Height of Old Oakland Development and Evolution Challenged
In the works since 2015 and approved for development late last year, the plans for an eight-story building with 25 residential units and a 23-car garage to rise upon the…
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Clearance Sale for the Restoration Hardware Residence
Reduced by two million in April, the asking price for the “Eight Palms” wine country estate at 347 South Crane Avenue in St. Helena has just been reduced another $800k…
Tower to Rise over Historic Key System Building Closer to Reality
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in people by surprise the plans for an 18-story building to rise at 1100 Broadway in Downtown Oakland, the top floors of which…
Market Street Development Back in Play
While approved for development at the end of 2015, the paperwork to secure the demolition and building permits for an 8-story Hub District building to rise upon the two-story FastFrame…
Alternatives for Redevelopment of Iconic Tenderloin Site Outlined
The environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed development of over 100 affordable apartments at the corner of Turk and Larkin is being prepared. And as we first reported last…
Refined Designs and Renderings for a Big and Bigger Oakland Tower
Having been completely redesigned “to break down the bulk” of the proposed development and be “more consistent with the rectilinear forms” of the existing high-rise buildings in the area, SCB…
High-End Mint Plaza Loft Fails to Fetch 2014 Price
Purchased for $1.5 million in October 2014, the “Manhattan-like industrial condo” unit #1 at 10 Mint Plaza – which features high-gloss concrete floors, exposed beams, high ceilings, high-end finishes, and…
Ciao Bello Seconda Parte: Prime Napa Vineyard and Villa Has Sold
As we first reported last year: Michael Bello, the founder of a Southern California construction company, purchased five acres of prime Napa Valley land in 2000 and built Bello Family…
RADical Oakland Tower Redesigned
Facing pushback with respect to the lack of a pronounced step back along 15th Street, which was seen as being inconsistent with “the lower height context of the buildings within…
Plans for a Boutique Hotel in the Heart of the Castro
While a reincarnation of the restaurant Maroc has recently been reported as ‘coming soon’ to the vacant Cafe La Taza space on its second floor, plans to level the Bite…