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THE FRONT DOOR OF UNION SQUARE GETS FINAL FUNDING - POWELL STREET MAKEOVER
2026
THE FRONT DOOR OF UNION SQUARE GETS FINAL FUNDING - POWELL STREET MAKEOVER
2026

San Francisco Business Times

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2026

2025

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WHAT'S DRIVING MIXED-USE DESIGN
2025
WHAT'S DRIVING MIXED-USE DESIGN
2025

Commercial Property Executive

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2025
POWELL STREET MAKEOVER APPROVED: LIGHTS, SIDEWALK CAFÉS AND A GOLDEN LANTERN BY 2027
2025
POWELL STREET MAKEOVER APPROVED: LIGHTS, SIDEWALK CAFÉS AND A GOLDEN LANTERN BY 2027
2025

San Francisco Chronicle

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2025
'HEART SF' SCULPTURE TURNS HEADS AFTER CUTTING THROUGH RED TAPE IN NEW SF PERMIT PROGRAM
2025
'HEART SF' SCULPTURE TURNS HEADS AFTER CUTTING THROUGH RED TAPE IN NEW SF PERMIT PROGRAM
2025

San Francisco Chronicle

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2025
RETHINKING STREETS AS THIRD SPACES IN THE CAR-DEPENDENT US
2025
RETHINKING STREETS AS THIRD SPACES IN THE CAR-DEPENDENT US
2025

The Urbanist

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2025
THIS 4-MILE BENCH COULD SOMEDAY SNAKE THROUGH DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO
2025
THIS 4-MILE BENCH COULD SOMEDAY SNAKE THROUGH DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO
2025

Fast Company

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2025
CALIFORNIA FOREVER PLANS SOLANO FOUNDRY
2025
CALIFORNIA FOREVER PLANS SOLANO FOUNDRY
2025

San Francisco Business Times

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2025
SAN FRANCISCO’S REBOUNDING OFFICE MARKET: THE TAILWINDS BLOWING AWAY THE FOG
2025
SAN FRANCISCO’S REBOUNDING OFFICE MARKET: THE TAILWINDS BLOWING AWAY THE FOG
2025

Commercial Observer

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2025
THE CASE FOR GOVERNMENT AS DEVELOPER
2025
THE CASE FOR GOVERNMENT AS DEVELOPER
2025

The New Urban Order

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2025

2024

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PRESENTING THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BAY AREA BUSINESS 2024: LAURA CRESCIMANO
2024
PRESENTING THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BAY AREA BUSINESS 2024: LAURA CRESCIMANO
2024

San Francisco Business Times

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2024
STONESTOWN MALL DEVELOPMENT TAKES A MASSIVE STEP FORWARD
2024
STONESTOWN MALL DEVELOPMENT TAKES A MASSIVE STEP FORWARD
2024

San Francisco Business Times

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2024
IT’S OFFICIAL: SF'S STONESTOWN TO BECOME WEST SIDE’S LARGEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN 50 YEARS
2024
IT’S OFFICIAL: SF'S STONESTOWN TO BECOME WEST SIDE’S LARGEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN 50 YEARS
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
REKINDLING SAN FRANCISCO’S DOWNTOWN BY REVIVING ITS STREETS
2024
REKINDLING SAN FRANCISCO’S DOWNTOWN BY REVIVING ITS STREETS
2024

Urban Land Institute

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2024
California Forever: From Promised Jobs To Proposed Public Transportation
2024
California Forever: From Promised Jobs To Proposed Public Transportation
2024

ABC 10

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2024
EXCLUSIVE: FIRST LOOK INSIDE SF’S PIER 70 AND THE PLAN TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
2024
EXCLUSIVE: FIRST LOOK INSIDE SF’S PIER 70 AND THE PLAN TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL WATERFRONT
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
FIELD OPERATIONS AND SITELAB REVEAL URBAN DESIGN PLAN TO REVIVE ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO’S ICONIC STREETS
2024
FIELD OPERATIONS AND SITELAB REVEAL URBAN DESIGN PLAN TO REVIVE ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO’S ICONIC STREETS
2024

ArchDaily

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2024
HUGE CHANDELIER PROPOSED FOR CABLE CAR TURNAROUND TO RENEW POWELL STREET
2024
HUGE CHANDELIER PROPOSED FOR CABLE CAR TURNAROUND TO RENEW POWELL STREET
2024

San Francisco Examiner

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2024
NEW LOOK FOR POWELL STREET TURNAROUND
2024
NEW LOOK FOR POWELL STREET TURNAROUND
2024

San Francisco Business Times

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2024
A FLOATING LIGHT SHOW COULD BE HEADING TO THIS FABLED S.F. STREET
2024
A FLOATING LIGHT SHOW COULD BE HEADING TO THIS FABLED S.F. STREET
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
SF’S MASSIVE STONESTOWN DEVELOPMENT WINS APPROVAL, LAUDED AS EXAMPLE OF FIXING CITY’S HOUSING WOES
2024
SF’S MASSIVE STONESTOWN DEVELOPMENT WINS APPROVAL, LAUDED AS EXAMPLE OF FIXING CITY’S HOUSING WOES
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF SF’S STONESTOWN: 3,500 HOMES, ACRES OF PARKS, ‘MAIN STREET’
2024
THIS IS THE FUTURE OF SF’S STONESTOWN: 3,500 HOMES, ACRES OF PARKS, ‘MAIN STREET’
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
THE SAN FRANCISCO INFLUENCE LIST: PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTING THE CITY’S FUTURE
2024
THE SAN FRANCISCO INFLUENCE LIST: PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTING THE CITY’S FUTURE
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
VISION FOR NEW AFFORDABLE CITY IN CALIFORNIA
2024
VISION FOR NEW AFFORDABLE CITY IN CALIFORNIA
2024

PBS News

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2024
‘A NEW ECONOMIC ENGINE’: EAST SOLANO COUNTY CITY PROMISES JOBS, AFFORDABLE HOMES, SUSTAINABILITY
2024
‘A NEW ECONOMIC ENGINE’: EAST SOLANO COUNTY CITY PROMISES JOBS, AFFORDABLE HOMES, SUSTAINABILITY
2024

San Francisco Business Times

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2024
SF WATERFRONT COULD GET MASSIVE UPGRADE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE IN PROPOSED PROJECT
2024
SF WATERFRONT COULD GET MASSIVE UPGRADE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE IN PROPOSED PROJECT
2024

ABC7 News

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2024
SF’S POWELL STREET HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. NOW THERE’S A PUSH TO GIVE IT A MAKEOVER
2024
SF’S POWELL STREET HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS. NOW THERE’S A PUSH TO GIVE IT A MAKEOVER
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024
HOW SF'S EMBARCADERO COULD BE TRANSFORMED BY THIS $13.5 BILLION PROPOSAL
2024
HOW SF'S EMBARCADERO COULD BE TRANSFORMED BY THIS $13.5 BILLION PROPOSAL
2024

San Francisco Chronicle

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2024

2023

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SAN FRANCISCO’S MONTGOMERY STREET COULD SIGNAL A DOWNTOWN REVIVAL
SAN FRANCISCO’S MONTGOMERY STREET COULD SIGNAL A DOWNTOWN REVIVAL

This is 2023’s version of what makes San Francisco cool and interesting

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SITELAB FEATURE IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN
SITELAB FEATURE IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN

“We work in a city that believes in the power of good ideas.” -Laura Crescimano

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RETHINKING DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO, ONE ALLEYWAY AT A TIME
RETHINKING DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO, ONE ALLEYWAY AT A TIME

The Real Deal- Real Estate News

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NEW PLAN AIMS TO REVIVE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO
NEW PLAN AIMS TO REVIVE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO

Planetizen

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THIS AMBITIOUS PLAN WOULD REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO TO END ITS ‘DOOM LOOP’
THIS AMBITIOUS PLAN WOULD REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO TO END ITS ‘DOOM LOOP’

Fast Company

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AS DOWNTOWNS STRUGGLE, BUSINESSES LEARN TO LOVE BIKE LANES
AS DOWNTOWNS STRUGGLE, BUSINESSES LEARN TO LOVE BIKE LANES

Bloomberg

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LET’S GO SHOPPING
LET’S GO SHOPPING

Alta

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SAN FRANCISCO’S DOWNTOWN DOOM LOOP MAY HAVE A SILVER LINING
SAN FRANCISCO’S DOWNTOWN DOOM LOOP MAY HAVE A SILVER LINING

The San Francisco Standard

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2022

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A GREENWAY HAVEN GROWS ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY 101 SOUNDWALL
A GREENWAY HAVEN GROWS ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY 101 SOUNDWALL

San Francisco Chronicle

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PORTOLA GARDEN DISTRICT RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS
PORTOLA GARDEN DISTRICT RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS

KneeDeep Times

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IN ‘OAKLAND BELONGING,’ YOUTH EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF SWAN’S MARKET
IN ‘OAKLAND BELONGING,’ YOUTH EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF SWAN’S MARKET

The Oaklandside

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CAN GOOGLE SOLVE THE BAY AREA’S HOUSING CRISIS?
CAN GOOGLE SOLVE THE BAY AREA’S HOUSING CRISIS?

The tech giant aims to realize an arduous, decades-long proposal to develop nearly 15,000 housing units across Silicon Valley as the region grapples with dire homelessness and record-low affordable housing.

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INSIDE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO’S PLAN TO REINVENT ITSELF
INSIDE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO’S PLAN TO REINVENT ITSELF

Bloomberg

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A ‘PUBLIC REALM ACTION PLAN’ CHARTS SAN FRANCISCO’S POST-COVID COMEBACK
A ‘PUBLIC REALM ACTION PLAN’ CHARTS SAN FRANCISCO’S POST-COVID COMEBACK

Planetizen

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DOWNTOWN SF PARTNERSHIP AND SITELAB URBAN STUDIO UNVEIL VISION TO REIMAGINE DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO

A business group has come up with a plan to revitalize the area with street closings and outdoor gathering spaces. Here’s what it would look like.

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A GREENWAY HAVEN GROWS ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY 101 SOUNDWALL
A GREENWAY HAVEN GROWS ALONGSIDE THE HIGHWAY 101 SOUNDWALL

The Little Hood that Could is only halfway there. The plan is to open the gate at Bacon Street, cross the roadway and let the Portola Garden Club hack its way through the thicket to open two more blocks, making the freeway greenway four blocks in all.

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2021

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SIGNS OF LIFE: FROM UNION SQUARE STYLE TO PORTOLA SOUL
2021
SIGNS OF LIFE: FROM UNION SQUARE STYLE TO PORTOLA SOUL
2021

“COVID was really hard on local businesses. But this neighborhood is very engaged and the association’s mission includes supporting our merchants,” explains Weiss. “Neighbors also volunteered their time to work in our propagation workshop. This new Burrows extension is, ironically, the garden that COVID grew.”

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2021
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2021
DOWNTOWN CBD SELECTS SF DESIGN FIRM TO SKETCH REVITALIZATION PLANS FOR FIDI
2021

The Business Journals

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2021
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2021
GOOGLE GETS APPROVAL FOR DOWNTOWN WEST CAMPUS DESIGNED BY SITELAB
2021

ArchDaily

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2021
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2021
SAN JOSE'S CITY COUNCIL JUST UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED GOOGLE'S DOWNTOWN WEST PROJECT
2021

The Business Journals

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2021
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2021
GOOGLE WINS APPROVAL FOR 'DOWNTOWN WEST' MEGA CAMPUS IN SAN JOSE
2021

Archinect

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2021
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2021
GOOGLE’S 80-ACRE DOWNTOWN WEST MEGA-DEVELOPMENT SCORES UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM SAN JOSE CITY COUNCIL
2021

The Architect’s Newspaper

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2021
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2021
SAN JOSÉ PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS DOWNTOWN WEST APPROVAL.
2021

“This is an opportunity for our residents to stay here, to benefit from this, to have better parks, to have better transportation and streets and bicycle …

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2021
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2021
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FOR POTRERO YARD
2021

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors recently approved SFMTA’s concept plan for 500+ homes — at least 50% of them affordable…

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2021
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2021
S.F.'S HISTORIC PORTOLA GREENHOUSES COULD BE SAVED. BUT THERE'S A CATCH
2021

After several years of negotiation, the Friends of 770 Woolsey have pathway forward to purchase and rehabilitate the greenhouses …

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2021
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2021
MOUNTAIN VIEW APPROVES GOOGLE’S REQUEST FOR 1.3M SF OF OFFICE BONUS FAR
2021

The approval for 1.3M sf of office bonus FAR paves the way to realize our Framework Plan’s vision of 7,000 housing units, 34 acres…

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2021

2020

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2020
OLD NEWSROOMS ARE REACHING NEW HEIGHTS AS MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENTS
2020

In San Francisco the Chronicle Building, which dates from 1924, is undergoing a renovation as part of a larger neighborhood redevelopment project called 5M.

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2020
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2020
5M NEARS TOPPING OUT IN SOMA, SAN FRANCISCO
2020

Construction update on 5M Project! As one of our team’s first projects we are so excited…

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2020
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2020
STONESTOWN GOES PUBLIC
2020

Stonestown site concept for a connected neighborhood town center goes public! We were thrilled to receive great feedback and answer questions from over 200 attendees…

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2020
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2020
DOWNTOWN WEST DESIGN GUIDELINES GO PUBLIC
2020

San Jose revealed scads of new details about Google’s plans to build a sprawling downtown campus with 7.3 million square feet of office space…

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2020

2019

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2019
FIVE KEY SAN JOSE DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH IN 2020
2019
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2019
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2019
ARCHINECT STUDIO SNAPSHOP OF SITELAB URBAN STUDIO
2019
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2019
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2019
AMAZING TURNOUT AT SAN JOSÉ PUBLIC MEETING
2019
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2019
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2019
WEST OAKLAND MIXED-USE PROJECT, KIRKHAM, HAS BEEN APPROVED
2019
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2019
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2019
GOOGLE MIXED-USE FRAMEWORK GOES PUBLIC
2019

See the full presentation: https://www.diridonsj.org/saag

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2019
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2019
GLOBEST.COM ARTICLE ON PIER 70’S PROCESS AND CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
2019
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2019
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2019
LAURA CRESCIMANO INTERVIEWED BY BAY AREA POWER WOMEN
2019
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2019

2018

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2018
GOOGLE FILES AN APPLICATION WITH THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW TO DEVELOP THE FIRST NEW “COMPLETE NEIGHBORHOOD”
2018
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2018
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2018
A NEW TYPE OF TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT!
2018
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2018
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2018
BUILDING 15 ON THE MOVE
2018
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2018
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2018
THE URBANIST FEATURES ARTICLES ON THE RESILIENT BAY AREA CHALLENGE
2018
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2018
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2018
BISNOW WRITES ON PIER 70 GROUND BREAKING
2018
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2018
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2018
NOB HILL GAZETTE DOES A PROFILE ON AMIT PRICE PATEL
2018
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2018

2017

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2018, 2017
LAURA CRESCIMANO MENTIONED IN THE ARCHPAPER ON HER TALK AT THE MONTEREY DESIGN CONFERENCE
2018, 2017
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2018, 2017
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2017
PIER 70 GETS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
2017
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2017
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2017
10 TEAMS SELECTED TO MAP BAY AREA’S RESPONSE TO RISING SEA LEVELS
2017
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2017
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2017
PIER 70 GETS UNANIMOUS APPROVAL FROM PLANNING COMMISSION
2017
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2017
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2017
BURROWS POCKET PARK COMMUNITY WORKSHOP ON THE FRONT PAGE OF LOCAL CHINESE NEWSPAPER
2017
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2017
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2017
JOHN KINGS ARTICLE ON PIER 70'S D4D
2017
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2017

2016

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2016
MASSIVE PIER 70 PROJECT REACHES A MAJOR MILESTONE
2016
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2016

2015

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2015
EVAN ROSE WINS G HOLMES PERKINS AWARD
2015
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2015
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2015
FOREST CITY COMMITS TO 33 PERCENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING
2015
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2015

2014

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2014
WHAT’S GOING ON AT PIER 70
2014
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2014
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2014
LAURA CRESIMANO’S PIPE DREAM IS TO REDEFINE ARCHITECTURE
2014
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2014

2013

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2013
FOREST CITY UNVEILS PIER 70 PLAN
2013
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2013