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1451 7th Street, rendering by JRDV Architects Inc

Permits Filed For a Mixed-Use At 1451 7th Street In West Oakland

5:30 am on August 3, 2021 By Team YIMBY

Preliminary development permits have been filed to propel the Mandela Station project at West Oakland BART development located at 1451 7th Street in West Oakland. Development agreement and a preliminary application for future changes to the building height and approved uses have been submitted. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is the property owner. JRDV Architects is responsible for the design concepts and construction.

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Sloat Plaza along South Ocean Beach, illustration from MFLA

$130M Project Presented for South Ocean Beach Landscape Redevelopment, Lakeshore

5:00 am on March 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Arts Commission has attended the first of at least four presentations to review plans to reimagine the South Ocean Beach Waterfront. The project will add new community amenities, increase accessibility, and promote habitat restoration as part of the Ocean Beach Climate Change Adaptation Project in the Lakeshore neighborhood, San Francisco. The Ocean beach development is a multi-agency collaboration between the San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Public Utilities Commission, and Public Works, with private-industry involvement from Moffatt & Nichol and MFLA.

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Howard Terminal with the San Francisco skyline on the horizon, rendering by BKF Engineers

Oakland’s Jack London Square Ballpark Masterplan Could Host Second Tallest Tower in City

5:30 am on March 10, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Recently published documents by the City of Oakland show that the Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District project could see two 600-foot towers beside the 35,000-person ballpark. If fabricated today, they would be the tallest skyscrapers in California outside of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Hines’ 622-foot proposal for Oakland at 415 20th Street is the only proposal that would be taller. The Oakland A’s are the project developer and sponsor, operating through the Oakland Athletics Investment Group LLC.

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98 Pennsylvania Avenue, drawing courtesy SIA Consulting

California’s New Housing Laws for 2021, Increase Density Bonus to 50% and More

5:00 am on December 31, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

The California State Government is implementing a few new laws to increase housing production, starting as early as tomorrow, January 1st, 2021. The headlining story is that the state density bonus for affordable housing will increase from 35% to 50%. That density bonus is in Assembly Bill 2345, introduced by Assembly Members David Chiu of San Francisco and Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego. While none of the new laws are expected to shift future development across the Bay Area significantly, they allow for a gradual increase in housing production statewide.

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555 California Street seen right of center

Sale of Vornado and Trump Owned Iconic 555 California Now On Hold

5:30 am on November 25, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

Once the tallest building in the west of the United States, 555 California Street still stands out in the San Francisco skyline half a century later. The 1969-era skyscraper has long been symbolic of the city’s Financial District, second only to the Transamerica Pyramid. Currently, the building is majority-owned by Vornado Realty Trust, holding 70% of ownership, with a 30% partnership deal with the President’s Trump Organization. Vornado announced this week that they have temporarily ceased efforts to sell the building, as well as the 1290 6th Avenue tower in Manhattan, also part-owned by the President’s company, stopping the search for a potential $5 billion transaction. If made, the Trump Organization stood to gain $1.5 billion. Efforts to sell are expected to restart in 2021.

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