Affordable Housing

8055 Collins Drive hero view, rendering by SM2Design

Pre-Application Filed for 8055 Collins Drive by The Coliseum, Oakland

5:30 am on February 24, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

A pre-application has been filed for an eight-story mixed-use infill at 8055 Collins Drive by the Coliseum in Oakland, Alameda County. The plans fit in the southern edge of the Coliseum Area Specific Plan, which would convert the sprawling area around the soon-to-close home to the Oakland Athletics into an urban district. Construction Resource Center led by Len Turner is listed as responsible for the application as the property owner.

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1979 Mission Street property outlined approximately according to site map, image via Google Satellite

Tiny Homes Village Proposed for 1979 Mission Street in Mission District, San Francisco

5:00 am on February 17, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

A new proposal for a tiny home village has been filed for 1979 Mission Street in the Mission District of San Francisco. The plans would install as many as 70 prefabricated units and related amenities on the 1.32-acre property. The city’s Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing is responsible for the application. Reached for comment, city staff shared with YIMBY, “The proposal does not include demolition of the existing buildings.”

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160 Freelon Street southwest view over the adjacent proposed public park, rendering by LMSa and YA Studio

New Renderings & Permit Activity for 160 Freelon Street in SoMa, San Francisco

5:00 am on February 13, 2023 By Andrew Nelson

The General Plan Referral has been submitted alongside updated renderings for 160 Freelon Street, a 100% affordable family housing project in SoMa, San Francisco. The nine-story proposal will create 85 large apartments close to Caltrain’s San Francisco Station, and the Fourth and Brannan stop opened with the new Central Subway extension. Related Companies and the San Francisco Housing Development Corp are sponsoring the development.

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