The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening about a mixed-use proposal for 2276 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The proposal looks to adaptively reuse the Morse Block with an additional 15 floors. Laksh Lakireddy of Vindium Real Estate is listed as the property owner, filing through Pasand Courtyard LLC.
The roughly 205-foot-tall structure is expected to yield around 138,840 square feet, including 132,150 square feet of housing and 4,850 square feet of ground-level retail. Unit sizes will vary for the 134 apartments, including 15 studios, 16 one-bedrooms, 31 two-bedrooms, and 72 three-bedrooms. Parking for 117 bicycles will be included.
2276 Shattuck Avenue pedestrian view of the adaptively reused Morse Block, rendering by Studio KDA
2276 Shattuck Avenue vertical cross-section, illustration by Studio KDA
Rhoades Planning Group is responsible for the application. The applicant utilizes the State Density Bonus Law to receive several zoning waivers and increase residential capacity. The plans for 2276 Shattuck Avenue will use waivers related to usable open space, landscaped area, height, structure width, and setbacks.
Studio KDA is responsible for the design, with Groundworks Office overseeing the landscape architecture. Updated illustrations show the firm has shifted away from the previously-shared darker grey facade. The newer design shows a boxy rectangular structure with a slight setback from the existing structure’s rooftop. According to Studio KDA, “The new tower is integrated into its existing building footprint and will be clad in toned concrete to complement but not mimic the original structure.”
The Morse Block building is a city landmark structure built in 1906 with the design by Dickey and Reed Architects. The firm is best recognized for the landmark Tudor Revival-style Claremont Hotel in the Berkeley Hills.
2276 Shattuck Avenue floor plans, illustration by Studio KDA
2276 Shattuck Avenue, image by Google Street View
The quarter-acre parcel is at the corner of Shattuck Avenue between Bancroft Way and Kittredge Street. Residents will be just one block from the UC Berkeley campus and two blocks from the Downtown Berkeley BART Station. Next to 2276 Shattuck, Panoramic Interests is pursuing approval for a 17-story residential tower at 2274 Shattuck Avenue.
The meeting is scheduled to start tomorrow, March 12th, starting at 7 PM. The hybrid event will take place online and at the Berkeley Unified School District Board Room, 1231 Addison Street. For more information about how to attend and participate, visit the city website here.
The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared.
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Love how they’re keeping the base relatively intact.
u mean the meeting tomorrow? but love this design!
I’m a fan of masonry/faux-masonry. It’s a much better look than the typical 5-over-1 mosaic slop.
I also appreciate how they retained the base and how the building has a post WWII architectural style about it. A nice change up from the modern and contemporary designs for most other projects.
monstrocity.
That building behind, right?? How one of the world’s richest regions maintains urban decay to this degree will always be confounding.
At least the new corner replacement will block the majority of that from the street.
Yeah, I know it’s the back of the theater. Doesn’t make it look any less ugly, covered in subpar graffiti.
A slightly more red/orange facade and it would be perfect. Much better than the charcoal color they were proposing before
these kind of buildings have a special place in my heart. Simple but elegant and doesn’t scream try hard modern and plastic bs
why is it so bland and ugly?
You couldn’t make this more crudely boxy and inarticulate but one can be thankful it’s not even taller. You wouldn’t know that Berkeley is the city of Maybeck, Morgan, John Galen Howard, et al., souls sensitive to the beauty and rarity of Berkeley — now rolling in their graves…
Wow. So this is going to be about 20′ away from the equally-sized UA Theater project whenever that starts up? Good luck to anyone with windows facing the other project, there will be no daylight there.