Residential
$500MM First Phase of Alameda’s Transit Village Poised for Take Off
By Neil Gonzales Grand ideas have come and gone for Alameda Point since the naval air station there closed in 1997. But one...
Mixed-Use Project Planned for Oakland’s Auto Row District
By Robert Carlsen With the approval in November by the City of Oakland’s planning department, a new mixed-use project is scheduled to break...
Two Mixed-Use Projects Proposed Near Millbrae BART Station
By Nancy Amdur Two transit-oriented development projects proposed for the area surrounding Millbrae’s BART station would bring new retail, housing and office space...
New Projects Making Bayview A Housing, Investment Hot Spot
By Neil Gonzales Bayview-Hunters Point in San Francisco’s southeastern portion has long been a gritty working-class community physically isolated from the rest of...
Cupertino City Council to Redo General Plan, Housing Element Discussion
By Nancy Amdur A more than 10-hour Cupertino City Council meeting and public hearing held in November during which council members discussed amending...
Classics at San Mateo Residential Development Clears Major Hurdle
In a scene that is not reminiscent of many planning and City Council meetings these days, the Classics residential project in San Mateo...
San Francisco Apartment Dwellers See Little Respite from Escalating Rents
By Joe Gose San Francisco’s pricey apartment market continues to put pressure on renters, and it appears that no immediate relief is in...
Oyster Development Plans $180MM Condo Development in San Francisco
By Jon Peterson San Francisco-based Oyster Development is kicked off the development and construction earlier this month on the 260-unit Rockwell condominium project...
Walnut Creek Housing Feeling Bay Area Boom
By Robert Carlsen With apartment rents in San Francisco continuing to be up to $2.50 per square foot higher than many East Bay...
Greystar Development Plans 175-unit Apartment Complex in Redwood City
By Jon Peterson Charleston, S.C.-based Greystar Development has plans to develop a new apartment project in Redwood City at 103 Wilson Street. This...
Trio of Proposed Projects in San Mateo Could Kick Off Development of Prominent Downtown Corner
While the mid-Peninsula submarket of the Bay Area has been heating up as of late, most of the attention has been in Redwood...
Sizzling Silicon Valley Housing Market to Ease Up
By Neil Gonzales Silicon Valley’s housing market continues to sizzle, but some signs point to an easing-up that is more than seasonal. “It’s...