
Increased plans have been filed again for the residential infill at 3403 Piedmont Avenue on Pill Hill, Oakland. This is the second time in as many years that oWow has increased the potential residential capacity of the 2022-approved project. The City approved plans for 73 units in 2022 and 93 units in 2023, and will now consider plans to replace the Saw Mill Furniture Building’s surface lot with 105 units.
New details have surfaced for the proposed 14-story infill at 2812 Mission Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. A preliminary plan-set drafted by the project architect, oWow, has been published by the city, putting the full power of Assembly Bill 1287 on display. Philip Lesser is responsible for the application and filing through the San Mateo-based Lesser Enterprises LLC.
One of the tallest mass timber buildings in the world could rise in Oakland. New development permits have been filed for 1523 Harrison Street, which aims to bring almost five hundred homes across 28 floors to the small parcel in Downtown Oakland. oWow is responsible for the application as architect, developer, and property owner.
