Oakland-based developer oWow has again increased the size of the mass-timber apartment tower it is planning to build at 1523 Harrison Street, next to a 19-story mass-timber building oWow put up in downtown Oakland last year.

The project now will have 28 stories encompassing 496 units, up from the original plan for a 20-story twin of the neighboring building, the San Francisco Business Times reported.

If the new plan is completed, oWow's tower will be the tallest mass-timber building in the U.S.

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