Menlo Park

Willow Village office structure, rendering courtesy Facebook and Signature Development Group

Facebook and Signature Release New Renderings of Willow Village, Menlo Park

Facebook and Signature Development Group have announced that they have submitted newly detailed planning documents for their proposed mixed-use district dubbed Willow Village in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. The proposal will cover nearly 60 acres with a mixture of housing, office space, retail, and public parks. Two phases of construction will yield over 3.3 million square feet of built area. OMA, one of the most influential architecture firms still active, is responsible for the design.

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Demolition Permits Filed For 180-186 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park

Permits have been filed for demolition of existing office and industrial space located at 180 and 186 Constitution Drive Belle Haven, Menlo Park. The permits also include the demolition of all building structures, related underground, and at-grade infrastructure. Both project site locations have light-industrial land-use. New residential construction is proposed at this site and is called Menlo Uptown Project.

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San Francisco Skyline, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Biggest Little Permits of the Day: 56 Single Family Homes in Sacramento, ADU’s around the Bay Area

For today, we have something new. We work to share with you all of the most exciting and consequential development updates across the Bay Area during the week. However, there are many permits and other stories that fall through the cracks. They tend not to be significant enough or do not come with enough details to merit a full article. We, of course, do not take your attention for granted. However, in sum, all these permits add up to a significant contribution to the built environment of the Bay Area, and we would hate to miss them. So from now on, our Saturday special will be the biggest of the little permits for the week. Today’s post will share with you the best of Friday, September 25th. Fridays are notoriously slow days for permit filings. Yet, we still found some large plans filed in Sacramento, a cannabis warehouse expansion, and eight applications for additional dwelling units, i.e., ADU, across the Bay.

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