The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has announced plans to transform the former Birkenstock campus in Novato into a museum for art and design. The Marin County campus spans 88.5 acres of public open space and an extremely distinctive saw-tooth roofline factory warehouse in view of Highway 101. International architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron is responsible for the design.
At project located at 400 Bay Street in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood was previously approved for development in 2015. However, the building was never built, and the site has remained vacant. However, a new proposal would piggyback on the previously environmental approvals for the site to bring a new and only slightly modified hotel project to the site.
By-right approval has been requested for the 11-story infill at 1523 Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The project would add nearly three hundred units of affordable housing to the heart of the city. oWow, a prominent local developer, is responsible for the application.
A meeting is scheduled for today to discuss the possible extension of a Major Use Permit and Design Review Approval for 6445 Christie Avenue in Emeryville. Harvest Properties originally brought the project in 2022, but has yet to break ground despite being approved by the City of Emeryville. The meeting today will determine if they are allowed to extend the development timeframe another year or if the project is dead in the water.
The new Brisbane Baylands site development plan reported on by SF YIMBY last week is set to include more than 157 acres of open space in addition to the other developed areas. The open space areas will include urban plazas, community parks, hiking and recreation areas, and flood protection buffer areas. Beyond the 157 acres, the plan also sets aside several large open areas for sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy generation.