2274 Shattuck Avenue pedestrian view along Shattuck, rendering by Trachtenberg Architects

Meeting Tomorrow For 2274 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley

The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for the potential 17-story mixed-use tower to rise at 2274 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project is expected to make adaptive reuse of the Art Deco-style United Artists Theater facade as the entryway for a cafe and residential lobby. Panoramic Interests is responsible for the application.

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3265 El Camino Real

Design Review Tomorrow for 3265 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

New designs have been revealed for a new 100% affordable housing project opposed for development at 3265 El Camino Real in Palo Alto. The project proposal includes the construction of a six-story building offering affordable housing options. Half Dome Capital is the project developer. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the designs. Inside Out is listed as the landscape architect.

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3300 Mission Street, rendering by BAR Architects & Interiors

Groundbreaking Ceremony For 3300 Mission Street in Bernal Heights, San Francisco

Construction has officially started for the six-story affordable housing project at 3300 Mission Street in San Francisco’s Mission Bernal corridor. The groundbreaking ceremony was held last Thursday with the developers, Mayor London Breed, State Senate Scott Weiner, and Supervisor Hillary Ronen. The project is notable for making adaptive reuse of the existing burnt-out structure while doubling the site’s height to yield 35 units on less than a tenth of an acre.

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