Formal permits have been filed for the eight-story mixed-use development at 2455 Telegraph Avenue in Southside, Berkeley. The project is looking to create 68 new apartments and a new home for the Amoeba Record Store. Amoeba co-owners Dave Prinz and Marc Weinstein are jointly responsible for the development.
Demolition permits have been filed for two two-story commercial structures at 2712 and 2714 Telegraph Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The project would replace the older buildings with 50 student-oriented apartments in a six-story building. Panoramic Interests is responsible for the application.
New permits have been filed for the construction of an 88-unit building located at 8301 Macarthur Boulevard in the Eastmont neighborhood of Oakland. The project was previously reported on by SF YIMBY in 2024, when initial approvals came through for the site. The new permits reflect a small increase in scale for the site, raising the total number of units by 6. The development is still sponsored by V23 Investments.
As per a recently released statement by BART, the long-awaited West Oakland BART development project is now taking initial steps towards construction. A portion of the West Oakland BART parking lot is closed this week for preliminary site soil testing and preparations. Site remediation, followed by building construction, is to begin later this year.
Preliminary permits have been filed for a three-story residential infill at 2336 Dwight Way in Southside, Berkeley. The development will produce three units on a property currently occupied by two Victorian homes. Sunday Builders Inc. is responsible for the application.
