SFYIMBY Year Review

For the last twelve days of this year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. In February, Builder’s Remedy finally reached the Bay Area when plans for 21 units in Los Altos Hills revealed the discrepancy between what cities allowed and what some property owners wanted to build. Several towers showed permitting progress in Downtown Oakland and San Jose. Meanwhile, rare news from the North Bay came when public comment opened for what could become the largest affordable housing project built in Marin County in over 50 years.

For the last twelve days of the year 2023, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. January started with new plans revealed by Solbach for a 46-story tower, construction financing for Samuel Merritt University’s expansion in Downtown Oakland, and YIMBY sharing aerial views of construction for the mega-development on Treasure Island.

For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month to reflect on the biggest stories we covered. In the last month, groundbreaking was reported for 555 Bryant Street, and SHVO held the official ceremony to start renovations on San Francisco’s most iconic landmark, the Transamerica Pyramid. The City of San Jose approved eye-catching Nabr plans, along with two other residential projects. Lastly, NX Venture revealed plans for 1998 Shhatuck Avenue as the tallest tower in Berkeley.

For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month to reflect on the biggest stories we covered. In October, we again broke the news about a proposed residential tower with renderings for the Bay Area, this time to be the tallest building in Oakland. Pre-construction progress was noted across the region, with Core Spaces making a second bid for 2128 Oxford Street to be the tallest project in Berkeley, new renderings for the OMA-designed 730 Stanyan Street, and Alexandria plans to redevelop the BART-adjacent Tanforan Mall in San Bruno. Meanwhile, construction progress was documented for the San Jose City College, 1510 Webster Street, and 2359 Harrison Street.