The race for the tallest building in Berkeley continues, and it is a contest of single-digit differences. Updated plans have been filed with the Berkeley Planning Department for 2128 Oxford Street, which raises the project to 26 floors and 284 feet tall. The plans are now the tallest proposed building for Downtown Berkeley, extending just seven feet over 1974 Shattuck Avenue.
Renderings have been revealed for the 15-story adaptive reuse of the California Theater at 2113 Kittredge Street in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project would create 214 homes and a new live theater. Gilbane Development Company is responsible for the application.
New plans have been filed for a 17-story residential high-rise at 2274 Shattuck Avenue in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The project benefits from the State Density Bonus Program to create 239 homes above retail. Panoramic Interests is responsible for the application.
New building permits have been filed by Bright Street Inc for 2065 Kittredge Street, an eight-story residential proposal in Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The applications are to demolition two of the three buildings required for the 188-unit development. Chicago-based CA Ventures is responsible as the building owner.
Grosvenor has announced that the official groundbreaking has occurred for 1951 Shattuck Avenue, a new 12-story mixed-use project in Downtown Berkeley. The 163-unit development has received a $90 million construction loan from J.P. Morgan and aims to finish by the second quarter of 2024. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is the project architect.
