The environmental review process has begun for the Hub, a 26-story residential development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 2128 Oxford Street site in Berkeley. The second-tallest building in Berkeley’s pipeline, the Hub plans to house 485 residents in student-oriented rental units. The structure will also contain about 13,500 square feet of retail space, along with amenities like second-floor decks, an on-site restaurant, and a rooftop deck complete with a fireplace, lawn, and outdoor seating for the restaurant.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/environmental-study-starts-for-26-story-tower-in-downtown-berkeley.html

Plans have been approved for a five-story, 100-unit residential development at 3801 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. Of the 100 residential units, 20 will be designated as affordable for moderate-income households, and the structure will also contain 2,350 square feet of commercial retail space. Amenities include a café on the ground floor, as well as open space with seating, a patio, synthetic turf, and planters.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/permits-approved-for-housing-at-3801-telegraph-avenue-in-oakland.html

Updated renderings, along with a new construction timeline, have been released for the affordable housing project at Rockridge Geotechnical’s site at 2530 18^th Street in San Francisco. This complex will create 73 new affordable homes and a new headquarters for the Homeless Prenatal Program (HPP). Moreover, the development will contain 2,100 square feet of amenity space, including residential courtyards and an HPP garden.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/renderings-for-affordable-housing-at-2530-18th-street-in-mission-district-san-francisco.html

Shirley Chisholm Village, a 134-unit housing development dedicated for teachers, will likely be completed during the 2024 school year at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 1360 43^rd Avenue site in San Francisco. The project, which was delayed extensively before finally being constructed, has helped inspire the city to allocate $32 million in funding to create two other educator housing developments at 2205 Mission Street and 750 Golden Gate Avenue.

From SFCHRONICLE: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/teachers-housing-projects-18257695.php

A large affordable housing community is being constructed on a 4.75-acre parcel called Mahonia Glen at 5173 Highway 12, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites in Santa Rosa. The nine-building complex will offer 99 affordable units of housing, with amenities including an activities room, a patio, a playground, and other landscaped open space. Moreover, the housing development will utilize unique designs, such as photovoltaic panels on roofs shaped to maximize their efficiency, that will make the complex achieve Net-Zero energy.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/new-net-zero-affordable-community-under-construction-in-santa-rosa.html

Updated renderings were released for the seven-story mixed-use development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 1752 Shattuck Avenue site in Berkeley. The development will include 68 units of housing and ~1,200 square feet of retail space, along with a ground-level garage. Moreover, seven of the units will be affordable for very low-income households.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/meeting-tomorrow-for-1752-shattuck-avenue-in-north-berkeley.html

A new mixed-use development has been proposed at one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s old sites, 2201 Market Street in San Francisco. The eight-story complex would include 20 residential units over a Starbucks Coffee shop. Moreover, it would be the first San Francisco property to utilize Assembly Bill 2011, a new state law that would prevent the development from having to go through environmental review.

From SFCHRONICLE: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/s-f-rejected-condo-starbucks-now-it-s-back-18201729.php

New renderings have been released for an industrial warehouse at 3600 Alameda Avenue in Oakland, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. The structure, which stands at 56 feet tall, will contain ~400,000 square feet of manufacturing space and ~30,000 square feet of accessory office space. On-site parking will exist for 284 cars and 32 bicycles.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/renderings-revealed-for-warehouse-at-3600-alameda-avenue-oakland.html

New plans were filed for a transit-oriented residential development at Rockridge Geotechnical’s 600 East Capitol Expressway site in San Jose. The project would create two six-story buildings with 203 affordable homes and retail space, all adjacent to Capitol Station, a VTA Light Rail Station. The two six-story buildings will also include four- and five-story step-downs, and they will be surrounded by landscaped open space.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/plans-shared-for-vta-adjacent-affordable-housing-in-san-jose.html

Updated plans have been filed for an eight-story residential development at 2201 Market Street in San Francisco, one of Rockridge Geotechnical’s sites. The complex will now include 20 apartments instead of 14, with three of these apartments being designated as affordable. Moreover, the development will have two ground-floor retail spaces totaling ~2,200 square feet, with the plans stating that a Starbucks will occupy one of the spaces.

From SFYIMBY: https://sfyimby.com/2023/07/preliminary-permits-for-8-story-infill-at-2201-market-street-san-francisco.html