The Foster City Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the latest expansion of the Gilead Sciences global headquarters campus. The five-story infill at 331 Lakeside Drive will contribute to the 72-acre Gilead campus along San Mateo County’s waterfront. Gensler is responsible for the design.
Two new preliminary applications have been filed to construct housing on the former Fry’s Electronics box store site at 550 East Brokaw Road in North San Jose, Santa Clara County. The applications show a shift in focus from the developers, who, as early as January this year, went to the Planning Commission to review their plan for nearly two million square feet of office space.
Preliminary plans have been filed for a new eight-story residential development at 2450 and 2480 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The application is the first glimpse at a mid-rise complex that would replace two low-slung commercial structures. Gordon Commercial Real Estate Services, one of the city’s largest property owners, is responsible for the application.
A project review meeting has been scheduled for a 1 West Orange Avenue in South San Francisco. The project proposal includes the construction of a new aquatic center at Orange Memorial Park. An existing aquatic center is slated for demolition under the same permit. ELS Architecture & Design LLC is responsible for the designs. BFK Engineers is the civil engineer on the project. SWA is responsible for the landscape design.
A New York City-based private equity firm has purchased the 13.3-acre property at 3905 Freedom Circle in Santa Clara. Greystar, the former owner, has secured approval for a 1,075-unit residential development across the property. Cerberus Capital Management, the new owner, is a multibillion-dollar investment firm chaired by a former US Vice President.
