Religious Space

OLLV Church exterior view, rendering by SIM Architects

Demo Permits Filed, New Church Proposed for 389 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose

5:00 am on September 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Demolition permits have been filed 389 East Santa Clara Street in Downtown San Jose. The site is currently occupied by surface parking and the remaining elements of the church for the Our Lady of La Vang Parish, which was destroyed by a fire in 2012. Once the property is cleared, construction will begin on a new religious space for the Diocese of San Jose and Our Lady of La Vang Parish. The development project is expected to cost over $50 million.

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The new American Buddhist Cultural Society rendering for 1750 Van Ness Avenue, design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Renderings Revealed for SOM-Design American Buddhist Cultural Society, San Francisco

5:00 am on August 23, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been revealed for the proposed six-story home of the American Buddhist Cultural Society at 1750 Van Ness Avenue in Nob Hill, San Francisco. The institution first revealed the project in 2016 after a preliminary project assessment filing. A public hearing is to be held Thursday, September 9th, during which the city’s Planning Commission could approve the project for CEQA and push the religious facility closer to construction.

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450 O'Farrell Street, rendering courtesy Forge Development Partners

Planning Department Approves 450 O’Farrell Street in Tenderloin, San Francisco

5:30 am on June 30, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco planning commission has approved plans to construct a 13-story group housing complex at 450 O’Farrell Street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood. Once complete, the building will include 316 new dwelling units, a new church facility, and ground-level space for a Christian Science Reading room. The project is sponsored by the Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist.

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