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2425 Durant Avenue, rendering by Yes Community Architects

City Council Rejects Landmark Attempt of 2421 Durant Avenue, Berkeley

The Berkeley City Council has rejected an attempt to landmark a 139-year-old building that is expected to be replaced by a 20-story apartment tower in Southside, Berkeley. The Laura Tull property was built in 1886 at 2421 Durant Avenue, and is one of only a few remaining examples of Stick style architecture in the UC Berkeley campus area. Future plans for the site are expected to provide 169 apartments, including 19 units of replacement affordable housing. Qian Wang of Collabhome is the project developer.

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1950-1998 Shattuck Avenue aerial view looking south-east, rendering by SDT Architects

Zoning Meeting Tomorrow For 1998 Shattuck Avenue, Downtown Berkeley

The Berkeley Zoning Adjustments Board is scheduled to review plans for the 28-story residential proposal at 1950-1998 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. If approved, the project may become the tallest residential tower to be approved with streamlining from Senate Bill 330. NX Ventures and Rhoades Planning Group are jointly responsible for the application.

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2115 Kittredge Street updated 23-story iteration, rendering by Studio KDA

Potential Second-Tallest Apartment Tower Could Rise at 2115 Kittredge Street, Downtown Berkeley

Modified plans continue to work through the planning commission for a 23-story tower at 2115 Kittredge Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The team is continuing to pursue an increased residential capacity for the property, with new documents suggesting the tower could extend nearly three hundred feet above street level, which would make it the second tallest residential structure in the city. Gilbane Development is responsible for the application.

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