Berkeley’s Design Review Committee is set to review the preliminary designs for a new development at 2942 College Avenue in the Elmwood neighborhood. MARDAN and SRUE Corps is sponsoring the project to demolish a single story commercial building and replace it with a pair of two-story structures on the site. Studio KDA is responsible for the new building designs.
The San Ramon Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tonight for housing at 3000-5000 Executive Parkway within the Bishop Ranch campus in San Ramon, Contra Costa County. The project will divide the Bishop Ranch 8 parcel, also known as Canopy, into two separate developments, one for single-family housing and the other for an affordable apartment complex. Alexander Properties Company is responsible for the application, working with Eden Housing for the affordable component.
The Walnut Creek Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for a several-hundred-townhouse development proposed at 2775–2855 Mitchell Drive in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County. The project is looking to bring housing to an existing office campus surrounded by retail and near Ygnacio Valley High School. Signature Development Group is the developer.
A single-family home at 811 Cedar Street in Berkeley is to be demolished and reconstructed in to a mixed-use office and residential space. The building will rise 34 feet high near the Corner of Cedar Street and Sixth Street, creating a notable increase in prominence compared to the existing 18-foot structure. Stackhouse De la Peña Trachtenberg Architects are responsible for the new building designs.
Planning progress and new renderings have been published for the proposed 41-story tower at One Oak in San Francisco’s Market & Octavia Area Plan, formerly known as The Hub. The latest documents show a modified design scheme by SCB, as well as a minor increase in unit count since the project was revived by the property owner last year. The Emerald Fund is responsible for the application on behalf of the owner, Washington Capital.
