Category Archives: Construction Progress

Checking In On Downtown Oakland Projects: 3-21-2008

21 March 2008 – 12:45 pm

I recently had occasion to check out some of the new projects under construction in downtown Oakland, so this post will provide a pictorial update of the construction reported in this post from last October. This post will be mostly photos; for more context and details on the projects, please check out that earlier post.
First, [...]

By Eric | Also posted in East Bay, Oakland, Skyline | Comments (2)

Evolving Skyline: 2-12-2008

12 February 2008 – 8:30 am

One of my favorite features of San Francisco’s downtown street map, two grids meeting at a diagonal, is that looking down just about any street yields a view not only of a streetwall, but also of a cross-sectional sliver of the skyline, offset at an angle. Now that Rincon Hill and South of Market are [...]

By Eric | Also posted in Rincon Hill / Transbay / South of Market, San Francisco, Skyline | Comments (7)

Downtown Oakland Construction: 10-25-2007

25 October 2007 – 5:15 am

There are some exciting construction projects rising in downtown Oakland these days, since many of the projects that were initially proposed in response to Jerry Brown’s 10K downtown revitalization plan are finally emerging from the planning process and becoming a reality. This post will attempt to cover some of the more high profile downtown projects, [...]

By Eric | Also posted in Cultural Buildings, East Bay, Oakland | Comments (12)

Construction Progress: 9-25-2007

25 September 2007 – 7:41 am

Time for another construction update! The last construction progress post mainly focused on buildings that were recently completed or are very near completion, so this post will cover many large projects that are not as far along yet. As usual for these posts, you can click through each picture to see a larger version. The [...]

By Eric | Also posted in Affordable Housing, Market-Octavia / Hayes Valley, Rincon Hill / Transbay / South of Market, San Francisco, Skyline, Tenderloin / Mid-Market | Comments (9)

Construction Progress: 9-10-2007

10 September 2007 – 1:23 pm

This is the first in a new series of posts that will depict the construction progress of new projects in the Bay Area. In general, I’ll stick to high-rise or major mid-rise developments, as well as more unique projects — for example, museums, theaters, or otherwise notable cultural buildings. Why would I ever want [...]

By Eric | Also posted in Rincon Hill / Transbay / South of Market, San Francisco, Skyline, Western Addition | Comments (2)