1185 Coleman Avenue

Permits Filed For an Office Building At 1185 Coleman Avenue In San Jose

A large-scale office project is proposed for construction at 1185 Coleman Avenue in San Jose. The project proposal includes the development of an office building in the Coleman Highline complex, a mixed-use tech campus that has become one of the most successful and valuable projects in Silicon Valley. Cupertino-based real estate company Hunter Storm is the project developer. Gensler is responsible for the design concepts.

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545 Sansome Street from Sansome and Washington, rendering by Gensler

Tense Development Toward 545 Sansome Street Expansion, Financial District, San Francisco

Plans to expand the commercial office building at 545 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District that were first filed in early 2020 are still under review, with updates in late 2021. The application, started under the previous owner, Aegon, has continued after the $650 million bundle-sale of the property with 505 Sansome Street and the Transamerica Pyramid in February of 2020 to New York-based SHVO. This week, the developer enflamed tensions in the city by announcing it would not renew the lease for Sai’s Vietnamese Restaurant, which has operated from the property for 37 years. Now, SHVO promises to assist in searching for a new permanent home for Sai’s while city officials look to provide more stability for the family business.

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706 Santa Cruz Avenue South Elevation

Mixed-Use Proposed At 706 Santa Cruz Avenue In Menlo Park

A mixed-use project has been proposed at 706 Santa Cruz Avenue in Menlo Park. The project proposal includes the development of a three-story mixed-use building with a two-level underground parking garage. Plans call for the demolition of the existing commercial building. Form 4 Architecture is responsible for the design concepts.

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23 Excelsior Court view of old and new building, rendering by Harvey Architecture

Permits Filed for New Housing at 23-31 Excelsior Court, Cleveland Heights, Oakland

New Building permits have been submitted, replacing parking with housing at 23-31 Excelsior Court in Oakland’s Cleveland Heights neighborhood. The proposal will build a three-story triplex on unbuilt land and create new units in the existing building, finishing with ten homes between two buildings. Marin County-based Harvey Architecture is responsible for the design.

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