Golden West (Oakland) Development Slated for Approval
Dubbed “Golden West,” the refined plans for a new 8-story infill development to rise up to 85 feet in height upon the West Oakland BART adjacent parcel at 1396 5th…
The Ambitious Plans for a Towering Freedom West 2.0
The 382 units of cooperative housing known as “Freedom West” were built in the mid-1970s, with 10 buildings rising up to 35 feet in height across four city blocks that…
Refined Plans and Impact Report for A’s Development Released
The Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Oakland A’s proposed stadium, residential and commercial development to rise on the 50-acre-plus Howard Terminal site has just been released by Oakland’s…
High-ish Rise in the Excelsior Slated for Approval
As we first revealed back in 2019, plans for a seven-story infill building to rise up to 74 feet and six inches in height upon the shuttered Club Tapatio site…
Plans To End Artists’ Mid-Market Battle Slated for Approval
The plans to end a nearly eight-year legal and legislative battle between the (now) thirteen remaining residential tenants of the historic Sterling Building at 1049 Market Street, which was illegally…
Amazon’s Plan for That Prime Showplace Square Site
Amazon’s plans for a “last mile” distribution and delivery station to rise upon the Prime Showplace Square parcel at 900 7th Street, a nearly 6-acre parcel which is bounded by…
Rivian Has Set Its Sights on Hayes Valley
Plans to empty and renovate the two brick-fronted garage buildings at 340 and 362 Fell Street, which are currently home to California Detailing, Fell Street Auto Service and Domport Auto…
South Van Ness Infill Development Closer to Reality
As we outlined back in 2017: Plans to level the Barney’s Auto Center shop at 986 South Van Ness Avenue, between 20th and 21st Streets in the Mission, and build…
Modern Mansion Atop Mount Sutro Has Sold
Designed by John Maniscalco Architecture and built for a solar energy entrepreneur and engineer on a 5,271-square-foot parcel atop Clarendon Heights, near the crest of Mount Sutro, the modern 7,440-square-foot…
Oakland Aiming to Adopt Its Downtown Plan and Fund Housing
While waylaid by the pandemic, Oakland’s Planning Department is aiming to update and adopt its comprehensive plan to transform Downtown Oakland by the end of this year. As envisioned, the…