For the last twelve days of 2023, SF YIMBY will look back on each month share the biggest stories we covered. August started with the anticipated news that Hines officially paused plans for the 39-story office proposal in Downtown Oakland. Meanwhile, YIMBY documented the construction of several high-density residential projects in Oakland, Santa Clara, and Sunnyvale. In San Francisco, the city celebrated the highly anticipated opening of IKEA.
For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. The month of May started slowly, with illustrations for the High-Speed Rail project, but ended with substantial construction activity documented across the Bay Area, including a rising Life Sciences campus by the San Bruno BART Station. The builder’s remedy was floated for a 350-unit apartment complex in Palo Alto, and YIMBY revealed plans for new housing at the base of Sutro Tower.
For the last twelve days of the year 2023, SF YIMBY will look back on each month and share the biggest stories we covered. January started with new plans revealed by Solbach for a 46-story tower, construction financing for Samuel Merritt University’s expansion in Downtown Oakland, and YIMBY sharing aerial views of construction for the mega-development on Treasure Island.
Plans to develop a new office for SamTrans have moved forward, authorizing the acquisition of a mixed-use office-retail building located at the Gateway at Millbrae Station. The project proposal includes the setup of a building that will serve as the new San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) headquarters.
This Wednesday, Oakland’s Planning Commission will review plans for the eight-story apartment block at 533 Kirkham Street in West Oakland, Alameda County. During the in-person meeting, the commission could recommend approval for the latest major development around the neighborhood’s BART Station. Tidewater Capital is responsible for the application.