The Berkeley City Council has approved the eight-story residential proposal for 2655 Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The project is looking to replace a single-story commercial infill along the busy thoroughfare with nearly a hundred homes and retail. S.H. Kay LLC is listed as the project developer.
2655 Shattuck Avenue public space activity, rendering by Studio KDA
2655 Shattuck Avenue view of the shared courtyard, rendering by Studio KDA
The entitlements allow for an 85-foot-tall structure containing around 84,400 square feet, including 2,120 square feet for retail and roughly 577 square feet of public open space. Parking will be included for 41 cars and 56 bicycles. Unit types will vary with 49 studios, 20 one-bedrooms, 18 two-bedrooms, and 10 three-bedrooms. Of the 97 units, 10 will be deed-restricted as affordable to very low-income households.
Studio KDA is responsible for the design, working with landscape architect 122 West Design. Illustrations show that the complex will include two buildings connected by a narrow six-story bridge. The eight-story building will look over Shattuck Avenue, while a six-story annex will rise next to the single-family houses along Derby Street. Facade materials will include cement plaster, vertical board-formed concrete, and wood-look panels.
2655 Shattuck Avenue, image via Google Street View
The 0.54-acre property is located along Shattuck Avenue between Carleton Street and Derby Street, near the neighborhood border with Downtown Berkeley. Future residents will be just four blocks from the Berkeley Bowl marketplace and 15 minutes from the Downtown Berkeley or Ashby BART Station on foot.
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Awesome. This is a great location and exactly where all of this new housing should be built. Looking forward to seeing them go vertical in a year!
Great project. That stretch of Shattuck is underdeveloped and can really benefit from more buildings like this.