Delays for Supersized Development Articulated
Approved last August, the entitlements for the 1,032-unit “Hub” development designed to rise upon the 3-acre Caltrans lot at 500 Kirkham, across from The Crucible and a block from the…
Supersized West Oakland Project Redesigned, Slated for Approval
Facing continued pushback from Oakland’s Planning Department with respect to the “monotonous and bulky massing,” the lack of a “rich public-private interface” and a lackluster tower design for the proposed…
Closer to Fine (But Not Quite) for Supersized West Oakland Project
Facing pushback from Oakland’s Planning Department with respect to the “monotonous and bulky massing” of the proposed 1,032-unit “Hub” development to rise up to 23 stories in height upon the…
Revised Plans for Supersized Bart-Adjacent Project Sans Parking
Facing pushback from Oakland’s Planning Department with respect to the “monotonous and bulky massing” of the proposed 1,032-unit “Hub” development to rise up to 23 stories in height upon the…
More Dorms for Developers in Western SoMa as Proposed
With 200 mini apartments rising on the 333 12th Street parcel to the left, and the ground having been broken for 136 units to rise on the 1532 Harrison Street…
Supersized Plans and Problems for this BART-Adjacent Project
While plans for a 417-unit development to rise up to 8 stories in height on the vacant 3-acre Caltrans lot bounded by Kirkham, 7th, Union and 5th Streets, a block…
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Conversion of SoMa Development into Student Housing Proposed
Approved for a 200-unit development of micro-apartments to rise up to eight stories in height on the western edge of SoMa, between Folsom and Harrison, the development team behind the…
Macro Development of Micro-Units Closer to Reality in Western SoMa
Plans for a development of 200 micro-apartments to rise up to eight stories in height at 333 12th Street, on the western edge of SoMa between Folsom and Harrison, are…
From Hotel Rooms to Apartments as Proposed
Approved as a residential hotel project and designed for short-term tenants, “such as professors or other people coming to the city for brief periods who need a place to live,”…
400-Square-Foot Two-Bedrooms Proposed, Planning Has Concerns
Panoramic Interests plans to raze the single-story industrial building at 333 12th Street and build up to seven stories and 274 apartments on the parcel and adjacent parking lot between…