Affordable Housing

Balboa Reservoir development, illustration from VMWP

Application Filed for Balboa Reservoir, West of Twin Peaks, San Francisco

5:30 am on May 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A recent Phase planning application has been filed verifying the composition of phase one in a 17-acre residential project on land controlled by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission at Balboa Reservoir around 11 Frida Khala Way, San Francisco. Phase one will replace surface parking with an expected 628 new residential units divided between six horizontal and vertical blocks, ranging from townhouses to condos and market-rate to affordable housing. Balboa Reservoir is a joint venture between BRIDGE Housing and AvalonBay Communities.

3521 Homestead Road, image via Google Satellite

Pre-application Filed for 3521 Homestead Road, Santa Clara

5:00 am on May 2, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

A pre-application permit has been filed for a 5.6-acre mixed-use development at 3521 Homestead Road in Santa Clara. The project would create residential townhomes, affordable housing for seniors, on-site retail, and a large hotel. The listed applicant, SBH Homestead Properties LLC shares an office address with the private equity company Cypress Investments.

80 Saratoga Avenue existing structure, image via Google Street View

Affordable Housing Proposed for 80 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara

5:00 am on April 30, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Pre-application permits have been filed for a new six-story 100% affordable housing complex at 80 Saratoga Avenue in Santa Clara. The proposal features 209 new residential units with parking. The Silicon Valley YMCA is listed as the project applicant. Senate Bill 35 will be used to speed up the review process thanks to the proximity to a major transit stop.

2904 Corvin Drive construction update, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Affordable Housing Nearly Complete for 2904 Corvin Drive, Santa Clara

5:00 am on April 27, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Contractors have nearly finished installing the facade for a new affordable housing project at 2904 Corvin Drive, located in the Lawrence Station Area Plan in Santa Clara. The five-story building will yield 77,430 square feet of residential space with 143 affordable micro-units designed for single occupancy. Mayers Architecture is the design architect, with Lowney Architecture servicing as the architect of record.

Brooklyn Basin with Lake Merritt in the background, rendering courtesy EK

845 Embarcadero Under Construction, Parcel A Rising in Brooklyn Basin, Oakland

5:30 am on April 26, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Recent photographs show significant progress has been made in phase one of the waterfront Brooklyn Basin development in Oakland since the last site visit by SFYIMBY. Groundbreaking has occurred for 845 Embarcadero, wood is rising for Parcel A, and a platform for future pedestrian space by Parcel J is taking shape. Oakland-based Signature Development Group is developing the project, with joint financing from Signature, China-based Zarsion Holdings Group, and Reynolds & Brown.

Affordable Housing Under Construction At 950 West El Camino Real, Mountain View

5:00 am on April 25, 2021 By Team YIMBY

Palo Alto-based Alta Housing has topped out for a 100 percent affordable housing project at 950 West El Camino Real, in Mountain View. Photos by SFYIMBY show that construction has topped out, glass installation is underway, and facade installation is being prepped for the residential complex. Van Meter Williams Pollack is the architecture firm managing the design concept and construction. Hill Associates is the landscape architect.

588 El Camino Real, design by Studio T Square

Construction Topped Out for 575 Benton Street, Santa Clara

5:30 am on April 23, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Construction has topped out with significant facade installation progress made for the six-story mixed-use development at 575 Benton Street in Santa Clara, just over a block away from the Santa Clara University campus. The building will produce hundreds of new residential units along with retail and a public plaza. The Prometheus Real Estate Group is responsible for the project.

3035 El Camino Real aerial view with a mountain range in the background, artist illustration, design by WHA

Development Plans for 3035 El Camino Real, Santa Clara

5:30 am on April 18, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Development plans have been approved for the low-density apartment construction of 48 units at 3035 El Camino Real near Koreatown in Santa Clara. The project will add 48 units across four three-to-four story structures, adding a minor but significant contribution along the commercial thoroughfare of a suburban area. The Los Gatos-based Hayden Land Company is the project developer.

395 3rd Street with a massing for 95 Hawthorne to the left and the three-structure One Vassar project to the right, massing by Solomon Cordwell Buenz

Strada Reveals $200 Million Plan for 395 3rd Street, SoMA, San Francisco

5:30 am on April 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

Strada has filed a preliminary project assessment permit for a 347-foot tall mixed-use tower with affordable housing at 395 3rd Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The application comes as breaking news for a previously unreported project. If approved as is, Strada would add 559 new units to the city’s housing market. According to planning documents, construction is estimated to cost $200 million.

Lake Merritt BART Development aerial via, rendering via PYATOK

Preliminary Plans Revealed for Lake Merritt BART Development, Downtown Oakland

5:30 am on April 14, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The City of Oakland’s Design Review Commission is scheduled today to review plans for a substantial twin-block development surrounding the Lake Merritt BART Station in Downtown Oakland. The two blocks at 51 9th Street and 107 8th Street will create half a million square feet of new office space, retail, community amenities and contribute hundreds of new apartments to the Oakland housing market. Strada Investment Group and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation are jointly responsible for the development.

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