A preliminary application has been filed to construct over a thousand affordable housing units along Airport Boulevard and Brickway Boulevard near Santa Rosa in unincorporated Sonoma County. The filing invokes the Builder’s Remedy to sidestep local zoning and develop the vacant parcel of land next to a small domestic airport between Santa Rosa and Windsor. Gallaher Community Housing is the project sponsor.
A zoning worksheet permit has been filed for the affordable senior housing proposal at 2372 International Boulevard in Fruitvale, Oakland. The new application has reduced its residential capacity from 60 to 52 units. Agnes Memorial Church has partnered with Related California to develop the project.
Construction has started for Eucalyptus Grove, an affordable housing complex rising at 1875 California Drive in Burlingame, San Mateo County. The property will bring several dozen new apartments near El Camino Real and a five-minute walk from the Millbrae Transit Station. CRP Affordable is the project sponsor.
Bay Area Rapid Transit has announced that construction is scheduled to start this summer on the Lake Merritt BART Station redevelopment in Downtown Oakland. Crews will start by replacing a surface parking lot with a seven-story affordable housing project and a landscaped paseo. Oakland Planning Commission is scheduled to review the updated phasing for the project tomorrow afternoon.
San Francisco has started accepting applications for the Shirley Chisholm Village at 1360 43rd Avenue in San Francisco’s Sunset District. The project will bring new affordable housing to the city’s westside, with priority for SFUSD teachers and employees. MidPen Housing is the developer.
