Bay Area Unemployment Drops to near Record Lows, But…
Following the weakest first quarter for employment growth since 2009, the number of people living in San Francisco with a job slipped by 700 to 543,900 in April. But with…
Plans for 529 Units of Senior Housing in Deep East Oakland
Plans for 529 units of senior housing to rise along 105th Avenue and International Boulevard, near Durant Manor in deep East Oakland, have been drawn for the Riverside Charitable Corporation.…
In the Black or Red at Blu?
Purchased as new for $763,500 or roughly $621 per square foot in August 2009, the two-bedroom unit #7D at 631 Folsom Street (a.k.a. BLU) hit the market in September 2015…
The First Glen Park Home to Break the $5 Million Mark
Having just closed escrow for $5.4 million, the newly built home at 80 Laidley Street is now the most expensive home sale on record in Glen Park, easily surpassing the…
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Another Oakland Development Is Redesigned
As we first reported last week, the Strada Investment Group is seeking permission to increase the density of the approved development to rise at 1100 Clay Street, between 11th and…
Major Market Street Development Underway
Demolition of the former Flax at 1699 Market Street is underway. The building permits for a 9-story, 160-unit building to rise up to 85 feet in height upon the Market…
Plans for a Tower to Rise over This Historic Building
Ellis Partners is abandoning the previously approved plans for a 20-story tower to rise at 1100 Broadway in Downtown Oakland. And instead, they’re proposing to develop an 18-story building, the…
A Clinical Addition, Micro Units and Potential Setback on Polk
North East Medical Services (NEMS), a non-profit community health center, is planning to build a new medical clinic at 650 Polk Street by adding four new stories atop the existing…
From Modern to Contemporary in Western SoMa
As originally envisioned, a modern five-story building designed by RG-Architecture was to rise up to 55 feet in height upon the 349 8th Street site, between Folsom and Heron in…
Proposed 25-Story Oakland Tower Closer to Reality
The refined designs for a proposed 25-story tower to rise up to 270 feet in height at 1721 Webster Street, between 17th and 19th Streets in Oakland’s Central Business District,…