Several public transit agencies in the Bay Area have announced promotions for September, offering reduced or free fares. The adjusted prices are being provided by BART, Caltrain, AC Transit, VTA, and County Connection. Discounts vary from 50% reductions to free fares to promote the systems, thank existing commuters, and court new riders into the wonderful world of buses and trains.
New renderings have been revealed alongside the Draft Environmental Review for 1101-1123 Sutter Street in Polk Gulch, San Francisco. The project will rise 14 stories to create 221 residential units, including affordable housing, on top of retail and child care facilities. 1101 Sutter Affordable, LP is the project sponsor and developer.
Plans are under review to make adaptive reuse of the existing building at 350 San Jose Avenue to more than triple residential capacity. The property is in San Francisco’s Mission District, seven minutes from the 24th Street Mission BART station by foot. Most remarkably, the proposal requires moving the existing building fifteen feet forward toward the sidewalk. SIA Consulting is behind the development process and design.
New building permits were filed for a residential duplex project at 1271 46th Avenue in San Francisco’s Sunset District. The project will replace an existing single-unit cottage three blocks from Ocean Beach. Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects, is responsible for the distinctive metallic design.
A new application has breathed new life into the years-old plan for a six-story mixed-use building for 650 Divisadero Street in San Francisco’s Alamo Square neighborhood. A transit demand management application has been filed, fulfilling a requirement for approval. The project will add 66 rental units to the housing market, including some affordable units. Divco Group is responsible for the development.
