The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Committee will meet today to discuss the zoning modifications proposed for 2298 Durant Avenue and 2360 Ellsworth Street in Berkeley. If approved by the committee, the application would allow for the demolition and merger of both lots, making space for the construction of a new eight-story apartment complex developed by Valiance Capital LLC.
Updated plans have been published for a potential 11-story affordable housing complex at 1523 Harrison Street in Downtown Oakland, Alameda County. The filing follows up on a request for by-right approval in mid-July this year. The developer, oWow, has pursued several iterations for the site since renderings were shared in 2022 for an 18-story mass timber tower next to their now-complete tower, Andys, at 1510 Webster Street.
The grand opening ceremony has been held for Sophie Maxwell Building, a corten steel-clad eight-story affordable housing complex at 1212 Maryland Street in Potrero Power Station, San Francisco. Fifth Space, formerly Associate Capital, is responsible for the Potrero Power Station redevelopment. The first residents are expected to move in at the start of November.
The planned development at 1655 Berryessa Road in San Jose celebrated the commencement of phase one in the construction of a new neighborhood. The site for the project is a 13-acre, formerly industrial and logistics lot located a short walk from the Berryessa BART Station. The Facchino Family, who own the site, made the decision to redevelop it into more than 700 units of new transit-oriented housing.
The project team gathered late last week for the ceremonial grand opening of the Kelsey Civic Center at 240 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco. Doors are now open for the 112 units of affordable housing above a Disability Cultural Center. The development is a joint venture between Mercy Housing and The Kelsey.
