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SFYIMBY Year In Review: January 2025
For the last twelve days of 2025, SFYIMBY will continue our tradition of reflecting on the biggest stories we’ve covered each month across the region. The year started with planning progress for two potential towers in Downtown Berkeley, as well as approval for a 15-story affordable housing tower in San Francisco’s Chinatown. In the Richmond District, an interesting proposal surfaced to expand a Burger King into a five-story mixed-use building, and further details came out about SJSU’s updated masterplan for its downtown San Jose campus. Lastly, Oakland’s home-grown soccer team announced plans to redevelop Howard Terminal with a stadium, a refreshing departure from the fraught years-long battle about the site between the city and the Athletics Major League Baseball team.
The Historic Huntington Hotel Has Announced Plans to Reopen Next Spring
The Huntington Hotel is set to reopen at its historic building located at 1075 California Street in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. The hotel originally closed in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, with no clear timeline for reopening. However, following a renovation project in association with Flynn Properties and Highgate, the hotel is on track to reopen its doors in early 2026.
Housing Proposed For 3070 Brook Street in Broadway Valdez, Oakland
New housing has been proposed for 3070 Brook Street in the Broadway Valdez neighborhood of Oakland. The project is looking to add four modular accessory dwelling units to a vacant lot. San Francisco-based PermitFlow is listed as the project applicant.
Design Review Today For 2100-2400 Geng Road, Palo Alto
Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board is scheduled to review plans this morning for a townhouse development at 2100-2400 Geng Road near the Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto. The project is expected to replace an 11-acre office campus with 145 apartments. San Francisco-based Strada Investment Group is responsible for the project.