At the first B-Side forum co-sponsored by The Hub and Berkeleyside, participants debated the merits of this fall’s downtown initiative. From left, Lance Knobel of Berkeleyside, Berkeley Councilman Jesse Arreguín and Eric Panzer of Livable Berkeley. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel At the first B-Side forum co-sponsored by The Hub and Berkeleyside, participants debated the merits of […]
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Would new green initiative kill 2 downtown high rises?
Downtown Berkeley as seen in 2012 from the top of the Chase building on Shattuck Avenue. Photo: Tracey Taylor Update, June 14: The initiative has qualified for the November 2014 ballot. Original story: As volunteers man the entrances to Berkeley Bowl, wander the farmers markets, and stop people on the street to collect signatures for […]
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‘Explosive’ downtown Berkeley housing boom under way
More than 1,400 units are in the works for downtown. Image: Downtown Berkeley Association More than 1,400 housing units are currently in development in downtown Berkeley, with demolition on one of the first in the pipeline scheduled to begin this week. There are eight projects, including a hotel, planned in the downtown core, with two […]
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New 120-foot building proposed for downtown Berkeley
The Nasser family has owned this building complex at the southeast corner of Shattuck and Berkeley Way since 1950 and now plans to turn it into a 12-story apartment complex. Photo: Google Streetview A San Francisco family that has owned a block of stores on Shattuck Avenue and Berkeley Way since 1950 is planning to […]
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Developers put theaters back into high-rise plans
A rendering of the view of Harold Way if The Residences at Berkeley Plaza are approved. Image: Courtesy of HSR Berkeley Investments Six state-of-the-art movie theaters have taken the place of a public plaza in new designs for 2211 Harold Way, Berkeley’s first proposed high-rise to be developed in decades. In response to public support […]
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Early high-rise plans lack inspiration, say commissioners
This 17-story, 355-unit development (shown above in light blue and tan) would take the place of the property that now includes The Shattuck Cinemas, Habitot Children’s Museum and a number of small retailers like Starbucks. (Click the image for more information.) Image: Courtesy of HSR Berkeley Investments City zoning commissioners asked for more excitement and […]
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First high-rise in 40 years planned for downtown Berkeley
A rendering of the Residences at Berkeley Plaza as seen from Shattuck Avenue. Courtesy of HSR Berkeley Investments A Los Angeles real estate group submitted an application Thursday to build Berkeley’s first high-rise in 40 years — a 17-story luxury apartment complex on Harold Way that connects to the historic Hink’s Department Store on Shattuck […]
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Large downtown Berkeley property changes hands
The Shattuck Cinemas property was sold to Los Angeles based Hill Street Realty. Photo: Yelp A Los Angeles real estate group has snapped up the 92,000-square foot building that holds the Shattuck Cinemas, according to the San Francisco Business Times. Hill Street Realty paid about $20 million, or $217 a square foot, for the property, […]