Development permits have been filed seeking the approval of expansion of the Bayer Campus Development in Berkeley. The project proposal includes the construction of buildings offering spaces for laboratory, warehouse, administration, utilities, maintenance, and production uses.
Bayer Healthcare LLC is the property owner.
The project site comprises two primary areas, divided by Carleton Street: the North Properties at 800 Dwight Way, which includes 31.9 acres north of Carleton Street; and the South Properties at 801 Grayson Street, which includes 14.4 acres south of Carleton Street.
In addition, the project site includes a surface parking lot on a property bounded by Dwight Way, Seventh Street, and Eighth Street. Bayer currently uses the site to develop and produce commercial biopharmaceuticals that are distributed globally. The campus has approximately 30 buildings, ranging in
height from approximately 14 feet to the 100-foot former Colgate-Palmolive tower. The buildings total approximately 1,087,000 square feet of floor area, including 567,000 square feet on the North Properties and 520,000 square feet on the South Properties.
The Bayer Campus also has eight surface parking lots with a total of 1,100 parking spaces.
The project proposal includes a conceptual development plan that would allow for rearranging the
campus layout through proposed phased demolition of nine existing buildings; construction of approximately twelve new buildings for production, laboratory, and administrative uses; and replacement of surface parking with two new parking structures and new underground parking facilities. Several other buildings providing space for manufacturing, warehouses, and maintenance will be renovated and/or expanded.
The Bayer Campus consists of approximately 46 acres generally bounded by the Union Pacific Railroad to the west, Dwight Way to the north, Seventh Street to the east, and Grayson Street to the south.
The project site is located approximately 2.5 miles west of downtown Berkeley.
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Why is so much space and expense for cars. How’s about lots of bicycle parking?