Tidewater Capital is scheduled to request an extension for the approved nine-story residential infill at 430 Main Street and 429 Beale Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The proposal, first approved in 2018, will replace two low-slung commercial structures with 144 homes near the Embarcadero. Tidewater Capital is the project sponsor.
New plans have been filed to replace parking with housing at 801 Corbett Avenue on Twin Peaks, San Francisco. The plans would create eight new apartments for the property while helping to reduce car dependence in the hilly neighborhood. Jay Behr Architecture is responsible for the design.
California Assembly Member Matt Haney has introduced legislation to eliminate appeals for build permits. The State-wide law, AB 1114, aims to reduce insecurity for residential development after receiving entitlement in San Francisco, the only jurisdiction in California with such an appeal opportunity.
New renderings have been revealed ahead of the Planning Commission review of 7 South Linden Avenue, a seven-story residential proposal in South San Francisco, San Mateo County. The transit-adjacent project is expected to create 543 homes by the South San Francisco Caltrain Station while expanding the burgeoning urban growth of the downtown area further south. Essex Property Trust is the project developer.
University of San Francisco may soon expand its campus at 270 Masonic Street in Anza Vista, San Francisco. USF President Paul J. Fitzgerald and USF plan to expand interdisciplinary learning and research in the sciences. After 10 years of discussions with the nonprofit that owned it, University of San Francisco purchased Blood Bank located at 270 Masonic Street for $31 million in June. The purchase adds 1.5 acres to the Hilltop campus.