828 Diablo Road entrance along Diablo Road, rendering by B.Hills Architecture

Sloat Garden Center in Danville To Be Replaced By Assisted-Living Housing

Plans are moving forward for The Ivy, an assisted-living housing complex at 828 Diablo Road in Danville, Contra Costa County. The proposal will replace the Sloat Garden Center at the corner of Diablo Road and El Cerro Boulevard with over a hundred units in a three-story low-rise complex. Oakmont Management Group is responsible for the development via O&I Development LLC.

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530 Sansome Street aerial view, rendering by SOM

Environmental Study Published for 41-Story Mixed-Use Tower at 530 Sansome Street, San Francisco

The draft environmental study has been published for the eye-catching 41-story office/hotel tower and a replacement for Fire Station No. 13 at 447 Battery Street and 530 Sansome Street in San Francisco’s Financial District. The proposal shows optimism from the developer that the demand for high-end office space will return. Related California and the City are jointly responsible for the project in a public-private partnership.

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30 Van Ness Avenue, design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz . Rendering by Steelblue

Meeting Tomorrow for 30 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the stalled 47-story tower at 30 Van Ness Avenue tomorrow at noon. The project has remained an empty hole since 2023 in the center of the city’s once-burgeoning Market-Octavia Area Plan. Australian developer Lendlease hopes that modifications to the approval may make the project more financially feasible, in part, by removing affordable housing.

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