Renters in the Bay Area are in the midst of a fresh wave of rent increases as the city’s post-pandemic rebound accelerates. 
As city leaders try new strategies to ease the building process, developers are increasingly employing modular construction strategies to speed projects and control costs, and they are looking for ways to expand the process.
“We are coming in 60% less with a 50% faster timeline,” said Danny Haber, co-founder and CEO of oWow Development, which is underway on an 11-story apartment project in Oakland. “As an entrepreneur, this reduction in cost is just scratching the surface of what we can…