Excavation work is underway; that is the headlining story from a recent site visit to the 40.5-acre construction site of Google Caribbean in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. Two Ziggurat-like office buildings will soon rise with design by Bjarke Ingels Group, an internationally renowned architecture firm founded in Denmark. Google has tapped Sares Regis as development manager.
New development permits have been filed for a new four-story garage at 3903 Broadway in Mosswood, Oakland. The property spans from Broadway to Manila Avenue, including the existing Masonic Temple office building to remain. The parking garage will let off to Manila, creating 219 parking spaces for office employees. Meridian is responsible for the project as the real estate developer.
SFYIMBY has revealed new plans for the mixed-use development of 600 Hartz Avenue, currently occupied by FAZ Restaurants in Downtown Danville, Contra Costa County. The proposal would create 37 new townhomes along with space for two commercial retail shops. The Address Company, a local firm, is responsible for the development.
The City of Milpitas is encouraging the public to comment on a new draft plan to rezone portions of the city, the Milpitas Metro Specific Plan. MMSP would establish five new districts around the city’s BART Station, which opened in June of 2020. Full build-out could produce roughly seven thousand apartments, two and a half million square feet of office space, light industrial space, retail, and hotels to be built by 2040.
New pre-application permits have been filed for a mixed-use tower at 1261 Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland. The proposal is the third iteration by Pinnacle RED Group for the site, this time rising 22 floors with 207 multi-family dwelling units. Heller Manus Architects is responsible for the design.