New reporting by the San Francisco Chronicle shows plans for the residential tower at 98 Franklin Street are increasing residential capacity to 385 units in a deal with the city’s Board of Supervisors that will include a new affordable housing property bought by the developer for the city. The agreement was made between Supervisor Dean Preston and the developer, Related Companies.
The development permit has been filed for a three-story residential infill at 681 27th Street in West Oakland. The proposal, dubbed Cedar Court, will bring 16 new homes to a vacant lot between two major transit arteries connecting Alameda County. Emeryville-based Gunkel Architecture is responsible for the design and application.
A new residential project has been proposed for development at 2555 College Avenue in Berkeley. The project proposal includes the development of a four-story residential building offering both market-rate and affordable units. Plans call for the demolition of an existing auto maintenance garage, parking area, and convenience store. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the designs.
Crews have nearly completed the mat foundation for 531 Bryant Street, a six-story addition to SoMa, San Francisco. 531 Bryant is the first new office development to break ground in the city since 2020 and is looking to open by the summer of next year. SF-based Urban Land Development is the project developer.
The preliminary project application has been filed for a new four-story non-profit center at 2245 Post Street in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights. The project would create a new home for the JFCS Holocaust Center, an educational facility run by the Jewish Family and Children’s Services.
