Brooklyn Basin with Lake Merritt in the background, rendering courtesy EK

845 Embarcadero Under Construction, Parcel A Rising in Brooklyn Basin, Oakland

Recent photographs show significant progress has been made in phase one of the waterfront Brooklyn Basin development in Oakland since the last site visit by SFYIMBY. Groundbreaking has occurred for 845 Embarcadero, wood is rising for Parcel A, and a platform for future pedestrian space by Parcel J is taking shape. Oakland-based Signature Development Group is developing the project, with joint financing from Signature, China-based Zarsion Holdings Group, and Reynolds & Brown.

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Facade Installation Underway for 855 Main Street, Redwood City

A new mixed-use development is under construction at 855 Main Street in Redwood City, San Mateo County. The project proposal includes constructing a new four-story mixed-use structure with office space, retail space, and two levels of on-site parking. The massing for the building is lower along Main Street and gradually steps up four stories along Walnut Street. The project will offer office space for various corporates.

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2450 Natomas Park Drive, design by LPAS via Business Journal

Apartments and Demolition Filed for 2450 Natomas Park Drive, South Natomas

New planning permits have been filed for the demolition of the existing Natomas Sports Club gym at 2450 Natomas Park Drive in the South Natomas neighborhood of Sacramento. The complex will be replaced by a new 190-unit apartment community dubbed Sutter Green 2.0 Apartments. These permits follow news released in October that the Sports Club location is permanently closing. Demmon Partners is the project developer.

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Affordable Housing Under Construction At 950 West El Camino Real, Mountain View

Palo Alto-based Alta Housing has topped out for a 100 percent affordable housing project at 950 West El Camino Real, in Mountain View. Photos by SFYIMBY show that construction has topped out, glass installation is underway, and facade installation is being prepped for the residential complex. Van Meter Williams Pollack is the architecture firm managing the design concept and construction. Hill Associates is the landscape architect.

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