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399 Fremont Street viewed from Folsom Street, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 43: 399 Fremont Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 11, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

399 Fremont Street stands at the intersection with Harrison street tied with two other contenders as the 43rd tallest building in the Bay Area built or planned. The curtain wall-wrapped tower rises to a pinnacle of 440 feet tall in SoMa, according to construction contractors Swinerton, matched by 500 Folsom and the adjacent 340 Fremont. The building contributes 447 rental apartments into the Bay Area housing market. UDR is the project developer.

IDENTITY Logan Park phase one (left) and phase two (right), rendering by Niles Bolton Associates

Construction Topped Out for Phase One of 2352 Shattuck Avenue, Downtown Berkeley

5:00 am on March 11, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the first of two phases of Logan Park, a residential development at 2352 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley. The eight-story structure will have two-thirds of the 204 total apartments expected from the project, of which 14 will be sold to residents in the Very Low-Income bracket. The Austin Group and CA Ventures are the project developers.

2129 Shattuck Avenue hero view, rendering courtesy JRDV

Construction of Residence Inn by Marriott Nearly Topped Out at 2129 Shattuck Avenue, Downtown Berkeley

5:30 am on March 9, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is nearly topped out for one of Berkeley’s tallest buildings, a 168-foot hotel at 2129 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley. Crews have begun installing the windows and exterior insulation, while the concrete core is still exposed in lieu of the curtain wall feature at the corner of Shattuck and Center Street. A rooftop canopy remains to be installed before the project can be described as topped out. The development was proposed by Center Street Partners LLC. Pyramid Hotel Group manages the project and will operate the hotel once complete under the Residence Inn by Marriott brand.

2016 Telegraph Avenue, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Facade Installation Underway for 24-Story Mixed-Use Tower at 2016 Telegraph Avenue In Uptown, Oakland

5:30 am on March 8, 2021 By Team YIMBY

An 24-story mixed-use tower has topped out and is nearly halfway wrapped with its new facade at 2016 Telegraph Avenue in Uptown, Oakland. The building’s towering facade reaches over 180 feet above the ground, and adds 230 new apartments to the fast-changing neighborhood. The 200,000 square foot mixed-use building will include a ground floor residential lobby accompanied by retail space, and three levels of above grade parking.

730 and 750 East Capitol Avenue, rendering courtesy Trio Commercial

Facade Installation Underway for 730 and 750 East Capitol Avenue, Milpitas

5:30 am on March 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is underway for several projects around the recently-opened Milpitas BART Station in Santa Clara County. One such development is 730 and 750 East Capitol Avenue, which will produce a combined 582 units and several retail spaces between two structures. The Walnut Creek-based Anton Development manages the project.

Element Hotel by Marriott, 1130 Champions Drive, rendering from Nexus

Construction Topped Out for Element Hotel by Marriott, 1130 Champions Drive, Newhall, San Jose

5:00 am on March 7, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for the U-shaped five-story Element Hotel by Marriott, confirmed by a recent site visit to the property at 1130 Champions Drive in Newhall, San Jose. The new building will span 115,000 square feet, producing 175 guest rooms immediately opposite the San Jose Earthquakes soccer stadium and the city’s international airport. The project, led by Nexus Development, is part of a much larger mixed-use plan, the Coleman Highline.

345 4th Street at night, rendering by Stanton Architecture

Facade Installation Underway for 345 4th Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 6, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Facade installation is nearly complete for a new seven-story mixed-use office building at 345 4th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. A recent site-visit by SFYIMBY shows that the curtain wall installation has reached the sixth floor, is fully installed along 4th Street, and nearly finishing along Tandang Sora Street. Stanton Architecture is responsible for the design and is listed as the property owners operating through 4th & Harrison SF, LLC.

500 Folsom Street at golden hour, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 43: 500 Folsom Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on March 4, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The 440-foot tower at 500 Folsom Street is tied with two other structures as the 43rd tallest building in the Bay Area, located in SoMa, San Francisco. 500 Folsom Street, also known as Transbay Block 9, was between 2016 and 2019 to contribute housing and retail. The project was developed by the Real Estate Investment Trust Essex, TMG Partners, and BRIDGE Housing.

Santana West buildings one and two, rendering by STUDIOS

Facade Installation Underway for One Santana West in Santana West Campus, San Jose

5:30 am on March 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out for One Santana West, the first phase in a thirteen-acre commercial project next to the famed Sarah L. Winchester Mystery House on Central and West San Jose’s border. The development will produce nearly a million square feet of office space, parking, retail, and greenery while retaining a mid-Century theater as part of the mixed-use Santana Row / Valley Fair Urban Village plan. Federal Realty Investment Trust is developing the project.

First Community Housing Is Developing Housing For Homeless and Veterans at 201 Bassett Street, San Jose

4:30 am on March 3, 2021 By Team YIMBY

Development permits have been filed seeking the approval of constructing an apartment building at 201 Bassett Street in Downtown San Jose. San Jose-based nonprofit, First Community Housing is developing a six-story apartment building that will provide housing to veterans and people currently experiencing homelessness. Named Iamesi Village, the project is under construction and will develop 135 units located at the intersection of Bassett and Terraine streets.
OJK Architecture and Planning is the master architect. A housing master plan is being developed by Intracorp Homes, Swenson, and First Community Housing in partnership with San Jose’s redevelopment agency on the 5.72-acre lot adjacent to the downtown core.

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