A preliminary application has been submitted seeking the approval of a new mixed-use project at 2350 Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley. The project proposal includes the construction of a new eight-story building offering residential and commercial spaces. Plans call for the removal of two existing non-landmarked commercial structures on the site.
Kick-Axe Properties is listed as the owner. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the designs.
The scope of work includes bringing in residential units and commercial space in to an eight-story building. The mixed-use will offer 48 residential units and commercial space spanning an area of 17,110 square feet.
An SB-330 preliminary application has been filed and is under review. An SB330 preliminary application is under review. Senate Bill 330, or SB 330, has been an important law to make it more difficult for city and town governments to stonewall the construction of new housing if it meets a certain level of affordable housing. As written in the law, SB 330, “prohibits a local agency from disapproving, or conditioning approval in a manner that renders infeasible, a housing development project for very low, low-, or moderate-income households or an emergency shelter unless the local agency makes specified written findings based on a preponderance of the evidence in the record.”
The estimated construction timeline has not been announced yet.
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The sad demise of what was once Rasputin Records. But the reality is the digital music world is so much better unless one is a collector or an avid audiophile.
Dematerialization is the megatrend of all technological disruption. Which is why telework is here to stay for a rising percentage of the workforce, and the only net new type of real state needed is housing.
Both retail and now office are incompatible with technological megatrends.
Rasputin was fun, but 48 new residences is better.
I hope Trachtenberg can come up with some sort of interesting design to replace that crazy building. Keep Telegraph weird!
Here, here! I’ve always thought this building looks like a cheap, plastic, Christmas, Happy Meal toy.
it should be noted that that building was built replacing a landmark building that’s the owner pulled some permit shenanigans.
the owner got a permit to knock down two of the four walls, without saying which walls.
The following Friday night there was a work crew knocking down the two outside landmark walls.
perhaps the owner should not be allowed to rebuild claiming no landmark