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Exclusive: Renderings Revealed for Willow Park Residential Tower, Menlo Park

5:30 am on May 31, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed alongside the formal application for 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park. The proposal aims to replace the former Sunset Magazine headquarters with Willow Park, a dense mixed-use neighborhood with hundreds of homes, office space, hotel rooms, retail, a Montessori school, and public parks on a creekside property close to downtown Palo Alto. If built, the project would become the tallest in San Mateo County.

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.

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.

657 Harrison Street aerial view (left) and pedestrian view (right), rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Demolition Permits Filed for 653-665 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 12, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition permits have been filed for three two-story commercial office blocks at 653, 657, and 665 Harrison Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The activity comes alongside recently approved modifications to the 35-story residential component of One Vassar, a three-tower mixed-use masterplan. Cresleigh Management Inc., linked to Stanford Hotels Corporation, is listed as the property owner.

El Paseo establishing view, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and Lantz Boggio Architects

Updated Plans for El Paseo in Southwest San Jose

5:30 am on January 11, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Revised plans have surfaced for the El Paseo De Saratoga development in southwest San Jose. The latest iteration would result in fewer homes, slashes the apartments above the Whole Foods grocery store, and bring on a new architecture team. Sand Hill Property Company is responsible for the application.

533 Kirkham Street with the potential 32-story tower at 500 Kirkham Street in view, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

In-Person Meeting for 533 Kirkham Street in West Oakland

5:30 am on December 18, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

This Wednesday, Oakland’s Planning Commission will review plans for the eight-story apartment block at 533 Kirkham Street in West Oakland, Alameda County. During the in-person meeting, the commission could recommend approval for the latest major development around the neighborhood’s BART Station. Tidewater Capital is responsible for the application.

555 Bryant Street Rises Above Street Level in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 1, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

555 Bryant Street has started rising above street level in SoMa, San Francisco. With the foundation complete, vertical construction is expected to accelerate over the next year, culminating with the 16-story mixed-use high-rise overlooking I-80 and close to the 4th & King Street Caltrain Station. Strada Investment Group is responsible for the development.

Telegraph Tower aerial view, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Developer To Request Extension for 450-Foot Office Tower in Oakland

5:30 am on November 29, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

TMG Partners is expected to request an extension of the city’s approval for Telegraph Tower at 2201 Valley Street in Downtown Oakland. The developer had received approval for a 450-foot office tower in 2019.

655 4th Street, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and IwamotoScott

First New Renderings for 655 4th Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 22, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

Less than a month after elevations were shared, the San Francisco Planning Department has published two new realistic renderings for the two-towered complex at 655 4th Street, across from the San Francisco Caltrain Station in SoMa. The details illustrations provide a glimpse at the prospective 435-foot complex that would create over a thousand rental apartments. Tishman Speyer is the project developer.

655 4th Street facade elevation, illustration by SCB and Iwamotoscott Architecture

Elevations for Proposed Caltrain-Adjacent Tower in San Francisco

5:30 am on October 23, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

New elevations have been published for the double-tower proposal at 655 4th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is one of the largest in the city’s pipeline, aiming to create over a thousand apartments on 1.6 acres directly across from Caltrain’s San Francisco Station. Tishman Speyer, the same company behind the nearby Mission Rock master development, is the project sponsor.

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