The Planning Commission has issued new building permits for 389 Ninth Avenue in Oakland’s waterfront development, Brooklyn Basin. The six-story building, also called Parcel A2, or Foon Lok East, will contribute 124 affordable housing units to the 3,700-unit masterplan. MidPen Housing Corporation is the building developer, with Signature Development Group responsible for the master plan.
New plans have been filed for a five-story residential development at 2800 Telegraph Avenue, in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The project will replace a single-story commercial structure with thirteen new homes. Berkeley-based Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the design.
The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for a four-story research and development facility at 700 Grayson Street in Southwest Berkeley, Alameda County. The project would demolish two existing industrial buildings. REDCO Development is the project applicant.
New renderings have been revealed for a 16-story residential infill at 2420 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The transit-oriented proposal will reshape the low-rise lot with 146 new homes, ground-level retail, and no vehicular parking. NX Ventures is responsible for the application. Today’s story comes less than a week after NX Ventures and Trachtenberg Architects filed plans for the tallest proposed tower in Berkeley at the McDonals at 1974 Shattuck Avenue.
Recent permit activity shows plans are moving ahead to entitle a Life Sciences building at 2900 Harbor Bay Parkway in Alameda, Alameda County. The project would reshape a vacant 5.5-acre plot of waterfront land with a Research and Development building rather than the existing entitled plans for a Marriott Inn hotel. JLL is responsible for the property’s marketing.
