Marin County

Marinwood Avenue shingle-clad apartments, illustration by LPAS

Marinwood Plaza Affordable Development Moves Forward Despite Challenges

5:00 am on September 3, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The proposed Marinwood Plaza Housing would build 125 new affordable units at 121-197 Marinwood Avenue in unincorporated land of Marin County. Legal challenges to the project were filed by Marinwood Coalition Against Segregation, which claimed that the project violated the proscribed maximum ratio of affordable units per property. However, the challenge was voluntarily withdrawn earlier this month, clearing the way for the development to move forward.

Eames Institute arrival court, rendering by Herzog & de Meuron

Eames Institute Proposes Museum Conversion of Former Birkenstock Campus, Marin County

5:30 am on August 1, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has announced plans to transform the former Birkenstock campus in Novato into a museum for art and design. The Marin County campus spans 88.5 acres of public open space and an extremely distinctive saw-tooth roofline factory warehouse in view of Highway 101. International architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is responsible for the design.

Bridgeway Commons establishing view, rendering by BDE Architecture

Planning Approval for Bridgeway Commons, Sausalito

5:30 am on July 5, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Planning approval has been granted for the residential infill at 1757 Bridgeway in the city of Sausalito, Marin County. The project is looking to replace four single-family homes with 19 condominiums near the waterfront. Burlingame-based SY Jadines is listed as the project applicant.

3301 Kerner Boulevard circa April 2025, image via Google Street View

Supportive Housing Opens at 3301 Kerner Boulevard, San Rafael

5:00 am on June 30, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The project team and local officials gathered together late last week for the grand opening of Casa Canal at 3301 Kerner Boulevard in San Rafael. The ceremony welcomed 41 new units of permanent affordable supportive housing to the city within the three-story apartment complex. Eden Housing is the project sponsor.

1230 5th Avenue establishing view, rendering by SDT Architects

12-Story Proposal Under Review For 1230 5th Avenue, San Rafael

5:30 am on June 2, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are under review for a potential 12-story residential complex at 1230 5th Avenue in San Rafael, Marin County. The project is looking to add nearly two hundred units to the city’s urban core, replacing a single-story commercial structure and surface parking. Monahan Pacific is the project developer and property owner, operating through 1230 Fifth Avenue Investors LLC.

930 Irwin Street establishing view, rendering by SDTArch

Environmental Review Exemption For 930 Irwin Street, San Rafael

5:00 am on May 21, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans to add housing to 930 Irwin Street have cleared an important step towards receiving entitlements. The City of San Rafael has determined that the proposal is consistent with the existing General Plan and that further environmental review would be redundant. Mill Creek Residential is the project developer in partnership with the Seagull Prime Real Estate Fund.

100 Commodore Webster Drive, image from MCCDA

New Funding Secured for Point Reyes Affordable Housing

5:30 am on April 12, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

Late last month, the Marin County Board of Supervisors voted to approve almost $9.5 million in funding for the refurbishment of 100 Commodore Webster Drive, the old Point Reyes Coast Guard Station, into 54 affordable housing units. The presentation brought by the Marin County Community Development Agency was supported by a number of speakers, including representatives of Eden Housing and CLAM, the developers for the project.

150 Shoreline Highway parking lot view, rendering by AO

Housing Planned for 150 Shoreline Highway in unincorporated Marin County

5:30 am on March 21, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans are under review for a five-story residential infill at 150 Shoreline Highway in unincorporated Marin County. The project will bring 32 affordable apartments to the vacant lot next to a Freeway 101 overpass and the Mill Valley-Sausalito path. Pacific Companies is responsible for the application.

Meeting Today for Reduced Plans at 825 Drake Avenue, Marin City

5:00 am on February 11, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The Marin County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to review plans today and approve reduced plans for 825 Drake Avenue in Marin City. The project was approved with 74 units in 2020 but has remained on hold ever since. This latest proposal now seeks to construct 42 units at Drake Avenue, while secondary plans are being championed to build the remaining 32 units in unincorporated Mill Valley. The Pacific Companies is responsible for the application.

95 Broadway, elevation by SDT Architects

Plans For School Street Housing Project in Fairfax, Marin County

5:30 am on January 3, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Residential plans are being pursued for 95 Broadway in Fairfax, Marin County. The School Street project, also named the Modera Fairfax, could replace low-slung commercial structures with 243 homes with retail on a two-acre property in the center of town. Mill Creek Residential is the project sponsor.

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