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730 Stanyan Street seen from Golden Gate Park, image by author

Facade Installation Underway for 730 Stanyan Street in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 3, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Concrete has topped out with facade installation underway for the eight-story affordable housing complex at 730 Stanyan Street in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco. The white and gray precast panels showcase the design from the influential architecture studio, OMA. Once complete, there will be 160 new permanently affordable apartments, retail, community space, and a childcare facility next to Amoeba Music, Whole Foods, and Golden Gate Park.

Anchor House from the Crescent Lawn road, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Wrapping Up For UC Berkeley Dorm, Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on May 17, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is wrapping up for the 14-story student dorm at 1950 Oxford Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project, named the Helen Diller Anchor House, is expected to open in time to welcome UC Berkeley transfer students for the Fall semester this year.

1951 Shattuck Avenue from the Shattuck Avenue crosswalk, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Construction Wrapping Up for 1951 Shattuck Avenue, Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on May 13, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Crews have topped out, and facade installation is all but complete for the 12-story residential complex at 1951 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project, named Ace Berkeley, will bring approximately 163 units and retail near BART and the UC Berkeley campus. Grosvenor is the project developer.

600 7th Street establishing perspective, rendering courtesy Mercy Housing

Construction Tops Out for 7th and Brannan Affordable Housing, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 29, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for 7th and Brannan, an affordable housing project underway at 600 7th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Crews have brought the concrete structure to its 84-foot pinnacle, preparing the future 221 units for a potential opening later this year. Mercy Housing is the project developer.

Mission Rock aerial view with the now-complete China Basin Park, image by Jason O'Rear

Mission Rock Opens Waterfront Park, Starts Leasing for Verde, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 26, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

While the San Francisco Giants are settling into the new baseball season, they have been welcoming another crowd just across McCovey Cove. The team, in partnership with Tishman Speyer and other stakeholders, celebrated the official opening of China Basin Park yesterday morning, two days after announcing that leasing has started for the Studio Gang-designed residential tower, aptly named Verde. Construction is nearly over for the first phase of the city’s mixed-use Mission Rock master plan.

555 Bryant Street seen from across 4th Street, image by author

Facade Installation Starts for 555 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 22, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is moving quickly for the dense residential complex rising at 555 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco. A recent site visit by YIMBY shows concrete has reached the 11th story, and crews have started facade installation. Strada Investment Group is the project developer, and Swinerton is the general contractor.

California Tower southeast approach, rendering by SmithGroup

Construction Update for California Tower in Sacramento

5:30 am on April 3, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is moving forward on California Tower, as documented by a recent site visit by YIMBY for the planned 14-story medical facility rising in the UC Davis’s Sacramento campus. The project is expected to cost over $3.7 billion to add hundreds of new inpatient beds in a new seismically-updated facility. McCarthy Building Companies is the general contractor.

Construction Underway for Aggie Square Development, Sacramento

5:30 am on April 1, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

A recent site visit by YIMBY has captured the construction progress for Aggie Square, an innovation hub rising in the UC Davis Sacramento campus. The project will create a new dense hub on campus for life sciences, education, student housing, and parking. Wexford Science & Technology and GMH Capital Partners are joint developers.

Township 9 townhomes pedestrian pathway, rendering by Architects Local

Construction Progress for Township 9, Sacramento

5:30 am on March 29, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is coming together for the next phase of the Township 9 master plan near Downtown Sacramento. Ten multi-unit structures have topped out, bringing 372 garden-style units across four blocks. 29th Street Capital is the project sponsor, working with Bridge Investment Group and RevOZ Capital.

4200 Geary Boulevard, rendering courtesy TNDC

Construction Tops Out for 4200 Geary Boulevard in Richmond District, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 19, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out less than a year after the groundbreaking for the seven-story affordable senior housing complex at 4200 Geary Boulevard in San Francisco’s Richmond District. The project will add nearly a hundred homes to the busy neighborhood. The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation is the project developer.

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