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Empire Theater circa 1975, image via SF Planning Department

Residential Redevelopment Revealed For Empire Theater in West Portal, San Francisco

5:30 am on January 6, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for the demolition of the vacant Empire Theater at 85 West Portal Avenue in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood. The building has been vacant since Cinemark closed the location in February 2021, with plans to replace it with a nine-story apartment complex with ground-floor retail. Jesse Appleton, co-managing member of Empire West Portal, LLC, is listed as the property owner and applicant.

2211 F Street, rendering by Vrilakas Groen Architects

New Building Permits Filed For 2211 F Street in Midtown, Sacramento

5:30 am on January 4, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a small mixed-use development at 2211 F Street in Midtown, Sacramento. The application will split the property to replace a portion of a surface parking lot in front of a now-vacated Rite Aid building with 33 apartments and ground-floor retail. Sutter Capital Group is responsible for the application.

6501 Shattuck Avenue, rendering by Dinar and Associates

Building Permits Issued For 6501 Shattuck Avenue in Bushrod, North Oakland

5:30 am on December 13, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Building permits have been issued for a four-story apartment complex at 6501 Shattuck Avenue in the Bushrod neighborhood of Oakland, Alameda County. The project is looking to bring eighteen units of housing to a now-vacant lot, just eight minutes away from the Ashby BART Station on foot.

35 South Second Street establishing view, rendering by Bjarke Ingels Group

New Renderings For BIG-Designed Tower in Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on December 12, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The San Jose Planning Director is scheduled to review updated plans next Wednesday for 35 South Second Street in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The plans, dubbed the Fountain Alley mixed-use project, have shifted from the previous pants-shaped office-housing complex to a 27-story and 28-story tower with 768 apartments and ground-floor retail. The project is part of the wider San Jose master plan led by Westbank and Urban Community.

3230 24th Street, rendering by Wong Logan Architects

Plans Surface For Eight-Story Flatiron Apartments at 3230 24th Street in Mission District, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 10, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Plans have surfaced for a potential eight-story residential complex at 3230 24th Street in San Francisco’s Mission District. The project is looking to add 35 apartments to a vacant triangular parcel just one block away from the 24th Street BART Station.

15 Marina Boulevard aerial view, rendering by Arquitectonica

Preliminary Permits Filed For Fourth Safeway Redevelopment in the Marina, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 9, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for the fourth Safeway redevelopment proposal in San Francisco. This time, project developer Align Real Estate is looking to replace the grocery store with a 25-story sloped tower, containing nearly eight hundred rental apartments, at 15 Marina Boulevard in the Marina District.

896 Folsom Street aerial overview, rendering by FORMA

New Building Permits For Skinny SoMa Tower at 896 Folsom Street, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 5, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

New building permits have been filed for a 26-story mixed-use tower at 896 Folsom Street in the SoMa neighborhood of San Francisco. The project will add over a hundred apartments and retail to a small corner lot three blocks from Market Street. The project will replace the existing office space of the project’s developer, FORMA Development Design & Management.

915 Bryant Street golden-hour view, rendering by Ogle Design

Updated Renderings for 915 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco

4:30 am on December 5, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Updated renderings have been shared for an eight-story infill project at 915 Bryant Street in SoMa, San Francisco. The project is looking to add over a dozen apartments above a small cafe to a narrow urban lot. Chandra Livingston of Manhattan Beach-based real estate agency, All Of Us Enterprises, is listed as the property owner and applicant.

555 Beale Street, rendering by Grimshaw and Perry Architects

Preliminary Permits Filed For Seawall Lot 330 Housing, San Francisco

5:30 am on December 4, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for the residential component of a master plan development along San Francisco’s Embarcadero Waterfront. The initial plans describe developing Seawall Lot 330, also addressed as 555 Beale Street, with over six hundred dwelling units across two residential buildings. Strada Investment Group is the project sponsor.

Mission Bay Block 4 East evening view, rendering by Perry Architects and Y.A. Studio

Meeting Today For 23-Story Affordable Housing in Mission Bay, San Francisco

5:00 am on December 4, 2025 By Andrew Nelson

The San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans today for the Mission Bay Block 4 affordable housing project in Mission Bay, San Francisco. The mixed-use proposal is looking to add nearly four hundred units across two structures, the tallest of which is 23 floors. Curtis Development and Bayview Senior Services are the joint developers.

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