Howard Terminal with the San Francisco skyline on the horizon, rendering by BKF Engineers

Design Review Meeting Scheduled for Unsettled Howard Terminal Ballpark District

Oakland’s Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for Howard Terminal tomorrow, the proposed $12 billion waterfront ballpark district for the Oakland A’s. The meeting will be held in the shadow of great uncertainty as the baseball team remains silent on if it is still committed to the project. Delays and the risk that the baseball stadium would not be ready in time have led the team to tease a move to Las Vegas.

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Proposed Hotel at 1851 McCarthy Boulevard

Permits Filed For Development At 1851 McCarthy Boulevard In Milpitas

Permits have been submitted seeking the approval of hotel development at 1851 McCarthy Boulevard in Milpitas. The project proposal includes the construction of a business hotel with onsite parking. Plans also call for the demolition of an existing office building measuring 48,500 square feet. Luxury Estates & Development is the property owner. Axis/GFA Architecture + Design is managing the design concepts and construction. Jett Landscape + Design is the landscape architect.

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520 11th Street, image via Google Satellite

Pre-Application Filed for Samuel Merritt University at 520 11th Street, Downtown Oakland

Pre-application permits have been filed for a new building at 520 11th Street in Downtown Oakland. The project would serve as a new main campus for Samuel Merritt University. The campus is currently located at 3100 Telegraph Avenue in Pill Hill, affiliated with Sutter Health and the Alta Bates Summitt Medical Center. Strada Investment Group is responsible for the application.

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Mission Rock site north-west bird's eye view, image courtesy Mission Rock Partners, rendering by Binyan Studios

Future Visa Global HQ Tops Out at Mission Rock, San Francisco

Construction is moving quickly for Mission Rock, the multi-tower waterfront development by Tishman Speyer across from Oracle Park in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The first hints of vertical work were reported in spring, and floors started to rise for the future Visa global headquarters at block G by early summer. Now, the office building has topped out, with foundation work preparing for the vertical rise of the remaining three buildings in phase one of Mission Rock.

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