17 East Santa Clara Street tower view, design by Anderson Architects

Expanded Plans Revealed for Eterna Tower at 17 East Santa Clara Street, Downtown San Jose

San Jose’s Design Review Committee is scheduled to review the mixed-use Eterna Tower high-rise proposal for 17 East Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose. The project has doubled in size after SFYIMBY’s last coverage in September 2020. The plan now includes 200 rooms on top of ground-floor retail. San Francisco-based ROYGBIV Real Estate Development is responsible for the project as the property owner.

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249 Pennsylvania Avenue outdated four story proposal, rendering courtesy project website

Expanded Permits Filed for 249 Pennsylvania Avenue, Potrero Hill, San Francisco

New preliminary project assessment permits have been filed for an expanded seven-story residential development on 249 Pennsylvania Avenue in Potrero Hill, San Francisco. The plan will create 95 new units, adding significantly more to the housing stock than the previously approved 57-unit four-story proposal. William Spencer Company, based in Brisbane, California, is responsible for the development as the property owner.

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The Boulevard

3896 Stevens Creek Boulevard, West Valley, San Jose To Break Ground This Year

A mixed-use project slated for development at 3896 Stevens Creek Boulevard in West Vally, San Jose, will break ground this year. The project proposal includes Class A office space, retail space on the ground floor, and a three-story fitness-wellness center. HKS Architects is managing the design concepts and construction. Dallas-based real estate firm Cypress Equities and Minnesota-based Life Time Fitness are the project developers. Real estate firm CBRE Group is handling leasing on the project.

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Hawthorn Apartments at 321 Bercut Drive in its existing condition, image via Google Satellite

Permits Filed for Hotel-to-Housing Conversion of 321 Bercut Drive, Southern Pacific/Richards, Sacramento

Permits have been filed to convert the existing Hawthorn hotel at 321 Bercut Drive in Sacramento’s Southern Pacific/Richards neighborhood. The project will convert 272 guest rooms to make 281 residential units in a lesser-developer corner of the state capitol overlooking the American River. The Ezralow Company is responsible for the development via Bercut-Railyard LLC.

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