New projects claiming to address affordable housing generally provide many studio units, many 1-bedroom units, and a few 2-bedroom units. 188 W St James St has finally begun selling its condos. The development has 337 units in its eastern tower and 303 unsold units in its western tower. The studios are priced at around $425,000. […]
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The California government has posted graphs of home production for the Bay Area and for many counties in California. These charts dramatically show how home production has changed since 2010. First, look at the SF Bay Area housing production. The first thing that stands out is that significantly fewer homes are being built after 2010.
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Senate Bill 330, which took effect in 2020, prevents developers from reducing the number of housing units, reducing the number of rent-controlled units, and requires more tenant relocation assistance. On Dec 10, 2020, SummerHill Homes recorded its purchase of a rent-controlled apartment complex, the Meadowood Apartments. Before closing the purchase, SummerHill obtained approval to demolish
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The Newark City planning commission voted unanimously on May 13 to approve a mixed-use development including nearly 1,000 condominiums and apartments to be built near the Union City BART station. The City Council will review the project on June 8. The project was proposed by Integral Communities who has also proposed a project to build
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Plans submitted by Integral Communities have not been reviewed by Newark’s Planning Commission but they propose building 204 new homes where the car wrecking company Pick-n-Pull is located. The homes would be built on lots between 3,375 and 4,000 sq.ft. in size and would feature double car garages. The project site is west of the
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