3315 Almaden Expressway View

Design Review Pending For 3315 Almaden Expressway, San Jose

San Jose Planning Commission will review the site plan and conditional use permits seeking the approval of an assisted living facility at 3315 Almaden Expressway in San Jose. The project proposal includes the demolition of a commercial building spanning 44,488 square feet, removal of 21 ordinance-size trees, and the construction of an assisted living facility. Urbal Architecture is responsible for the design concepts and construction.

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200 Kansas Street aerial view, design by DES Architects and Engineers

Renderings Revealed for 200 Kansas Street, SoMa, San Francisco

New renderings have been revealed as the preliminary project application has been submitted for the expansion of 200 Kansas Street in SoMa, San Francisco. Situated right on the neighborhood border with Potrero Hill, the proposal will the existing structure’s function as a child daycare center for Bright Horizons at Kansas Street while nearly tripling the laboratory footprint. DES Architects & Engineers is responsible for the design.

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Freedom West Elevation, image courtesy DLR Group

Developers Filed Preliminary Project Assessment for Freedom West, San Francisco

Developers have completed and submitted the preliminary project assessment letter, or PPA, for the $2 billion Freedom West project around 710 McAllister Street in San Francisco’s Filmore District. In the letter, San Francisco’s Planning Department staff expressed support for Freedom West to build 2,305 new apartments with affordable housing across four city blocks. PPA is the initial process that evaluates moderate to large proposals before development applications are filed.

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