Plans to add housing to 930 Irwin Street have cleared an important step towards receiving entitlements. The City of San Rafael has determined that the proposal is consistent with the existing General Plan and that further environmental review would be redundant. Mill Creek Residential is the project developer in partnership with the Seagull Prime Real Estate Fund.
New Development at Emeryville’s Public Market has been in the works for some time, with the city approving a development agreement for the site in December of 2015. However, the exact plans for Parcels A and B, which abut the railway tracks to the north of the market hall, have been in flux. The meeting on Thursday May 22nd will review revisions to the current project proposal.
Preliminary plans have been filed for a new nine-story apartment complex at 1025 Howard Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is looking to replace an abandoned one-story commercial space with over a hundred units. Developer David O’Keeffe is listed as the property owner, operating through Cogac LLC.
Preliminary plans have been filed to convert the former Consulate General of India into housing at 540 Arguello Boulevard in the Lone Mountain neighborhood of San Francisco. The proposal would provide three units from the three-story commercial infill. Iyer & Associates Architects is responsible for the application.
The El Cerrito City Council has started to support the next phase of affordable housing as part of the El Cerrito BART Station redevelopment in Contra Costa County. With construction expected to begin later this year on the first phase, the council provided a $350,000 loan while city staff apply for over $40 million in state funding for the next portion of below-market-rate units. Holliday Development, Satellite Affordable Housing Associates, and Related California are jointly responsible for the 743-unit master plan on behalf of the property owner, BART.
