Foundation work is currently underway for the UC Berkeley Innovation Zone at 2140 University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. Progress is visible across the full project site, with construction further along on the first phase along Addison Street and Oxford Street, and at the Bakar Labs for Energy & Materials. UC Berkeley Capital Strategies is responsible for the development.
The final environmental impact report has been published for the UC Berkeley Space Center at NASA Research Park in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The review provides a master plan with maximum and minimum development parameters for the potential new research and innovation hub working with the space agency. The project is being developed by Moffett Partners LLC, a joint venture with The Regents of the University of California and SKS Partners.
Crews have completed demolition of University Hall and its annex building at 2140 University Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. Our recent site visit shows the parcel is currently graded in preparation for the first of two phases to rise for the UC Berkeley Innovation Zone development, the six-story Bakar Labs for Energy & Materials.
The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for a second building within the Innovation Zone in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project would create eight floors of laboratories, conference rooms, and classrooms to be occupied by a future institution and graduate students. The existing property is owned by UC Berkeley.
Plans for a 23-story UC Berkeley Dorm are expected to be discussed this Wednesday in a meeting with the Finance and Capital Strategies Committee for the Regents of the University of California. The project will bring 1,625 beds and a new dining hall to 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley. Construction is estimated to start as early as next year and cost nearly half a billion dollars.
