Satellite Affordable Housing Associates is moving forward with a new CEQA notice of exemption for the demolition of three vacant buildings and the construction of a 59-unit apartment building. The project, located at 6375 Thornton Avenue in Newark, will be 100% affordable housing, with a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom units.
EAH Housing has secured a new $12.8 Million loan to finish their affordable housing development at 4300 San Pablo Avenue in Emeryville. The KTGY-designed project has been in the works since 2020 but has hit several funding roadblocks delaying completion. The recent funding, approved by the Emeryville city council, hopes to push the project over the finish line.
Last week, the Livermore Planning Commission approved the redevelopment and conversion of a large office park in Northwest Livermore into 450 homes. The Developer, Align Real Estate, applied to re-zone the 27-acre area at 3011, 3055, and 3077 Triad Drive, and redivide the area into new housing.
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.
Despite objections from contraction unions, an application to introduce a new residential project continues to progress for a site located at 3000 Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The project proposal includes the construction of a new 10-story development offering space for residential and commercial uses. The project site currently houses Berkeley Gas and Smog gas station. NX Ventures is the project applicant and property owner. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the designs. InsideOut is responsible for landscape architecture.
