Construction has started for the new San Francisco State University student housing project. The official groundbreaking ceremony for West Campus Green was held one week ago. With crews on-site, the university aims to open the new facility just in time for the fall of next year for first-year students.
New illustrations have been revealed and permits filed for the redesigned porte-cochère entrance for the Hilton hotel at 750 Kearny Street, located on the border of Chinatown and the Financial District in San Francisco. The exterior will be renovated once crews remove the Kearny Street pedestrian bridge. Demolition is expected to start later this year with the start of the $66 million Portsmouth Square improvement project.
The public review period has started for a small four-story infill at 2555 College Avenue in Elmwood, Berkeley. The plans would replace the existing vacant auto maintenance garage with 11 homes. Panoramic Interests, a San Francisco-based developer, is responsible for the proposal.
For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month to reflect on the biggest stories we covered. In the last month, groundbreaking was reported for 555 Bryant Street, and SHVO held the official ceremony to start renovations on San Francisco’s most iconic landmark, the Transamerica Pyramid. The City of San Jose approved eye-catching Nabr plans, along with two other residential projects. Lastly, NX Venture revealed plans for 1998 Shhatuck Avenue as the tallest tower in Berkeley.
For the last twelve days of the year, SF YIMBY will look back on each month to reflect on the biggest stories we covered. This month saw new renderings for various major projects across San Francisco and groundbreaking for new affordable housing and a life sciences project. YIMBY also toured a new dense energy-efficient apartment infill at 361 Turk Street.