300 Checkers Drive

Rehabilitation Permits Approved For 300 Checkers Drive, San Jose

Permits have been filed and approved for the preliminary review of residential buildings at 300 Checkers Drive, San Jose. The project proposal includes the acquisition and rehabilitation of forty-nine buildings containing 700 units. The residential buildings stand on the northeast corner of Checkers Drive and McKee Road and span over approximately 0.67 acres. Community Preservation Partners, LLC, is managing the project.

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1043-1045 Clayton Street, rendering by Schaub Ly Architects

Permits Filed For New Construction At 1043-1045 Clayton Street, San Francisco

Development permits have been submitted to construct three two-unit buildings on parcels at 1043-1045 Clayton Street in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco. The total area of three lots is 6,750 square feet, with each lot measuring 2,250 square feet. The building facades are proposed to rise to a height of 40 feet. Two basement levels and three floors are also planned. Schaub Ly Architects is managing the design and construction of this project.

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MIRA Completed in Summer of 2020, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Number 52: MIRA at 160 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco

There’s a new project afoot. SFYIMBY plans to highlight the 52 tallest skyscrapers planned and completed in San Francisco as of January 1st, 2021. This list will include towers nearly a century old and projects that haven’t even broken ground. We start with 52nd place, Studio Gang’s MIRA at 160 Folsom Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The 422-foot tower opened its doors last year, but even before opening, the building has garnered significant attention with a twisting facade responding to the city’s historic architectural vernacular.

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