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CCA campus aerial view, rendering by Studio Gang and Kilograph

Construction Underway for California College of the Arts Expansion in San Francisco

5:30 am on March 9, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Steel and wood have started to rise for the California College of the Arts expansion at 1140 7th Street in San Francisco. The new facilities, named Double Ground, allow CCA to close its Oakland campus and consolidate into the Design District neighborhood with a new landmark addition designed by the renowned Chicago-based architecture firm, Studio Gang. The new construction will integrate exposed concrete and mass timber within a new creative complex at the core of the urban campus.

24th and Waverly, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Construction At 2359 Harrison Street in Northgate-Waverly, Oakland

5:30 am on March 3, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has reached the fifth floor of the 330-unit apartment complex at 2359 Harrison Street in Northgate-Waverly, Oakland. The project, led by Holland Partner Group, has already demolished surface parking and low-slung commercial structures. The tower is rising across from Vespr, another project by the same developer.

AVIA Labs exterior view from the Eikon Campus, rendering by Flad Architecture

Groundbreaking for Avia Labs Across from Millbrae Transit Center

5:30 am on March 2, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The official groundbreaking ceremony was held yesterday afternoon for Avia Labs, a new life sciences project at 210 Adrian Road in Millbrae, San Mateo County. Once complete, the six-story project will open up in a burgeoning district, with direct access to the Millbrae BART and Caltrain Station through an underpass. Longfellow Real Estate Partners is the project sponsor.

1666 7th Street pedestrian view, rendering by MWA Architects

Concrete Rising for Affordable Housing at 1666 7th Street, West Oakland

5:30 am on February 27, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is starting to go vertical for the five-story affordable housing project at 1666 7th Street in West Oakland, Alameda County. The development, dubbed 7th and Campbell, is now one level closer to having 79 apartments with community space above a new restaurant and grocery store. Oakland & the World Enterprises is the project sponsor, led by the former Black Panther Party chairwoman Elaine Brown.

240 West MacArthur Boulevard seen from a nearby restaurant deck, image by author

Construction for 230-240 West MacArthur Boulevard on Piedmont Avenue, Oakland

5:00 am on February 20, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Crews have topped out with exterior work underway for the six-story plan at 230-240 West MacArthur Boulevard at the southern tip of Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, Alameda County. The development, titled One Piedmont, will add 57 new apartments in the busy mixed-use neighborhood. BayRock Multifamily is the project owner and developer.

SFUSD Mission Bay School northeast view, rendering by DLR Group

Sitework Underway for Mission Bay School in San Francisco

5:00 am on February 9, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Excavation work is underway at Mission Bay South Block 14, preparing to construct the San Francisco neighborhood’s new public school. The facilities will sit on a 2.5-acre site, opening up classrooms and community facilities to boost all students and teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District system. DLR Group is the project architect.

UCSF Clinic Building Block 34, rendering via Stantec

Facade Installation Starts for Topped-Out UCSF Clinical Facility in Mission Bay, San Francisco

5:30 am on February 8, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out with facade installation starting for the new University of San Francisco Clinical Facility at Mission Bay Block 34 in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The five-story medical center is rising next to the now-open nine-story parking garage at the corner of 3rd and Mariposa Street, further establishing the urban UCSF campus. Block 34 is expected to open later this year.

Block 9A design at 400 China Basin Street, rendering by Mithun

Construction Update for Affordable Housing at Mission Bay Block 9A, San Francisco

5:00 am on February 8, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has started for the eight-story affordable infill at 400 China Basin Street in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The project is expected to open 148 new condominiums for sale by 2024, overlooking the rising Mission Rock neighborhood. Mithun is responsible for the design.

300 Kansas Street establishing view, rendering by Steelblue

YIMBY Tours 300 Kansas Street For Official Topping-Out in San Francisco

5:30 am on February 6, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Spear Street Capital has announced the official topping out of 300 Kansas Street in San Francisco. The unique six-story purpose-built workspace straddles the Design District and Potrero Hill neighborhoods, offering a zero-carbon R&D and advanced manufacturing facility for prospective tenants, with commanding views of San Francisco’s central business district. Webcor, the general contractor, is expected to finish the project this Summer.

600 7th Street establishing perspective, rendering courtesy Mercy Housing

Affordable Housing Rises at 600 7th Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on February 6, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has started for the new eight-story affordable housing project by Mercy Housing at 600 7th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The development, named 7th and Brannan, will add 221 new apartments near the Caltrain San Francisco Station railyard and T Third Street lightrail extension connecting SoMa to Union Square and Chinatown. Over half of the apartments will be designated for formerly homeless adults and families.

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