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Orchard Workspace with Skybridge included, rendering courtesy WRNS Studio and Westbank

Construction Expected by 2023 for Orchard Workspace in Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on April 25, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is expected to start next year for Orchard Workspace, a 20-story office proposal at 300 South 1st Street in Downtown San Jose. The news comes from the publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Report and the start of a public review period. The project aims to replace the 2.8-acre Valley Title lot with over a million square feet of office space and a large public market.

Orchard Workspace is one of seven projects in the Westbank Campus, a masterplan vision being developed by Westbank and Urban Community.

Over Quarter Billion Dollars in Funding Secured for 1330 South Bascom Avenue, San Jose

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

Construction funding has been secured for 1330 South Bascom Avenue, a large eight-story multi-family building in west San Jose. The development team received $284 million from an Australian pension and retirement fund to build The Maxwell, the nearly six hundred unit apartment component of the transit-oriented South Bascom Gateway Station masterplan. Newmark announced in a press release that construction is expected to start by the end of the month.

1940 Webster Street exterior, image courtesy Mill Creek

Construction Nearly Finished on Modera Lake Merritt at 1940 Webster Street, Downtown Oakland

5:00 am on February 28, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is wrapping up for Modera Lake Merritt, a new rental apartment complex at 1940 Webster Street in Downtown Oakland. The project is opening with 173 new rental units, ranging between studios and two-bedroom homes, with prices starting over $2,500 per month. Mill Creek Places is responsible for the development and leasing.

Millbrae Campus building one and amenity building, rendering by WRNS Studio

Renderings Revealed for Millbrae Office and Life Sciences Campus

5:30 am on December 18, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for the proposed life sciences campus in Millbrae, San Mateo County. The project will add over half a million square feet with space for over two thousand employees, across from the mixed-use Gateway at Millbrae Station development. Greystar is partnering with Alexandria Real Estate Equities, a major investor in biotech projects across the nation.

Kelsey Civic Center, rendering by WRNS Studio

Demolition Permits Filed For Kelsey Civic Center in the Civic Center, San Francisco

5:30 am on October 23, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Three demolition permits have been filed to make way for the construction of Kelsey Civic Center, a new eight-story affordable housing project at 234-240 Van Ness Avenue. The proposal will add 112 new residences and ground-level retail across from City Hall in San Francisco’s Civic Center neighborhood. Mercy Housing is the project developer.

Icon Echo Towers, with Miro viewed to the right of image, development by Urban Catalyst

Joint Meeting Scheduled for Icon-Echo Proposal in Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on October 20, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A joint community and environmental public scoping meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow to review the plans for the Icon-Echo Towers, a mixed-use proposal for Downtown San Jose. The development, by Urban Catalyst, is expected to create two towers connected by a four-story podium, adding over half a million square feet of commercial space and over four hundred new apartments.

High-Rise At 2190 Shattuck Avenue In Downtown Berkeley To Undergo Redesign

5:00 am on October 18, 2021 By Team YIMBY

A previously approved high-rise building from 2019 at 2190 Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley is undergoing design revisions. The approved project proposal includes the development of an 18-story apartment tower on a site that currently houses a Walgreens store. Mill Creek Residential is the project developer. WRNS Studio is the architect and is responsible for the design concepts.

300 South 1st Street Hero view, rendering courtesy Westbank

Meeting Today To Review DEIR and Potential Skybridge for Orchard Workspace, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on August 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Jose planning department is scheduled to review the draft supplemental environmental impact report for Orchard Workspace in Downtown San Jose at 6 PM today. Orchard Workspace consists of two proposed office towers as high as 301 feet above street level with new retail at 300 South 1st Street and 345 South 2nd Street. The major revelation ahead of the meeting is that a new sky bridge is considered to connect the two office buildings on levels ten and eleven. The project is one of several prospective San Jose projects with Gary Dillabough and Westbank as the joint developers.

Development Permits Filed for 147 East Santa Clara Street, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on August 8, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Development permits have been filed to construct a mixed-use development spanning 2.1 acres at 147 East Santa Clara Street in the expanding urban core of Downtown San Jose. The application expects to build 415 residential units, 525,000 square feet of office space, and ground-level retail. Urban Catalyst is responsible for the proposal.

New Renderings Revealed for 147 East Santa Clara Street, Downtown San Jose

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

Several new renderings have been revealed with a detailed look at the block-sized mixed-use development proposed by Urban Catalyst for 147 East Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose. The project would add new offices, housing, and retail in the burgeoning area around city hall as San Jose’s sustained growth establishes a more urban core for the capital of Silicon Valley. The proposal is part of the Urban Catalyst Opportunity Zone Fund II, launched earlier this year.

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