Last week, the City of Brisbane’s proposal for the Baylands development area was opened for public review through the CEQA application page. The specific site plan, developed in partnership with the Metis Environmental Group and Environmental Science Associates, is a sweeping redevelopment of more than 680 acres along Highway 101 and the Caltrain tracks between San Francisco and South San Francisco.
Yesterday, the San Jose Planning Commission reviewed approvals for the Coleman and Hedding Commercial Development Project, including recommendations for a rezone and amendment to the 2040 envision plan. The approximately 11.37-acre project area consists of seven parcels and two street vacations along Coleman Avenue and West Hedding Street. The parcels are currently zoned with no designation, OS Open Space, LI Light Industrial, and R-2 Two-Family Residence, but the project would be rezoned as Combined Commercial and Industrial as part of a planned development district, pending city council approval.
The fire-ravaged property at 659 Union Street in North Beach was already slated to be redeveloped as 23 residential units and a ground-floor restaurant space. However, the current landlord has planned a change to a taller building with more units for the site. The catch is, that the remaining building facade is part of a proposal up for consideration to designate the area a historic district. If that happens, the facade stays and the increased density building plans will not go through.
Last week, the Livermore Planning Commission approved the redevelopment and conversion of a large office park in Northwest Livermore into 450 homes. The Developer, Align Real Estate, applied to re-zone the 27-acre area at 3011, 3055, and 3077 Triad Drive, and redivide the area into new housing.
The 2655 Shattuck Ave project took another step forward last week when The City of Berkeley filed for a Notice of Exemption for CEQA, in accordance with the standards of Infill Development Project exemptions. Studio KDA’s updated designs were released for the project last year, but site construction has been awaiting the completion of several approvals, this exemption included.
