The State of California has certified the environmental study for Oak Hill Apartments, an affordable housing proposal in San Quentin, Marin County. The decision gives the green light to pursue construction, avoiding the need for local approval from the notoriously anti-housing county staff. Eden Housing and Education Housing Partners are joint developers.
A project review meeting has been proposed to review a new mixed-use project at 37447 Fremont Boulevard in Fremont. The project proposal includes the construction of eight buildings offering spaces for residential and commercial uses. The project calls for the demolition of all existing buildings located from 37447 through 37467 Fremont Boulevard. City Ventures is the project applicant. Hunt Hale Jones Architects is responsible for the designs.
IKEA is opening its new store today in San Francisco. The famous Swedish store is launching its third Bay Area location, two decades after its East Palo Alto location, with a new approach for urban shoppers. The city model integrates delivery services for larger products, a deli, and future plans for the Hej!Workshop.
Preliminary plans have been filed for a new 12-story residential infill at 2530 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley. The project will create over a hundred homes and retail directly across from the UC Berkeley campus. The Miottel Corporation, a trust connected to Berkeley-based W. John Miottel, is listed as the current property owner.
A new supportive housing residential project has been approved for construction at 9809 MacArthur Boulevard in Castlemont in Oakland. The project proposal includes the construction of a six-story residential building offering supportive housing units on a vacant property lot. Velma Mae Campbell Land Holdings LLC is the property owner. Banta Design is the architect for the project.
