The 10 most interesting neighborhood scoops from May 15, 2026
Ranked from 244 total scoops using AI
Ford Motor Co World Headquarters is moving forward with a building permit for 2000 Fern Valley Rd to expand and renovate part of its sprinklered warehouse. The project includes a 16,000-square-foot addition serving nine docks, a 2,800-square-foot alteration of existing docking areas, and a separate 1,100-square-foot weld tear-down renovation with demolition, foundation, structural steel, sprinkler, mechanical, electrical, new rooftop HVAC and exhaust, tankless water heaters, safety ladders/railings, and updated fire and egress systems, with the work estimated at $7,500,000.
Healing Homes LLC has an emergency demolition and asbestos abatement planned at 3432 Grand Ave, a vacant one-story former residence built around 1900 (about 1,872 sq ft), with work scheduled from 05/08/2026 to 06/08/2026. The asbestos permit says this Emergency Order Demolition allows regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM) to remain in place during teardown, so Aesthetic Industrial Contracting, Inc. will use wet methods, containerize and promptly dispose of material (disposal occurs daily totaling about 9 cubic yards) at WM Outer Loop Landfill, avoid tracked vehicles on debris, and treat all demolition material as RACM.
Owner Reily Stephen R has submitted a building permit to construct a new single-family home at 928 Barret Avenue. The BOZA-approved, one-story, 4,100-square-foot house will feature four bedrooms and 4Β½ baths, with an estimated cost of $2,000,000.
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