Local news on real estate, zoning, permitting, and policy from cities and counties across the US. ArchiWise tracks 116 stories you can browse by state below, or scroll for the latest.
California Attorney General Challenges Menlo Park’s Delays on 665-Unit Willow Park Project
Palo Alto’s Strategy to Delay SB 79 Compliance Triggers Influx of Housing Proposals
San Francisco’s Union-at-Home Ordinance Reshapes Landlord-Tenant Negotiations
Fintech Brex Expands San Francisco Office Footprint with 200,000 Sq Ft Lease
Beverly Hills City Council Affirms Builder’s Remedy Project Despite Local Opposition
Developers BH Properties and Tidewater Capital have submitted a formal zoning application to transform the former Holy Names University campus in Oakland into a residential community. The plan outlines the creation of 165 single-family homes, marking a significant pivot from the site's previous educational use.
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A $396M mortgage for the 85 Tenth Avenue office property in Chelsea, co-owned by Vornado Realty Trust and Related Companies, has been transferred to special servicing due to cash flow concerns as its December maturity date approaches. The building, anchored by Google, is also encumbered by $229M in mezzanine debt.
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The Watts Towers Art Center campus in Los Angeles is set for a significant $22 million expansion, with newly released renderings showcasing 30,000 square feet of new park space and amenities. This project, funded in part by a $10 million grant from Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund, marks the first major revamp of the five-acre site since 1961.
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The City of Monterey Park has greenlit a revised plan for the Celadon project, increasing its residential capacity from 105 condominiums to 169 apartments. This latest approval on August 5 also reduces commercial space and parking for the development at 114 E. Garvey Avenue.
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A new 76-unit affordable housing complex is planned for 1058 N. Kingsley Drive in East Hollywood, replacing four existing homes. The project, utilizing a citywide housing incentive program, will feature prefabricated modular units and no on-site parking.
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The Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board is set to consider plans for a seven-story, 45-unit apartment complex at 2298 Durant Avenue. This proposed development, near the UC Berkeley campus, includes two affordable units and utilizes the State Density Bonus law.
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Investment firm Capital Group has secured a 10-year lease for 70,400 square feet at Rudin’s 345 Park Avenue in Midtown, New York City. This expansion signifies a $38 million investment, projected to create 200 new jobs and establish a new client coastal hub.
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Steel framing is rapidly advancing for the $150-million headquarters and training center for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks in El Segundo, a significant development for women's professional sports infrastructure.
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Plans for the fire-damaged Pacific Palisades Recreation Center, encompassing a new two-story building and an upgraded 17-acre park, were presented to the Los Angeles Board of Cultural Affairs Commissioners. Gensler and SWA Group are collaborating on the design for the project located at 851 Alma Real Drive.
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Plans have been filed to redevelop a 0.8-acre site at 2817 El Camino Real in San Mateo, transforming an existing Burger King into a 90-foot-tall building with 151 new apartments, retail, and parking.
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The San Jose Planning Director is slated to review the Icon Echo proposal, a 645-unit housing development by Urban Catalyst. This Downtown San Jose project, featuring two eight-story structures, includes 33 affordable units near City Hall.
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The former Promenade Mall in Warner Center has been razed, clearing the site for a significant mixed-use development known as Rams Village. This project, owned by Stan Kroenke, will feature the Los Angeles Rams' new headquarters, over 3,100 homes, hotel, office, and entertainment venues across 52 acres.
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A new 110-unit workforce housing complex, designed by SVA Architects for Pasadena Unified employees, is moving forward with a Design Commission review. Located at 315 N. Pasadena Avenue, the project features Mediterranean-style apartments and townhomes, with half of the units designated as affordable.
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The 15-story mixed-use tower at 1687 Market Street will provide affordable housing for artists, a black-box theater, and a neighborhood cafe, developed by Mercy Housing and Artists Hub on Market. This project aligns with the city's upcoming Artist Housing Certification Program.
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The Minkoff Group is moving forward with updated proposals for a 15-acre research and development campus at 10 Twin Dolphin Drive, aiming to replace an existing office building with two new structures totaling over 331,000 square feet.
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USA Properties Fund and Irvine Co. have broken ground on Terracina at Tustin Legacy, a 338-unit affordable apartment complex. This development is part of a larger 1,600-acre master-planned community on a former Marine Corps Air Station, aiming to address housing needs in the region.
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A 1930s single-family home in Los Angeles' Mid-City is slated for demolition to make way for five new four-story townhomes, including one junior accessory dwelling unit. The project at 4523 W. 18th Street will utilize California's SB 684 to streamline its approval.
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Preliminary plans have been submitted for a seven-story apartment building at 2181 Park Boulevard in Palo Alto, proposing 98 new units, with 13 designated for lower-income households. The developer is leveraging Senate Bill 79 to streamline the application process for the project, located near the California Avenue Caltrain Station.
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E-commerce giant Amazon has committed to a multiyear renewal for 300,000 square feet of office space in San Francisco's Financial District, signaling continued investment despite some consolidation, and is also pursuing significant new developments for robotics and logistics within the city.
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The Landing, an eight-story mixed-use complex by JPI, is nearing completion at 939 W. Manchester Boulevard in Inglewood. This development introduces 222 residential units and 3,500 square feet of retail, incorporating affordable housing through density bonus incentives.
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The 340-unit Pioneer Village development, a joint venture by Linc Housing Corp. and National CORE, is approaching occupancy at 515 Pioneer Drive, marking a significant addition to Glendale's affordable housing stock. This project, on a site acquired by the City of Glendale in 2019, will be the largest of its kind in the city's history.
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Emerald Fund and SDG have filed permits to convert the existing office building at 150 Hayes Street in San Francisco's Civic Center into 104 apartments. This project aims to address the city's high office vacancy rates by repurposing a former California State Automobile Association campus site.
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A Holland Partner Group mixed-use project at 6700 Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach is nearing structural completion, set to deliver 281 apartments, including 13 affordable units, alongside ground-floor retail.
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AlphaX RE Capital has submitted preliminary permits for a 30-unit townhouse infill at 110 Glenwood Avenue in Atherton, San Mateo County. The development leverages California's Senate Bill 79 to streamline approvals for new housing near the Menlo Park Caltrain Station.
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Developer Jamison Services has received permits to convert a 17-story, 144,000-square-foot office building at 6380 Wilshire Boulevard into 217 new apartment units, expanding its adaptive reuse portfolio in Los Angeles.
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Mill Creek Residential Trust has presented a revised design for its Modera Santa Monica development, an eight-story building slated to bring 353 new apartments, including affordable units, to 1633 26th Street. The project is currently under review by the Santa Monica Architectural Review Board.
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Shopoff Realty Investments has secured entitlements from the Buena Park City Council for a new residential community at 5600 Beach Boulevard, transforming a nearly 14-acre industrial site into 231 townhomes and duplex units, alongside 50 units of senior affordable housing.
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A city-owned property at 1850-1862 Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach is slated for a new six-story development, featuring 55 affordable housing units. The project, reviewed by the Site Plan Review Committee, will cater to very low- and extremely low-income households.
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Santa Monica-based Duxre, a commercial real estate deal platform, has introduced AI Brief, a software system that converts complex sales and leasing data into an LLM-readable format. This innovation aims to streamline data processing, reduce file sizes, and combat AI hallucination in real estate analysis.
Read articleNews from Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, CaliforniaThe San Francisco Recovery Fund has enlisted Boston developer BXP Inc. to advise on the revitalization of the long-stalled Oceanwide development at First and Mission streets. The project will be redesigned as a pure office tower, potentially marking the city's first new office delivery in nearly a decade.
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The University of California system has expanded its commercial real estate holdings with the purchase of a 16-property portfolio in Los Angeles's Westwood Village. This $49.8 million acquisition, totaling 181,855 square feet, is situated immediately south of the UCLA campus.
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Apple's new 536,000-square-foot office and production campus at 8888 Venice Boulevard is seeing exterior finishes take shape. Located on the border of Los Angeles and Culver City, this major development expands Apple's significant presence in the region's burgeoning tech and entertainment hub.
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The Court Residences, a seven-story development by Visionary Developments, is now under vertical construction at 1540 Court Street. This project will deliver 189 studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments for low- and middle-income households in Los Angeles' Echo Park neighborhood.
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Construction is set to begin soon for a seven-story, 368-unit apartment complex at 3150 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, a project jointly developed by Acclaim Companies and Stanford University. The development includes a significant number of deed-restricted affordable housing units.
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The San Francisco Planning Commission has approved an eight-story apartment project at 230 Anza Street, marking the first approval under the city's new Family Zoning Plan. This development will introduce eight new residential units, including several multi-bedroom configurations, to the Lone Mountain neighborhood.
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Following the adoption of its General Plan 2045, Culver City is prioritizing housing needs within the Hayden Tract, shifting its zoning to mixed-use redevelopment amidst high office vacancy rates.
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Preliminary plans have been filed for a residential infill development at 606 South Delaware Street in San Mateo, proposing to replace an existing single-family home with a 20-unit studio apartment complex. The project leverages state legislation, including Senate Bill 79 and SB 330, to increase residential capacity and streamline the approval process.
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A new 97-unit permanent supportive housing complex, Rosa's Place, has reached its topping-out milestone in Downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row. This development, a partnership between Daylight Community Development and GTM Holdings, is set to significantly expand the Downtown Women's Center's housing capacity upon its anticipated Fall 2027 completion.
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A.J. Khair has commenced construction on a new six-story multifamily development at 1919-1921 N. Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood, replacing a former parking lot and commercial building. The project leverages Transit Oriented Communities incentives to deliver 65 apartments, including seven designated as extremely low-income affordable housing.
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The Los Angeles County Land Bank is acquiring a half-acre property in Van Nuys for $2.2 million, designated for a significant affordable, mixed-use housing project. This acquisition, part of a pilot program, could yield up to 195 residential units near a future Metro transit line.
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A development application has been submitted to transform a portion of a ground-level garage at 3571 16th Street in San Francisco into three new accessory dwelling units. This project, located in the Castro District, will replace eight existing parking spaces and leverage a local ordinance to add housing without altering the building's existing 12 units.
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After more than a decade of delays, Five Point is set to begin construction in September on a 270-acre master-planned community at San Francisco's former Candlestick Park. The project will eventually deliver over 7,200 homes, offices, shops, and parks, addressing a significant housing deficit in the city.
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The Los Angeles Department of City Planning has released the draft environmental impact report for Onni Group's proposed 46-story high-rise at 5350 Wilshire Boulevard, which includes 419 dwellings and ground-floor retail. This development utilizes Transit Oriented Communities incentives and will feature 47 extremely low-income affordable housing units near the Wilshire/La Brea Metro station.
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A new seven-story building featuring 102 apartments, including 14 affordable units, has commenced construction at 1717 S. Beloit Avenue. Developed by EJKS, LLC, the project utilizes density bonus incentives to increase housing supply in the Sawtelle neighborhood.
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Construction is set to begin in August on the Spring/Alameda Safety and Mobility Project in Los Angeles's Chinatown. This initiative will reconfigure a 1.2-mile stretch of Spring and Alameda Streets, removing vehicle lanes to install Class IV protected bike lanes and enhance pedestrian accessibility.
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Construction is advancing on a four-story mixed-use development at 6501 Shattuck Avenue in North Oakland's Bushrod neighborhood, which will introduce 18 new apartments and ground-floor retail space. The project by Magganas Properties is expected to be completed within 12 months.
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New York City's Department of Buildings has issued a partial stop-work order for steel work above the eighth floor at SL Green Realty's $805 million office-to-residential conversion project at 750 Third Avenue in Midtown East, citing inconsistencies in steel column welding. This marks the third such halt for an office conversion in Manhattan this month amid increased scrutiny on construction safety.
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Philadelphia-based AI infrastructure technology company Treeswift is expanding its New York City presence by leasing the entire 11th floor, totaling 7,487 square feet, at 256 West 38th Street. This four-year lease reflects the growing demand from AI businesses for efficient and collaborative office spaces in Manhattan.
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Developer Eleos has filed revised plans for its six-story development at 7715 S. Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles's Hyde Park, converting the previous mixed-income proposal into a fully income-restricted complex featuring 187 residential units and ground-floor retail.
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The Manhattan Square development by Lennar, located near the I-405 Freeway in Carson, is nearing completion, offering 351 condominiums and townhomes. This project aims to provide much-needed homeownership opportunities in the South Bay area, with units starting in the mid-$700,000s.
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The project at 4706 Centinela Avenue by developer Passo will offer 73 studio and one-bedroom apartments for low- and moderate-income households. This eight-story building in Los Angeles's Del Rey neighborhood utilized density bonus incentives to facilitate its development.
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A five-story office building proposed for 1430 Chapin Avenue in Burlingame, San Mateo County, has entered its initial environmental review phase. The project, by developUrban, will include commercial office space, a financial institution, and a cafe, with public comments currently open on the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
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Brian Grindall, a commercial real estate attorney with nearly 16 years at Tenenbaum & Saas, has joined Goulston & Storrs as a director in their Washington, D.C. office. He brings over two decades of experience advising on acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, and development deals.
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Simone Development Companies' 27,275-square-foot medical and office building at 1733 Eastchester Road in the Bronx is now fully leased after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs secured 5,234 square feet for a new Vet Center. This long-term lease, facilitated by the GSA, completes the occupancy of the property, which also recently welcomed Downtown Brooklyn Physical Therapy.
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The Alexan West End development, a 600-unit apartment complex by Trammell Crow Residential and R&V Management, has shed its wrapping at 600 Broadway in Downtown Long Beach. This project introduces seven- and eight-story buildings with various apartment types and amenities, marking a significant step in a larger approved plan for the site.
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An application has been filed with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning for a new six-story mixed-use development in Winnetka, featuring 113 apartments and ground-floor commercial space.
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A developer has filed permits to transform a portion of a commercial office building at 575 Sutter Street in San Francisco's Union Square into a dozen new residential units, utilizing the city's Downtown Adaptive Reuse program.
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The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is progressing with its substantial $1.8 billion expansion in West Carson, featuring a new nine-story hospital tower and a six-story clinic building, driven by state-mandated seismic safety upgrades.
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Updated plans have been submitted for a 21-story senior living development at 910 Marshall Street in Redwood City. The project proposes 222 market-rate units and utilizes the State Density Bonus Law to increase capacity.
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A vacant 49,000-square-foot lot near Sylmar Park is slated for redevelopment with 10 single-family homes, each featuring an attached junior accessory dwelling unit. The project, proposed by Art Property Group and designed by Artdesign, leverages state legislation SB 1123 for streamlined approval.
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