A preliminary application has been submitted seeking the approval of a residential project at 110 Constitution Drive in Bayfront, Menlo Park. The project proposal includes the demolition of two industrial buildings and the construction of an apartment building. Greystar is developing the project.
The Union City Planning Commission has given unanimous approval for Station East, a significant residential master plan by Danville-based Integral Communities. The proposal would replace vacant industrial structures and surface parking by Decoto Road and 7th Street with new apartments, affordable housing, and thousands of square feet of ground-level commercial floor space near the Union City BART Station. The vote gives a strong recommendation ahead of the June 8th meeting, during which the City Council will consider giving the final approval to allow construction.
The 33rd tallest skyscraper in the Bay Area planned or built is 77 Beale Street, a 492-foot tall office building serving as the headquarters for the Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation in SoMa, San Francisco. Construction on the building started in the late 1960s and finished with its opening in 1971. Hertzka and Knowles are responsible for the architecture and design.
Art Gensler, the founder and namesake for the global architecture firm, passed away in Marin County on May 10th, 2021, at age 85. The San Francisco-based architect founded Gensler with his wife Drue Gensler and their associate, James Follett, in 1965. Over the decades, Gensler has grown to be consistently ranked among the largest studios in the world since the 0s and has worked on many projects that have shaped the Bay Area’s built environment.
Project building permits have been filed for constructing an ArtX hotel at 4256 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, by the city’s border with Mountain View. The application comes after the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board approved the design in early 2020. The five-story proposal will add 96 new guest rooms to the Silicon Valley market. HXH Property LLC is responsible for the development.