Town Tower at 323 22nd Street updated crown design, rendering by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

SFYIMBY Year in Review: February 2023

For the last twelve days of this year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. In February, Builder’s Remedy finally reached the Bay Area when plans for 21 units in Los Altos Hills revealed the discrepancy between what cities allowed and what some property owners wanted to build. Several towers showed permitting progress in Downtown Oakland and San Jose. Meanwhile, rare news from the North Bay came when public comment opened for what could become the largest affordable housing project built in Marin County in over 50 years.

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2350 Telegraph Avenue

Preliminary Application Filed for a Mixed-Use at 2350 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley

A preliminary application has been submitted seeking the approval of a new mixed-use project at 2350 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. The project proposal includes the construction of a new eight-story building offering residential and commercial spaces. Plans call for the removal of two existing non-landmarked commercial structures on the site. Kick-Axe Properties is listed as the owner. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the designs.

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3 Transamerica proposed renovations, rendering by Foster + Partners

Unanimous Approval for Three Transamerica Redevelopment

The San Francisco Parks Department and Planning Commission have unanimously approved the Three Transamerica redevelopment in San Francisco’s Financial District. Three Transamerica, or 545 Sansome Street, is the second phase of SHVO’s billion-dollar investment in the historic office complex with design by Foster + Partners. Its adaptive reuse will create a new gateway for the city’s most iconic skyscraper.

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