The City of San Jose has approved plans for a new seven-story affordable housing development at 143 South Third Street in the downtown neighborhood. The project will convert an existing surface-level parking lot into 168 units of new housing, to be made accessible to low-income and very low-income residents. Sobrato Organization and Pacific Companies are responsible for the site’s development.
The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to vote today on plans for the potential 46-story tower at 536 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The meeting comes amid recent news that Golden Gate University sold the downtown property for $31.6 million earlier this week. Lincoln Property Company and McCourt Partners are jointly responsible for the proposal.
The Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board is scheduled to review plans tonight for the eight-story apartment project at 2455 Telegraph Avenue in Southside, Berkeley. The proposal would add 68 apartments above the Amoeba record store, making adaptive reuse of the existing structure’s facade and historic mural. David Prinz is listed as the property owner, working with planning consultant Rhoades Planning Group.
The Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for 2955 Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The proposal would replace a few low-slung commercial buildings with an eight-story complex containing 74 apartments and new ground-floor retail. Evans Property Company is responsible for the development.
Preliminary plans have been filed for a small duplex infill at 824-826 Indian Rock Avenue in the Northbrae neighborhood of Berkeley. The proposal would bring two units to a vacant lot in the city’s hillside overlay. The property owner is listed as a Cupertino-based family trust.
