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China Basin Park overhead view, rendering courtesy Mission Rock Partners

Construction Starts for China Basin Park, Facade Rising on Block B in Mission Rock, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 3, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Mission Rock Partners has officially launched construction for the China Basin Park with a groundbreaking ceremony on San Francisco’s Mission Bay waterfront. The park is one of Mission Rock’s most highly anticipated public assets, five acres of waterfront open space shaped by community input and designed by SCAPE Landscape Architecture. Mission Rock Partners is a joint venture with the Giants, the Port of San Francisco, and Tishman Speyer.

Balboa Park Upper Yard housing, rendering courtesy Mithun

Construction Topped Out for Balboa Park Upper Yard In The Outer Mission, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 2, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction work has topped out on the Balboa Park Upper Yard affordable housing project at 2340 San Jose Avenue in San Francisco’s Outer Mission. The construction has replaced a surface parking lot and former rail yard across from a BART and Muni station with a 90-foot tall infill with over a hundred affordable housing units. Both the Mission Housing Development Corporation and Related Companies are responsible for the development.

Modera Berkeley aerial view, rendering by Sky Design

Modera Berkeley Nearly Complete in Downtown Berkeley

5:00 am on May 23, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Significant progress has been made on Modera Berkeley since YIMBY visited in March of last year. Facade installation on all four structures has finished in Downtown Berkeley, with the MacFarlane Building now open with its first retail tenant, Citibank, while leasing has been underway since early 2021. Florida-based Mill Creek is responsible for the 205-unit development.

2918 Mission Street aerial perspective, rendering by Gould Evans

San Francisco’s ‘Historic Laundromat’ Demolished for Housing

5:30 am on May 21, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

After years of lawsuits, a failed bid for historic preservation, and stalled efforts, San Francisco’s ‘historic’ laundromat has been demolished. The former single-story building at 2918 Mission Street in the Mission District is now poised to be replaced by new housing. The city has already approved permits for an eight-story mixed-use infill.

2067 University Avenue facade elevation, rendering by Trachtenberg Architects

2067 University Avenue Tops Out, Again, in Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on May 20, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

It’s an unfortunate feat few construction projects achieve. The seven-story residential infill at 2067 University Avenue has topped out for the second time in two years in Downtown Berkeley. The first tower, nearly finished, was destroyed by a six-alarm fire in November of 2020. The site is once again poised to add 50 units to the city’s housing market.

2072 Addison Street, rendering by KPA Architects

Construction Topped Out for 2072 Addison Street, Downtown Berkeley

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

Construction has topped out for The Artisan, a seven-story residential infill by transit in Downtown Berkeley. The project will create 66 new apartments and ground-level retail at 2072 Addison Street, within walking distance of BART. Kirk Peterson & Associates, an Oakland-based firm, is responsible for the revivalist design.

Anchor House establishing view, rendering by Morris Adjmi Architects

Excavation Underway for UC Berkeley Dorm, Anchor House

5:30 am on May 18, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Excavation work is nearly finished for the Helen Diller Anchor House, a new UC Berkeley student dorm. The $300 million project will create 772 apartment-style bedrooms and additional facilities for the university and community at 1921 Walnut Street in Downtown Berkeley. Morris Adjmi Architects is responsible for the design.

1028 Market Street view along Market Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Prism Apartments Open at 1028 Market Street in Mid-Market, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 17, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has wrapped up on Prism, a 13-story apartment building at 1028 Market Street in Mid-Market, San Francisco. The project has added 185 new homes to the city’s market, with interiors by IwamotoScott Architecture. The Olympic Residential Group and Tidewater Capital are responsible for the development.

Mission Rock seen from Oracle Park, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Mission Rock From San Francisco Giants’ Oracle Park in Mission Bay

5:30 am on May 16, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is moving quickly for Mission Rock, the mixed-use waterfront development with offices, housing, and public open space in Mission Bay. Crews have started with the first four of eleven new structures to replace 28 acres of surface parking once used for the San Francisco Giants Oracle Park visitors. Now, Buildings A and G are a dramatic backdrop looking over the stadium, and YIMBY is there to photograph it.

901 16th Street San Francisco Wholesale Flower Market, design by Jackson Liles Architecture

Demolition Starts for San Francisco Wholesale Flower Market in Potrero Hill, San Francisco

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

Partial demolition work has started on the vacant warehouse at 901 16th Street in Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The property will soon be built up with a new location for the San Francisco Wholesale Flower Market. 901 16th Street LLC is listed as responsible for the development.

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