Aero Apartments, rendering courtesy Equity Residential

AERO Apartments at 2000 Ardent Way Launching in Alameda Point Waterfront District, Alameda

Cypress Equity and Equity Residential have announced the residential launch of the AERO Apartments, located at 2000 Ardent Way in the Alameda Point Waterfront District. The development is part of a master plan which expects to draw $1 billion of development at the 68-acre former Naval Air Station in Alameda. Move-ins are expected by the second quarter of this year.

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Laurel Ranch

New Residences Proposed In Laurel Ranch In Concord, Contra Costa County

Development permits have been filed seeking the approval of adding new single-family residences at Laurel Ranch, 4925 Laurel Drive in Concord, Contra Costa County. Laurel Ranch is a single-family home development featuring country-style living spaces. The project proposal includes adding twelve single-family houses on the ranch property.
Focus Realty Services is the developer invested in the project. Lenox Homes is managing the design plans and construction.

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1338-1370 Mission Street with neighboring high-density development, image via Google Satellite

Review Meeting Requested for 1338-1370 Mission Street, SoMa, San Francisco

A project review meeting has been requested for a high-density residential proposal at 1338 through 1370 Mission Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The addresses span four separate parcels suggesting a sizable infill; however, the application specifies much has not been determined about the development. Mission Street Management LLC is listed as responsible as the property owner.

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650 California Street viewed from Portsmouth Square, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 40: 650 California Street, Financial District, San Francisco

The 40th tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built is the Hartford Building at 650 California Street. The office building is in San Francisco’s Financial District and Chinatown, rising 466 feet above the street. The modernist tower was among the first in a wave that establishes San Francisco’s urban core as we know it today. It faced fierce opposition from many locals, leading then-mayor George Christopher to tell the SF Chronicle in 1962, “Our city is getting a reputation among investors of perhaps encouraging too much opposition. They feel they have to satisfy not only legalities but the artistic whims of the community.” The Hartford Building became the tallest building in San Francisco when Hartford Insurance completed it in 1964.

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2500-2530 18th Street, image via Google Satellite

Permits Filed to Allow Affordable Housing at 2500-2530 18th Street, Mission District, San Francisco

The Board of Supervisors has filed permits to amend the zoning map and create an affordable housing special use district at 2500-2530 18th Street, by the eastern edge of the Mission District in San Francisco. The permits will allow for new uses of the properties, including affordable housing. A local family resource center institution, Homeless Prenatal Program, is the property owner.

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