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Map of San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan within the City of Berkeley, image via City of Berkeley

Today’s Berkeley Planning Commission Meeting to Discuss the San Pablo Corridor Specific Plan

5:00 am on June 3, 2026 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The Berkeley Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting later today at the North Berkeley Senior Center. One of the meeting’s main focuses will be the new San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, which will guide the future development of the entire San Pablo Avenue economic corridor. If approved by the planning commission, this plan may have far-reaching impacts on the future of development in a large swath of Western Berkeley.

Timber Senior Apartments aerial view, image by Alain McLaughlin

Timber Senior Apartments Open in Newark, Alameda County

4:30 am on June 3, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Timber Senior Apartments has officially opened at 37660 Timber Street in Newark, Alameda County. The ceremony was held late last week to celebrate the new 79-unit complex developed by Eden Housing.

Kaiser Permanente San Francisco replacement hospital pedestrian view from across Divisadero Street, rendering by Perkins&Will

Permits Filed For Replacement Kaiser Hospital at 2190 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 2, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Permits have been filed for a proposed replacement hospital at 2190 O’Farrell Street in San Francisco’s Anza Vista neighborhood. The application aims to replace Kaiser Permanente’s 1954-built medical campus with a new 266-foot-tall hospital and a parking garage between O’Farrell Street and Geary Boulevard. Perkins&Will is responsible for the design.

2 Park Road establishing view, rendering by BDE Architecture

CEQA Exemption For 2 Park Road in Burlingame, San Mateo County

5:00 am on June 2, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Burlingame has granted a CEQA exemption for plans to redevelop 2 Park Road in Burlingame, San Mateo County. The project would replace a fitness center and vacant neoclassical funeral house with 144 dwelling units across a seven-story apartment complex. Windy Hill Property Ventures is responsible for the application.

880 McAllister Street, rendering by DLR Group

Demolition Permits Filed For 860-880 McAllister Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 1, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition permits have been filed for three existing structures within the Freedom West housing cooperative in San Francisco’s Fillmore District. The application would bolster the construction of the first new complex of the Freedom West 2.0 masterplan with over a hundred units of affordable senior housing at 880 McAllister Street. MacFarlane Partners and Avanath Capital Management are the project sponsors.

10268 Bandley Drive, rendering by William Hezmalhalch Architects

Formal Application For 10268 Bandley Drive, Cupertino

5:00 am on June 1, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Formal plans have been filed for a townhouse development at 10268 Bandley Drive in Cupertino, Santa Clara County. The application looks to replace a single-story commercial structure with 27 three-story townhome units. Summerhill Homes is responsible for the proposal.

1130 Oxford Street, image via Google Street View

Formal Application Filed For 1130 Oxford Street, Berkeley

5:30 am on May 31, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Formal permits have been filed for a residential redevelopment at 1130 Oxford Street in Northbrae, Berkeley. The project will replace a formerly Berkeley Unified School District-owned school campus with 32 houses. Panoramic Interests is responsible for the application.

10 South Van Ness Avenue, image via Google Satellite

Temporary Use Proposed For 10 South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 30, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Temporary use authorization permits have been requested for the site at 10 South Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco’s Market & Octavia area plan. The application seeks to bring community and private events to the space previously occupied by the Lighthouse ArtSpace gallery, which was recently approved for a 67-story mixed-use skyscraper. NPU Inc., a San Francisco-based event management company, filed the application.

3781 El Camino Real, rendering by BDE Architecture

Streamlining Granted For 3781 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

5:30 am on May 29, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Palo Alto has granted a streamlined approval process for the seven-story proposal at 3781 El Camino Real. The 183-unit development benefits from the Builder’s Remedy and Assembly Bill 130, which exempts it from the California Environmental Quality Act review process. Sares Regis Group is the project developer.

2800 Telegraph Avenue, rendering by SDT Architects

Design Review Tonight For 2800 Telegraph Avenue, South Berkeley

5:30 am on May 28, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans tonight for a six-story apartment complex at 2800 Telegraph Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The hybrid event will discuss the SDT Architects-designed corner proposal expected to replace Karim Cycles. Avi Forman of Via Design Build is responsible for the application, filing on behalf of the property owner, Adlai Karim.

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