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Tidal House view from adjacent open space, rendering by Hayes Davidson

YIMBY Visits Treasure Island, San Francisco

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

A recent site visit to Treasure Island by YIMBY reveals significant progress has been made for the region’s most active construction project. Cranes and rising concrete have only started to divulge the scale of the 405-acre vision, nearly three decades in the making, that will redevelop San Francisco’s storied artificial island with a mixed-use urban neighborhood populated by around eight thousand homes. The Treasure Island Community Development joint venture sponsors the project.

636 4th Street shown from two directions, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Preliminary Plans for 46-Story Tower at 636 4th Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 10, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The preliminary project application has been filed for a 46-story residential tower at 636 4th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal uses the State Density Bonus to include 522 new homes above retail. Detailed renderings have yet to be released.

Demolition Underway at 555 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 6, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition work is nearly complete at 555 Bryant Street, making way for a new 16-story mixed-use infill in SoMa, San Francisco. The 0.75-acre site will soon be home to 501 apartments nearby a new MUNI Central Subway station and Caltrain. Strada Investment Group is the project developer.

655 4th Street, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

New, Slightly Reduced Plans for 655 4th Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on November 23, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Reduced plans have been filed for the two-tower residential proposal at 655 4th Street, located across from the Caltrain Station in SoMa, San Francisco. Since the initial application this summer, the project capacity has shrunk from 1,148 to 1,096 units. Massing for the two towers has also shifted, with one now taller than the other. Architectural details remain undepicted with massing illustrations drafted by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, though the firm has published some revealing comments from the design review findings.

Town Tower crowning penthouse, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

New Renderings For Town Tower, Potential Tallest Residential Tower in Oakland

5:30 am on October 13, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The CIM Group has submitted pre-application documents for a new 46-story residential tower at 325 22nd Street, named Town Tower, in Downtown Oakland. If built today, the project would be the tallest addition to the Alameda County skyline, rising 487 feet tall, well above the current 404-foot Ordway Building. The new plans are a shift away from 2017-era plans by CIM for an office tower at the same location.

24th and Waverly, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Foundation Pour Completed For 2359 Harrison Street, Northgate-Waverly, Oakland

5:30 am on October 10, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Crews have successfully completed a 600 cubic yard concrete matt pour for 2359 Harrison Street, the future site of a 16-story mixed-use complex in Northgate-Waverly, Oakland. Once complete, the project will add 328 new homes and 13,200 square feet of retail to the 24th and Waverly intersection. Holland Partner Group is responsible for the development.

30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue

Lendlease Holds Official Groundbreaking Ceremony for 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

5:30 am on September 12, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

With site work already underway, Lendlease and city leaders have celebrated the official groundbreaking ceremony of 30 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Civic Center. The 47-story project, now titled Hayes Point, is set to open by 2025, with 333 homes above offices and retail.

Lake Merritt BART Development residential tower at 51 9th Street, rendering via PYATOK

BART Board Approves Lake Merritt Development, Oakland

5:30 am on September 9, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

The BART Board of Directors has voted to approve plans for the Lake Merritt Transit-Oriented Development in Downtown Oakland. The approval is a significant step towards reshaping two low-rise lots with two towers and two mid-density buildings containing affordable and market-rate housing and offices. The Board President, Rebecca Saltzman, says construction will start in 2024.

430 Main Street establishing view, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Application Revives Plans for 430 Main Street, SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on September 2, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

A recent Downtown Large Project Authorization application has revived the proposed residential infill at 430 Main Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The plans would extend from Main Street to 429 Beale Street, creating a nine-story residential complex with 144 homes. Tidewater Capital is the sponsor, with Solomon Cordwell Buenz responsible for the architecture.

655 4th Street aerial perspective, illustration by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and lightly edited by YIMBY for clarity

New Plans for 655 4th Street Skyscrapers in SoMa, San Francisco

5:30 am on August 24, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

New plans have been filed for two 39-story towers at 655 4th Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The plans, drafted by architecture firm SCB, represent a significant shift from the previously-approved design by Bjarke Ingels Group for four swooping towers. Tishman Speyer is the project developer.

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