Four Bay Area properties awarded 3 ‘Keys’ from new Michelin hotel guide – The Mercury News

A tree house room at the Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur. By Nikki Ekstein | Bloomberg Last year, when World’s 50 Best issued its first global ranking of hotels, only two properties in the US made the cut: the Equinox and Aman New York hotels, both in Manhattan. Now Michelin has arrived stateside, in its second-ever presentation of “keys”—a… Read More

California Law Letting Property Owners Split Lots to Build New Homes Is ‘Unconstitutional,’ Judge Rules – KQED

Charter cities have special privileges under the state Constitution, Lee said, including the right to enact their own laws. When the state Legislature wants its laws to apply to those charter cities, Lee said lawmakers have to demonstrate the law addresses a statewide concern. In his decision, Judge Curtis Kin said the Legislature didn’t do that in this case. Specifically,… Read More

90-unit affordable housing development opens in Sunnyvale – The Mercury News

Meridian Apartments, a four story, 90-unit affordable housing development on Mathilda Avenue in Sunnyvale, Calif., celebrated its grand opening, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Sunnyvale is now home to 90 units of new affordable housing. Local government and community housing leaders gathered on Tuesday for the grand opening of Meridian, which consists of seven townhomes facing… Read More

Bay Area housing complex lands key loan despite sour real estate scene – The Mercury News

(Republic Urban Properties) Station 16 Apartments at 126 North Rollins Road in Millbrae. MILLBRAE — A big transit-oriented development has landed a crucial loan that will buoy the financial fortunes of a residential complex next to a BART station, the project’s developer said. Station 16 Apartments, located near the Millbrae BART station, landed financing to replace a previous construction loan… Read More

Bay Area housing complex lands key loan despite sour real estate scene – Silicon Valley

MILLBRAE — A big transit-oriented development has landed a crucial loan that will buoy the financial fortunes of a residential complex next to a BART station, the project’s developer said. Station 16 Apartments, located near the Millbrae BART station, landed financing to replace a previous construction loan for the apartment complex, according to Republic Urban Properties, the developer of the… Read More

Tampa Bay welcomes an abundance of stunning, modern new homes – Tampa Bay Times

For decades, Florida’s residential landscape has been dominated by Mediterranean Revivals, cozy bungalows and mid-century ranch homes. Now a new style is firmly taking hold. Call them Miami Modern, California contemporary or, as some critics put it, “those big boxy places.” They are popping up from Davis Islands to South Tampa and Snell Isle to the Pinellas beaches. They typically… Read More

Builder’s Remedy Projects Move Beyond Bay Area’s Urban Edge – The Real Deal

The state builder’s remedy loophole has added one notch allowing developers to bypass local zoning rules: urban sprawl across orchards, pastures and vineyards. From Morgan Hill in southern Santa Clara County to the northern edge of Benicia and into Sonoma County wine country, developers are employing the provision of state housing law to plan acres of new homes on agricultural… Read More