ENDORSED PROJECTS
Below are projects that have undergone review by our Project Review Committee and selected for endorsement.
East Bay • Los Angeles • North Bay • Peninsula • San Francisco • South Bay • SoCal
Affordable • Car Free • Density Bonus • For Sale • Mixed Use • Rental • Student Housing
One of the many benefits of HAC membership is getting support for your project at every step of the hearing and approval process.
The projects showcased below only date back to January 2013. To learn more about our project actions on past projects, email us at info@housingactioncoalition.org.
1145 MISSION ST.
HAC is pleased to endorse 1145 Mission Street, a project that will bring homes of varying affordability levels to downtown San Francisco.
Address: 1145 Mission Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: September 9th, 2020
Homes: 25
Developer: Darren and Valerie Lee
Architect: Levy Design Partner
1001 N. SHORELINE BLVD.
HAC is excited to endorse 1101-1123 Sutter Street. This innovative project will utilize the state density bonus to replace a parking garage and mortuary with 201 homes, and exceeds the city’s affordability requirements.
Address: 1001 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View
Date of Review: June 10th, 2020
Homes: 303
Developer: Sares-Regis Group
2650 TELEGRAPH AVE.
HAC is proud to endorse OSM Development and Trachtenberg Architects’ proposed project at 2650 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. The project reflects the type of well-designed, transit oriented homes that the Bay Area needs to address the housing shortage.
Address: 2650 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley
Date of Review: February 26, 2020
Homes: 45
Developer: OSM Development
Architect: Trachtenberg Architects
3333 CALIFORNIA ST.
This proposed project at 3333 California Street will bring in an impressive load of 744 new homes into San Francisco. This project has received the highest ever Report Card score since the card’s redesign. The tower uses a Special Use District to reach the required height for its 744 homes. Download our Report Card to better understand HAC’s position on the project.
Address: 3333 California Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: July 24th, 2019
Homes: 744
Developer: Laurel Heights Partners, LLC
Architect: BAR/SCB/Jensen Architects/MSLA/JCFO/ARUP
1951 SHATTUCK AVE.
This proposed project in Berkeley at 1951 Shattuck Avenue brings in 156 new homes in the downtown core area. With ground floor retail, it is a welcome project part of the Berkeley Downtown Area Plan. Download our Letter of Support to better understand HAC’s position on the project.
Address: 1951 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley
Date of Review: June 19th, 2019
Homes: 156
Developer: Grosvenor Americas
Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
THE CREAMERY
This proposed project at 655 Fourth Street will consist of two new buildings, bringing in 960 new units alongside funding a further 288 affordable units through the payment of $60.74 million in-lieu fee. The mixed use building will have access to public transportation, a keep step for ensuring a greener city. Download our report card to better understand our position on the project.
Address: 655 Fourth Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: May 22, 2019
Homes: 960
Developer: Tishman Speyer
Architect: Bjarke Ingels Group and Adamson Associates
400 DIVISADERO ST.
This proposed project at 400-444 Divisadero Street will replace a gas station with 186 new homes, 20% of which will be affordable and also is the maximum recommended by the city of San Francisco. Download our report card to better understand our position on the project.
Address: 400 Divisadero Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: May 8th, 2019
Homes: 186
Developer: Genesis CA Development, LLC
Architect: WDG Architects and BDE Architects
1325 OLD COUNTRY RD.
This proposed project at 1325 Old County Road in Belmont, called Artisan Crossing, brings together a large public plaza with outdoor art spaces and seating with 250 new homes, 38 of which will be made affordable. Download our letter of support to better understand our position on the project.
Address: 1325 Old County Road, Belmont
Date of Review: February 13, 2019
Homes: 250
Developer: Windy Hill Property Ventures
Architect: BDE Architecture
MANDELA STATION
This proposed project, built on top of a major BART station, will create a new cultural hub in the neighborhood by opening up adjacent streets, allowing opportunities for art projects, and creating 762 new homes (240 of which are affordable units). Download our letter of support to understand our position on the project.
Address: 1451 7th Street, Oakland
Date of Review: January 30, 2019
Homes: 762
Developer: Strategic Urban Development Alliance, China Harbor Engineering Co.
Architect: Edward McFarlan
2300 HARRISON ST.
The proposed project at 2300 Harrison Street will add a horizontal addition to an existing 3-story office building by constructing a new 6-story-over-basement building, replacing a parking lot. This will create ground level retail, opportunities for the arts, two levels of office, and a total of 24 new homes. Download our report card to understand our position on the project.
Address: 2300 Harrison Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: January 23, 2019
Homes: 762
Developer: 562 Mission Street LLC
Architect: BAR Architects
899 ALVARADO ST.
This proposed project at 899 Alvarado Street in San Leandro would bring in 687 new homes to the area, alongside thousands of feet of public space, a cafe, and a “parklet”. Download our letter of support to understand our position on the project.
Address: 899 Alvarado Street, San Leandro
Date of Review: December 12, 2018
Homes: 687
Developer: Maximus Antonio Alvarado LLC
Architect: BDE Architects
10 S. VAN NESS AVE.
This proposed project on 10 South Van Ness Avenue in downtown San Francisco is a 590ft tall apartment tower with 33,000 square feet of ground retail and 984 new homes to boot. This behemoth of a project will definitely help San Francisco with its housing shortage and is worthy of our support. For more details on our position on the project, download the report the card below.
Address: 10 South Van Ness, San Francisco
Date of Review: November 14, 2018
Homes: 984
Developer: Crescent Heights
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox
3637–57 SACRAMENTO ST.
This proposed project covering 3637 to 3657 Sacramento Street will add 18 new homes to the area by constructing a four-story building with space for medical offices and retail, alongside the aforementioned homes. Download the report card to understand our position on the project.
Address: 3637-57 Sacramento Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: October 31, 2018
Homes: 18
Developer: Sacramento Locusts Associates
Architect: Gary Gee Architects, Inc.
INDIA BASIN
This proposed project in Southeast San Francisco in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood will transform a former gravel yard into a pedestrian-and-bicycle-focused residential village holding host to 1,575 homes. Also included is ample space for commercial businesses and buildings ranging in size from one-story to fourteen. Download our report card to better understand our position on the project.
Address: India Basin, San Francisco
Date of Review: July 18, 2018
Homes: 1,575
Developer: BUILD
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP (SOM), Bionic Landscape, and Gehl Studio
450 O’FARRELL ST.
After reviewing the project proposal from the project sponsor, the Housing Action Coalition is proud to endorse 450 O’Farrell Street. This project will provide essential workforce housing to the Tenderloin.
Address: 450 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: April 18, 2018
Homes: 302
Developer: Forge Development and Fifth Church of Christ
Architect: Gensler
4200 THIRD ST.
This proposed project at 4200 Third Street will have about 5,000 square-feet of commercial space and one hundred new homes, 18% of which will be affordable units. Download our report card to better understand our position on the project.
Address: 4200 Third Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: February 28, 2018
Homes: 100
Developer: Workshop1
Architect: Mike Pitler at Workshop1
PASSAGE AT SAN MATEO
This proposed project on the corner of Concar Drive and Delaware Avenue in San Mateo is part of a larger project of San Mateo’s Rail Corridor Plan Area. This site though will house 935 homes, including 72 affordable units, and 35,000 square feet of public and retail space with a Trader Joe’s. Download our Letter of Support to understand our position on the project.
Address: Concar Drive and Delaware Avenue, San Mateo
Date of Review: February 14, 2018
Homes: 935
Developer: California Coastal Properties, LLC
Architect: MVE Partners (Building) and Fletcher Studios (Landscape)
1140 HARRISON ST.
This proposed project at 1140 Harrison Street would demolish part of the existing building but will keep the brick facade to build and 6-to-7-story building with a total 371 new homes. Affordability is being guaranteed by the preservation of 101 affordable units at the South Beach Marina Apartments on Townsend Street. Download our report card to understand our position on the project.
Address: 1140 Harrison Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: January 31, 2018
Homes: 371
Developer: 1140 Harrison Associates LP
Architect: BDE Architecture
301 6TH ST.
The proposed project at 301 6th Street would replace a surface parking lot and auto shop with 84 homes and ground floor retail. Download our report card to understand our position on the project
Address: 301 6th Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: April 12, 2017
Homes: 84
Developer: Sixth Street Associates, LLC
Architect: Gary Gee Architects
ONE OAK ST.
The proposed project at One Oak Street would replace a surface parking lot and three-story commercial space with 304 homes and ground floor commercial space. Download our report card to understand our position on the project.
Address: 1 Oak Street, San Francisco
Date of Review: March 22, 2017
Homes: 304
Developer: BUILD
Architect: Snøhetta and Solomon Cordwell Buenz