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.
The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for 2442 Haste Street in Southside, Berkeley. The eight-story proposal looks to add 36 units to a narrow lot half a block away from Telegraph Avenue. San Ramon-based 2442 Haste Street LLC is listed as the property owner.
Berkeley’s Design Review Committee is set to review the preliminary designs for a new development at 2942 College Avenue in the Elmwood neighborhood. MARDAN and SRUE Corps is sponsoring the project to demolish a single story commercial building and replace it with a pair of two-story structures on the site. Studio KDA is responsible for the new building designs.
The 2655 Shattuck Ave project took another step forward last week when The City of Berkeley filed for a Notice of Exemption for CEQA, in accordance with the standards of Infill Development Project exemptions. Studio KDA’s updated designs were released for the project last year, but site construction has been awaiting the completion of several approvals, this exemption included.
Last week, Berkeley Moshav, the nation’s first Jewish urban cohousing complex broke ground at its site on San Pablo Ave. The four-story, mixed-use construction begins more than 10 years after the original proposal, making a historic debut for a new type of community-based housing. Urban Development + Partners has worked with Studio KDA architects and local Jewish community groups to realize this long-held dream.
