UC Berkeley has celebrated the official groundbreaking for their latest campus expansion, the UC Berkeley Engineering Center. The $95 million project makes adaptive reuse of the existing building, transforming the concrete structure into a prominent lightweight glass and steel skin centerpiece designed by Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill. The new engineering center is expected to open in Berkeley by early 2025.
New renderings have been released for a mixed-use project proposed for development at 3120 Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. The project proposal includes the construction of a zero net energy mixed-use building offering permanently affordable residential spaces and commercial spaces. Northern California Land Trust (NCLT) is the project owner. SCB Architects is responsible for the designs.
The pre-application has been filed for a new eight-story residential infill at 2660 Bancroft Way and the adaptive reuse of the Bancroft Hotel at 2680 Bancroft Way in Berkeley’s Southside neighborhood. The plans will add over a hundred homes directly across from UC Berkeley. Daryl Ross, the owner of Bancroft Hotel, is listed as the property owner.
New renderings have been released ahead of a meeting scheduled to review a mixed-use project proposed for development at 1598 University Avenue in Central Berkeley. The project proposal includes the construction of an eight-story mixed-use building offering residential and commercial spaces. The project calls for the demolition of an existing non-residential structure on the site.
The Berkeley Zoning Board has unanimously approved permits for 2190 Shattuck Avenue, one of the tallest buildings in the city’s pipeline. The 25-story project is expected to rise from the Downtown Berkeley core with 326 homes above retail. Landmark Properties, the project applicant, is likely to start construction as soon as next summer.
