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530 Sansome Street aerial view, rendering by SOM

Planning Commission To Review 41-Story Proposal at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 14, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the 41-story mixed-use tower to be built at 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The project, showing unlikely optimism in commercial real estate for the city, looks to add nearly half a million square feet of office space, a hotel, and a new fire station for the SFFD. Related California and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

2109 Virginia Street Building Rendering, image by SPT Architects

Design Review Meeting Scheduled for 2109 Virginia Street in Berkeley

5:00 am on May 14, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The Berkeley Design Review Committee will meet tomorrow to discuss several agenda items, including the review of new plans for a development at 2109 Virginia Street in Berkeley. The designs by Stackhouse De La Pena Trachtenberg Architects calls for the demolition of a two-story building at 1677-1685 Shattuck Avenue, and the construction of a new eight story building with the revised address at 2109 Virginia Street.

500 Railroad Avenue aerial view, rendering by SIM Architects

Meeting Tomorrow For Townhomes at 500 Railroad Avenue in South San Francisco

4:30 am on May 14, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The South San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tomorrow for an innovative townhouse development at 500 Railroad Avenue in South City, San Mateo County. The project will fit 70 units of housing into a narrow quarter-mile-long strip of land close to the Caltrain Station. Newlife Investments is responsible for the developer.

3150 El Camino Real establishing view, rendering by Studio T Square

Public Hearing Tomorrow for 3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

5:30 am on May 13, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The Palo Alto Planning Commission is scheduled to vote tomorrow to merge five parcels to facilitate the construction of over three hundred units at 3150 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The seven-story proposal is just one of several filed to form a dense new enclave south of the California Avenue Caltrain Station. Acclaim Properties and Stanford University are jointly responsible for the application.

Crescent Grove view overlooking the outdoor courtyard, image courtesy Eden Housing

Affordable Housing Opens at 22447 Ruby Street, Castro Valley

4:30 am on May 13, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New affordable housing opened last week at 22447 Ruby Street in Castro Valley, Alameda County. The complex, named Crescent Grove, has brought 72 units to a residential neighborhood. Eden Housing, the project developer, held the official grand opening ceremony late last week.

550 East Brokaw Road seen from I-880, rendering by Arc Tec

Former Fry’s Electronics Store To Become Warehouse, San Jose

5:30 am on May 12, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

An addendum to the Final EIR has been published for the redevelopment of 550 East Brokaw Road in San Jose, Santa Clara County. The latest documents confirm that the site, once poised to become a dense urban campus designed by Gensler, will be a warehouse and manufacturing center. Super Micro Computer, which purchased the property in 2024 for $80 million, is responsible for the application.

826 North Winchester Boulevard aerial view highlighting the potential skybridge connecting the two residential towers, rendering via VCI Companies

Early Consideration Hearing Scheduled for 17-Story Residential Tower in San Jose

5:00 am on May 12, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A hearing has been scheduled on May 14th to review a privately brought 2040 Envision Plan amendment that would allow the construction of a 17-story residential high-rise at 826 North Winchester Boulevard San Jose. The project, previously reported on by SF YIMBY in February and December of last year, would require the reassignment of the property from community commercial to transit residential.

2507 Folsom Street corner view, rendering by Feldman Architecture

Permits Requested for 2507 Folsom Street in Mission District, San Francisco

4:30 am on May 12, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been requested for a small multi-family apartment complex at 2507 Folsom Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The proposal would replace a small commercial structure with six dwelling units. Sam’s Management Company is responsible for the application.

6325 Stockton Boulevard, elevation via CEQA Initial Study

Mixed-Use Plans for 6325 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento

5:30 am on May 11, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The environmental review process is well underway for a mixed-use development at 6325 Stockton Boulevard in southern Sacramento. The proposal would replace the existing auto-repair shop and car wash with an upgraded facility alongside two three-story apartments. Sacramento-based Holloway Land Company is the project sponsor responsible for the application.

1622 Fernside Boulevard Site Rendering, image via LTM

Proposed Lot Division to Add Four New Homes in Alameda

5:00 am on May 11, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A new plan brought by LTM Group has proposed the division of a large parcel into five lots at 1622 Fernside Boulevard, Alameda. The proposal will leave the front half of the existing lot associated with the previously constructed duplex on site, and then subdivide the rear portion into four new single unit lots.

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