THE BAY AREA | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed

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Originally Posted by JManc

Frankly, I am rather surprised they are going ahead with since Meta had been planning to reduce its MPK footprint and either shift them to Classic (main HQ) or the complex on BayShore. Perhaps they are really pushing for RTO (people simply weren't showing up to the office despite required to be there at least once a week) and moving people from Fremont, Sunnyvale, SF and potentially Burlingame into this new complex.

I think Meta investing anything on the Dumbarton Rail bridge died with Covid. I think if anything they will reduce their footprint in FRE other than GSOC (security ops) back across the bay.

Yeah definitely an unfortunate byproduct of Covid as the Dumbarton Rail initiative was really starting to get some traction but WFH has put many rail expansion projects on hold, including a second Transbay tube due to low ridership not justifying the cost of such a mega project. I think we’re now probably a good generation or two away from these projects coming to fruition. Sucks because prior to the pandemic the Bay’s public transit ridership was among the top in the nation and growing. The demand and need was definitely there.

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The specs:
- 7 floors, 77 ft
- 94 units (42 studios, 34 1BR, 19 2BR)
- 100% of the units will be affordable
- 1,520 sq ft for offices
- Parking for 42 cars and 94 bicycles

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/DQHkpTqSU9bEcN2CA

Affordable Housing Approved For Downtown Redwood City, San Mateo County



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 16, 2023

Plans have been approved for a seven-story affordable housing development at 1304 Middlefield Road on the edge of Downtown Redwood City, San Mateo County. The project will create 94 rental units alongside a community room and amenities. Sand Hill Property Company is the project developer.

The 77-foot tall structure will yield around 96,880 square feet with 72,770 square feet for housing, 3,970 square feet for amenities, 1,520 square feet for offices, and 18,800 square feet for the two-floor podium garage. Parking will be included for 42 cars and 94 bicycles. Unit sizes will vary, with 42 studios, 34 one-bedrooms, and 19 two-bedrooms.

Van Meter Williams Pollack is the project architect. The firm describes that the new affordable housing will bridge the mid-rise downtown core with an adjacent suburban neighborhood. The “building is composed of two articulated masses that are broken down to create a balance” between the two urban landscapes. Facade materials will include brick veneer, plaster, textured wall finishes, and decorative metal panels.

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The 0.7-acre property is located at the corner of Middlefield Road and Cassia Street, one block from Main Street. The Redwood City Caltrain Station is eight minutes away on foot. Near the site, IQHQ is pushing forward with construction on the 8.3-acre project named Elco Yards, with housing and offices.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/affordab...eo-county.html

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And the renderings:











https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/affordab...eo-county.html

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The specs:
- Two 8 floor, 88 ft buildings
- 131,640 sq ft of offices with 245 car parking
- 59 units (36 studios, 22 1BR, 1 2BR) with parking for 8 cars and 36 bicycles

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/fVNdnpqxmBCAKruv7

Plans Shared For Housing And Offices In Downtown San Mateo



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON JULY 17, 2023

Plans have been published for two eight-story buildings at 668 East Third Avenue with housing and offices in San Mateo, San Mateo County. The development, named Post + Beam, will include 59 homes and a large mass-timber office block four blocks from the San Mateo Caltrain Station. Oakland-based Harvest Properties is the project developer.

The 88-foot tall office block will yield around 131,640 square feet of offices. Additional space will be included for 245 cars using stacks across two basement floors. The residential infill will yield around 60,440 square feet, with 44,320 square feet for housing and 3,840 square feet for the eight-car garage. Additional parking will be included for 36 bicycles. Unit sizes will vary, with 36 studios, 22 one-bedrooms, and a two-bedroom apartment on the second floor.

RMW Architecture is responsible for the design. The residential building will be clad with white brick, smooth-finish concrete, cement plaster, and horizontal wood siding. The 88-foot office block will be clad with corrugated metal walls, cement plaster, wood-look panels, and a louvered roof screen. Sherwood Design is consulting on civil engineering.

PLACE is the landscape architect. The Portland, Oregon-based design studio has offices in Seattle, Bogata, Tokyo, Singapore, Beijing, and Shanghai. The firm will oversee the redesign of the public space along 3rd Avenue and much of El Dorado Street. The space will be punctuated with raised planters and a bulb-out curb. The space outside of the office entry will be improved with a public open plaza with outdoor seating and trees. Residents will gain access to a shared podium-top bamboo-lined courtyard with seating and an herb garden.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/plans-sh...san-mateo.html

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https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/plans-sh...san-mateo.html

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Sunnyvale City Council Approves Moffett Park Specific Plan



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON JULY 20, 2023

Plans have been approved for Moffett Park Specific Plan, a 1,270-acre industrial neighborhood set to become a new mixed-use district in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The rezoning of the waterfront area would result in around 20,000 homes and over ten million square feet of new commercial space with improvements to transit, walkability, and cycling.

Moffett Park is the northernmost neighborhood in Sunnyvale, which has grown in population by nine percent since 2010, with over 153,000 residents now. Much of the neighborhood is currently occupied by a few major tenants, including Lockheed Martin, Google, and offices leased by Jay Paul Company. The new specific plan will retain much of its commercial footprint, with construction to replace the smaller industrial buildings and surface parking.

The new plan also allows for ten million new square feet of office or research area, expanding on the 22 million square feet of office and research facilities existing or approved. Along with the housing and office space, 650,000 square feet of new retail could be built, and 200,000 square feet for institutional use. Most of the neighborhood will be rezoned to be 130 to 200 feet tall. The tallest sites on the eastern edge of the site, overlooking Baylands Park, could see buildings rising as high as 250 to 275 feet tall.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/sunnyval...ific-plan.html

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Here is the zoning plan:



https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/sunnyval...ific-plan.html

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The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/s3PwbBLwUtwwp41A7

Builders Remedy For 300-Foot Tower Floated At 80 Willow Road In Menlo Park

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 21, 2023

New plans have been submitted for a four-structure mixed-use development with a 300-foot tower at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. If built, the project would become the second tallest structure in San Mateo County by using the Builder’s Remedy, possibly creating hundreds of homes, hotel rooms, office space, and retail. Oisin Heneghan, the founder of N17 Development, is listed as the project applicant. Embarcadero Capital Partners is the property owner.

YIMBY can confirm that the developer has submitted two permits for 80 Willow Road using Senate Bill 330 but can’t confirm any further details. We contacted the Menlo Park Planning Department and Heneghan, but neither could comment to confirm the original reporting.

Emily Mibach first reported the story for the Palo Alto Daily Post circulating in print. The outlet states that the project would create four structures, the tallest of which is 300 feet and the second tallest at 270 feet. The preliminary draft envisions 800 to 1,150 apartments, a 150-key hotel, between 50,000 to 280,000 square feet of offices, and retail. A certain percentage of the housing will be designated as affordable. Mibach has yet to respond to a request for confirmation.

Prior to founding N17 Development last month, Heneghan was the Senior Vice President at Trammell Crow Company in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to his LinkedIn profile. At Trammell Crow, Heneghan was involved with developing offices, life science projects, and multi-family housing. Before joining Trammel Crow in 2016, he oversaw Heneghan Engineering for just over a decade. In a recent post, Heneghan shared that “I started a new real estate developer company called N17. We have some exciting announcements coming soon #buildersremedy.”

The existing property at 80 Willow Road is the former Sunset Magazine headquarters, right on the border with Santa Clara County and Downtown Palo Alto. The historic structure was built in 1951 by architect Cliff May. The building exemplifies the work of the architect credited as the father of the modest California Ranch House and a contributor to Mid-century Modern design in the suburban landscape. The publisher vacated 80 Willow Road for Oakland in 2015.

The site is close to the proposed mixed-use Parkline redevelopment of the SRI International office campus by Lane Partners. The nearest tall building to 80 Willow Road is the 237-foot-tall Palo Alto Office Center at 525 University Avenue. The tallest structure in Palo Alto is the 285-foot Hoover Tower, located in the center of the Stanford University campus.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/builders...enlo-park.html

[JManc]

right on the border with Santa Clara County and Downtown Palo Alto

Pretty sure they meant San Mateo

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The specs:
- three 95 ft buildings
- 364 units (46 studios, 89 1BR, 128 2BR, 104 3BR); 6 of the units will be affordable
- 6,000 sq ft expansion of Christie Park
- Residential services include an afterschool program and in-home childcare facility
- Parking will be included for 263 cars and 58 bicycles

The current site:
https://goo.gl/maps/mVV8s3uCXzdXaU2M9

Meeting For Christie Avenue Affordable Housing, Emeryville



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 22, 2023

The City of Emeryville is sponsoring an affordable housing development at 5890-6150 Christie Avenue next to Christie Park and close to the city’s Amtrak Station. Later this week, the Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the three-structure infill designed by David Baker Architects. EAH Housing is the project’s developer.

The Christie Avenue Affordable Housing project will create three 95-foot apartment buildings with 364 rental apartments, parking for 263 cars, and a 6,000-square-foot expansion of the adjacent Christie Park. Each building will include vehicular lifts to reduce the garage size. Amenities will include gathering spaces and a garden.

The buildings will create 129 units in phase one, 133 units in phase two, and 105 units in phase three. Apartment sizes will vary, with 46 studios, 89 one-bedrooms, 128 two-bedrooms, and 104 three-bedrooms. Residential services will include an after-school program and an in-home childcare facility.

David Baker Architects is responsible for the design. The illustrations show different facade styles for each building with a similar material palette. A pedestrian pathway will be included to connect the housing with the adjacent busy Public Market. DCI is consulting for engineering. The team will focus on increasing energy efficiency, reducing embodied carbon, and promoting non-vehicular transit by partnering with the Bay Area Bike Rescue nonprofit.

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The project will replace a vacant lot, surface parking, and three low-slung structures along Christie Avenue between Christie Park, Shellmound Way, and the Public Market Emeryville. Nearby proposals covered by YIMBY include 6200 Shellmound Street, the Bay Center Life Science Expansion at 6445 Christie Avenue, and 1580 62nd Street across the train tracks.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/meeting-...meryville.html

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And the renderings:





https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/meeting-...meryville.html

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Approved.

The specs:
- Three office/R&D buildings
- 6 stories 130 ft, 9 stories 179 ft, and 10 stories 195 ft
- 900,000 sq ft of office/R&D space
- Parking for 1,335 cars and 190 bicycles

The current site:
https://goo.gl/maps/cxn2eU2Ui2CdhUun6

Office-R&D Project Approved At 800 Dubuque Avenue In South San Francisco



BY: YIMBY TEAM 4:30 AM ON JULY 27, 2023

The updated designs have been approved for a new office and R&D development proposed at 800 Dubuque Avenue in South San Francisco, San Mateo County. The project proposal includes the construction of three new office and Research and Development (R&D) buildings, offering spaces for parking and events. Plans also call for the demolition of all existing buildings and site improvements.

IQHQ is the project developer. BKF is consulting on civil engineering, and Magnusson Klemencic Associates will consult on structural engineering. Perkins+Will is the project architect. Surfacedesign Inc will oversee the landscape architecture.

The project site is a parcel spanning an area of 5.9 acres. The proposed project will construct three new office and Research and Development (R&D) buildings totaling up to approximately 900,000 square feet. The building façades will rise to maximum heights of 195, 179 and 130 feet. The complex will also feature a four-level underground parking structure. The property will have a capacity for parking 1,335 cars. Additional parking will be included for just 190 bicycles. The project will also include an event center, fitness center, food/beverage uses, bicycle parking, and a pre-function room, available for employee use. Project site improvements include a central plaza and courtyard, undergrounding electrical lines, upsizing an existing sewer main, and adjacent streetscape improvements. The project applicant is targeting life science tenants.

As reported previously, the North Building will be the tallest, rising ten floors to 195 feet. The South Building will rise six floors to a 130-foot peak, and the nine-story West Building will be 179 feet tall. The park will be furnished with seating, lawns, and multi-function spaces. For employees, terraces will be opened on the third floor with views across the city and towards the bay.

A project review meeting was conducted earlier in June 2023, where the South City Planning Commission reviewed the updated design for the $1.3 billion development. The project site sits between Caltrain tracks and U.S. 101. Construction is anticipated to span approximately four years and will involve excavation to depths of about 50 feet below ground surface for subsurface parking. Demolition and excavation will last around a year. After that, construction and finishing will last approximately two and a half years.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/office-r...francisco.html

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And the renderings:





https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/office-r...francisco.html

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Lots going on in South City, it's exciting to see it grow up.

Driving to the airport yesterday, I saw that a crane was up for this project next to the freeway, just down the street from the project Homebucket just shared:



https://sfyimby.com/2023/05/excavati...francisco.html

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The specs:
- Multiple buildings between 50-100 ft tall
- 3.3 million sq ft of office and lab space
- Community-accessible amenity center
- 104 room hotel
- Four new parks
- Parking for 7,144 cars and 355 bicycles

The current site:
https://goo.gl/maps/9b2ANZxDMw8dBfz46

City Council Pushes Forward New Redwood City Life Sciences Campus



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 27, 2023

The Redwood City City Council has unanimously voted to start the environmental review process for Redwood LIFE: Evolve, the redevelopment of an 84-acre mixed-use site in Redwood City, San Mateo County. The decision is a step forward to create a life sciences campus alongside a hotel, amenity center, and 47 acres of green space and trails. Longfellow Real Estate Partners is responsible for the project.

At full build-out, Redwood LIFE: Evolve will create 3.3 million square feet of life science office space and laboratories in structures rising between 50 to 100 feet tall. The site will have a total capacity of over 6,900 employees. Additional structures will include the community-accessible amenity center, a 104-room hotel, and four new parks. Parking will be included for 7,144 cars in subterranean garages under each structure and two above-ground garages. Additional parking will be included for just 355 bicycles. BKF is consulting on civil engineering, and Meyers+ is responsible for MEP engineering.

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HOK is the project and landscape architect. The studio has approached each structure influenced by different wood types for the three districts. The Oak district will contrast the light brown wood with beige terracotta and bronze panels. The Redwood District will clad each of the structures with natural red terracotta, Redwood planks, and blackened steel. The final district takes inspiration from the dense fine-grain Madrone wood, which is especially valued for decorative uses. This district, which includes the amenity center, will complement the wood look with polished copper and wood soffits.

The new master plan will emphasize the project’s access to the San Francisco Bay Trail and views of the Belmont Slough with an ecologically inspired layout and architectural features. Of the 84 acres to be developed, 47 acres will be dedicated to green space as a substantial amenity for employees and the public. The waterfront path will contribute to the regional Bay Trail, and bicycle and pedestrian paths will form an internal network between buildings.

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Demolition will be required for the twenty existing office buildings built in the 1990s and the existing surface parking. The sprawling campus is located between the Belmont Slough and Marine Parkway, close to Redwood City’s border with Foster City. The project is not particularly close to transit. The Belmont Caltrain Station is 15 minutes away by bicycle or the Redwood LIFE Caltrain shuttle.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/city-cou...es-campus.html

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And the renderings:

















https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/city-cou...es-campus.html

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The specs for 2300 Calle De Luna:
- A 23 story, 238 ft tower, and a 20 story, 219 ft tower, separated by an 8 story podium
- The 238 ft rental apartment tower will have 509 units (124 studios, 187 1BR, 154 2BR, 38 3BR, 6 townhomes) with parking for 565 cars and 390 bicycles
- The 219 ft senior housing tower will have 191 units (43 life guidance BR, 24 studios, 84 1BR, 40 2BR) with parking for 48 cars and 12 bicycles
- 35,150 sq ft for retail

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/wftQSsR1Cou1Supf6

Tallest Building In Santa Clara Tops Out In Tasman East



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON AUGUST 7, 2023

Santa Clara’s newest towers are also its tallest. Construction has topped out for 2300 Calle De Luna, an apartment complex with two towers rising from the eight-story podium and surrounded by landscaping in the Tasman East Specific Plan. Completion of the seven hundred units, shops, and landscaped public parkland is expected as early as next year. Related Companies is the project developer.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is the design architect, working with the architect of record Steinberg Hart. The massive project will span 5.52 acres across most of the block. The 23-story apartment tower will be articulated with a cantilevered amenity deck to emphasize the razor-sharp edge of triangular terraces facing west. The tower will have a curtain-wall glass skin decorated with horizontal concrete fins. The podium base will complement the floor-to-ceiling windows with stone panels.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson explains with the design narrative that the tower “folds away from the podium below, a gesture that provides occupants with dramatic views of the Santa Cruz and the Diablo Ranges beyond. The stone-clad podium offers solidity at the base of the building while adding material richness and tactility to the pedestrian experience.”

On the eastern edge of the parcel is the 20-story future home for Coterie, a new luxury senior housing brand first launched by Atria and Related in San Francisco. The modest tower provides a material contrast to its immediate glass-wrapped neighbor, clad with solid precast stone, travertine veneer, and an anodized dark bronze finish. The facade installation is currently on the 12th floor.

The development will contain over a million square feet, with 557,700 square feet of 509 rental apartments, 186,500 square feet for 191 senior housing units, 43,950 square feet of amenities, 35,150 square feet for retail, and over a quarter million square feet for parking. Of the 613 car stalls, 565 stalls will be for the apartments, and 48 stalls will be for Coterie. Additional parking will be included for 390 bicycles for apartments, retail, and a dozen for senior housing. The apartment sizes will vary, with 124 studios, 187 one-bedrooms, 154 two-bedrooms, 38 three-bedrooms, and six townhome-style units. Within Tasman East Coterie, there will be 43 life guidance bedrooms, 24 studios, 84 one-bedrooms, and 40 two-bedrooms.

With the two towers in 2300 Calle De Luna rising 238 feet and 219 feet tall, both will become the tallest structures in Santa Clara. They will overshadow the nearby 176-foot tall Levi Stadium from 2014, and the 14-story Hyatt Regency Santa Clara built in 1986.

SurfaceDesign is responsible for the landscape architecture across the parcel and amenity decks. The ground level will include a half-acre public park along Calle De Luna. For residents, a highlight may be the porte-cochère, hugged by the podium block with the looming apartment tower. The open space will be improved with trees, planters, and decorative pavers for the internal road and sidewalk. Additional amenities decks will be spread across the structure with rooftop decks on top of the podium and towers.

At full build-out, Tasman East will create as many as 4,500 residential units by multiple developers, including affordable housing, over a hundred thousand square feet of retail, a grocery store, a potential urban school, and over ten acres of public open space. See our second story published today for more information about the other active sites in East Tasman.

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Future residents will have access to public buses, light rail, and an Amtrak train station within walking distance. Train access includes Capitol Corridor, which moves from San Jose through the Great America station up the East Bay coast to Sacramento.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/tallest-...sman-east.html

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And the renderings with construction photo updates:



































https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/tallest-...sman-east.html

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The specs for 2200 Calle De Luna:
- 12 floors, 158 ft
- 584 units (119 studios, 316 1BR, 145 2BR)



The specs for 2233 Calle Del Mundo (completed):
- 6 floors, 63 ft
- 196 units (153 studios, 43 1BR)
- All of the units are affordable
- Parking for 103 cars and 98 bicycles



The specs for 2225 Calle De Luna and 2232 Calle Del Mundo:
- Two 8 story, 85 ft buildings
- 371 units
- Parking for 306 cars and 98 bicycles



The specs for 2302 Calle Del Mundo:
- 8 floors
- 150 units
- 5,000 sq ft for retail



The specs for 2343 Calle Del Mundo:
- 7 floors, 80 ft
- 347 units
- Parking for 396 cars and 198 bicycles





The specs for 2278 Calle De Luna:
- 8 floors, 80 ft
- 311 units
- 15,870 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 396 cars and 198 bicycles





The specs for 5123 Calle Del Sol:
- 20 floors, 209 ft
- 192 units
- 8,000 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 218 cars

Construction Update For Mid-Rise Projects In Tasman East, Santa Clara

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON AUGUST 7, 2023

While Related has topped out for the 23-story apartment tower at 2300 Calle De Luna, work is moving forward on several other mid-rise projects in Santa Clara’s Tasman East Specific Plan. The six structures will rise between six to eight floors high, creating over a thousand and five hundred units, shops, and new open space.

Across the site, construction progress has been noted for 2225 Calle De Luna, 2232 Calle Del Mundo, 2302 Calle Del Mundo, 2343 Calle Del Mundo, and 2278 Calle Del Luna. St. Anton Communities has opened 2233 Calle del Mundo to residents, and Holland Partners Group has yet to start work on the 12-story complex at 2200 Calle De Luna. Of the mid-rise buildings under construction or opened, there are 1,525 units in the pipeline.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/construc...nta-clara.html

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Amazing updates! I've been really looking forward to the projects next to Levi's Stadium. Finally adding more height in the South Bay and will make the area more appealing for when people around the world come for the Super Bowl, World Cup and many more concerts