Check out this video from Abode Communities showcasing the groundbreaking of 231 Grant Avenue in Palo Alto, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. The complex, which was developed in tandem with Mercy Housing California, will create educator workforce housing by providing 110 rental units for teachers, school employees, and their families.

From Adobe Communities: https://abodecommunities.org/workforce-educator-housing-breaks-ground-at-231-grant/

Further plans were filed for a 16-story apartment complex at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 955 Sansome Street site in San Francisco. These new plans increased the residential capacity of the building to 102 units, 16 of which will be designated as affordable for households making up to 80% of the Area Median Income. The development will also contain ~3,000 square feet of ground-level retail space, and other amenities include a fitness center, third-floor rear yard, and storage space.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/taller-plans-for-955-sansome-street-telegraph-hill-san-francisco.html

Plans have been approved for a multi-structure residential development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s site at 123 Independence Drive in Menlo Park. The structure will create 432 units, which consist of 316 rental units and 116 townhome-style apartments, and 66 of these will be designated as affordable. Parking will be included on-site, and the complex will have an abundance of landscaped open space.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/city-council-approves-123-independence-drive-menlo-park.html

Construction is back underway for the five-story, 73-room Hotel MOHI at 17470 Monterey Highway in Morgan Hill, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. During the COVID pandemic, the two-story, partially constructed structure was turned into an outdoor restaurant. Even with the building changing functions back to a hotel, it will still include a ~3,800-square-foot market, ~2,400-square-foot restaurant, ~3,600-square-foot bar, and ~8,800-square-foot banquet hall. Other amenities include an outdoor patio, courtyard, spa, and lounge.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/hotel-construction-resumes-in-downtown-morgan-hill.html

The environmental review process has begun for a seven-story development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s site at 380 North 1^st Street in San Jose. This project would replace the two-story commercial structure currently on-site with 118 homes, including 18 affordable units. The seven-story structure will also include a number of amenities, such as on-site parking for cars and bicycles, a ground-floor bicycle café, a third-floor amenity deck, and a sixth-floor clubroom.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/environmental-review-underway-for-380-north-1st-street-san-jose.html

Construction has started on a four-story residential development at 231 Grant Avenue in Palo Alto, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. The four-story complex will create 110 units of housing for Palo Alto teachers, school district staff, and their families, and all units will be designated as affordable. Moreover, this development will include 1,100 square feet of commercial flex space, as well as amenities like on-site parking and a landscaped welcome grove.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/construction-starts-on-teacher-housing-at-231-grant-avenue-palo-alto.html

The SB35 application has been approved for the eight-story residential development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 3120 Shattuck Avenue site in Berkeley. Called Woolsey Gardens, this complex aims to be a community hub, creating 65 units of permanent affordable housing alongside the services provided by the two existing on-site tenants, the Homeless Action Center and the Long Haul InfoShop. Micro-workshop space will also be available for local entrepreneurs, comprising some of the building’s 7,320 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. On-site parking will be included only for bicycles, and the construction process will use 100% renewable energy.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/ministerial-streamlining-approved-for-permanently-affordable-housing-in-south-berkeley.html

Renderings have been released for the six-story residential development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 2127 Dwight Way site in Berkeley. The project will create 58 units of housing while also retaining eight additional units in two existing buildings. In total, eight homes will be designated as affordable units, with developer Riaz Capital utilizing the State Density Bonus program and Senate Bill 330.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/05/new-renderings-for-2127-dwight-way-for-downtown-berkeley.html

Construction is nearly finished for the first phase of development of a senior living complex at 3575 Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. The first phase will deliver 94 of the 162 homes that will be created for low-income seniors in an apartment complex called The Laurel. An additional 260 market-rate homes will also be added to the site, totaling around 420 apartments.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/05/phase-1-construction-continues-for-senior-housing-at-3575-mendocino-avenue-santa-rosa.html