Avenues: World School is best known as the school where each student will get a MacBook and an iPad. Since it started in New York City in 2012 with admission fees for K-12 rivaling college, it has expanded to Brazil and Shenzhen. Now, the high-end private school is planning a new campus in the heart of Silicon Valley. Renderings reveal the proposed 547,459 square-foot campus at 550 Meridian Avenue, San Jose.
Construction has topped out for the new La Scuola International School building at 3270 18th Street in the Mission District, San Francisco. The project will add a third structure to the Italian-immersion school’s Mission Campus. Build Group is the construction contractor responsible for the construction.
The planned construction of a two unit property in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood is moving ahead with building permits being filed this week. The project was previously reported on by SF YIMBY in July of 2024 during it’s original planning phase, but more detailed plans and information have now been released. Craig Steely Architecture is responsible for the project design.
Last week, Michael Shvo showed up to his newly reopened skyscraper to unveil the contents of the once-forgotten time capsule for the Transamerica Pyramid. The memorabilia from the 51-year-old container is now on display inside the Transamerica Annex, revealing a snapshot in San Francisco’s local culture and history related to the controversial addition to the skyline. The gallery is open to the public with access from Washington Street.
An application for the replacement of a two-story residence at 658 29th street in the Noe Valley area of San Francisco is to be reviewed in interdepartmental meetings. The plan calls for the complete demolition of the existing building and the new construction of a three-story single-family residence designed by architect Gabriel Legaspi.