Lake Merritt BART TOD senior housing aerial view, rendering by PYATOK

Construction Starts for Lake Merritt Affordable Senior Housing, Oakland

Construction has started for the Chinatown TOD Senior Housing complex within the Lake Merritt BART Station redevelopment in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The project is expected to be the first of four buildings to activate two BART-owned blocks with a mix of residential and commercial real estate. East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation is responsible for the development.

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850 Turk Street, rendering by David Baker Architects

Permit Activity For Affordable Housing at 850 Turk Street, San Francisco

Recent permit activity has surfaced for the eight-story affordable housing project at 850 Turk Street in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The filing indicates progress from the development team ahead of expected construction to start next year. MidPen Housing and Tishman Speyer were selected to be co-developers of the state-owned property made available through the California Surplus Land Act.

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