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1035 Van Ness Avenue Elevations, image by Saida + Sullivan Design Partners

Affordable Housing Conversion Planned for 1035 Van Ness in San Francisco

5:30 am on May 16, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

A proposed project in San Francisco would convert an existing 106-unit residential building at 1035 Van Ness Avenue into a 124-unit fully affordable building. The units will be classified as Affordable Permanent Supportive Housing, a model combining affordable housing with supportive services to help individuals with disabilities or special circumstances preventing them from finding long-term housing. The project is brought by the veteran-focused non-profit Swords to Plowshares.

210 Baypointe Parkway Sample Layout and Floorplan, image by KTGY

New Development in San Jose Projects Summer Start Date

5:00 am on May 16, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

SummerHill Homes is set to build a new multifamily housing project in North San Jose. The development at 210 Baypointe Parkway was approved in October 2024, but the timeline for construction was previously unclear. However, new information reported by the San Jose Spotlight indicates the preliminary demolition of the existing facilities may begin as early as July of this year.

613 Wisconsin Street, rendering by Mark English Architects

New Building Permits For 613 Wisconsin Street, San Francisco

4:30 am on May 16, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New building and demolition permits have been filed for a three-story house at 613 Wisconsin Street on Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The proposal will create a large modern house, though plans do not look to increase the overall residential capacity. Mark English Architects is responsible for the application.

650 Divisadero Street aerial view, illustration by Mithun

Illustration Revealed for 650 Divisadero Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 15, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New illustrations have been revealed for the ten-story affordable housing complex at 650 Divisadero Street by Alamo Square in San Francisco. The proposal would replace a single-story commercial structure with 107 new apartments. The Young Community Developer and Jonathan Rose Companies are jointly sponsoring the project in partnership with MOHCD.

UC Berkeley Innovation Zone North Building, rendering by DGA and Weiss/Manfredi

Meeting Tonight For UC Berkeley Innovation Zone North Building, Downtown Berkeley

5:00 am on May 15, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for a second building within the Innovation Zone in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project would create eight floors of laboratories, conference rooms, and classrooms to be occupied by a future institution and graduate students. The existing property is owned by UC Berkeley.

The Greens at Pruneridge - 400 Saratoga Avenue Entryway Rendering, image by LPAS

Updated Plans and CEQA Filing Posted for The Greens at Pruneridge in Santa Clara

5:00 am on May 15, 2025 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The CEQA filing was posted for a project to reconfigure the existing Pruneridge Golf Club property in Santa Clara and build a new five-story apartment building and 1.77-acre public park at 400 Saratoga Avenue. While holes 1, 2, and 3 are to be reconfigured in the property, no changes will be made to the existing driving range, clubhouse, and surface parking area for the golf course. In addition to the apartments, The plan will demolish an existing maintenance building and reconstruct a larger facility supported by a 4285-square-foot outdoor storage yard.

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.

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