Resources for Community Development has opened a six-story and 87-unit project located at 2001 Ashby Avenue in South Berkeley. The project, named after Councilwoman Maudelle Miller Shirek, was first brought in 2021, with ground-breaking occurring in 2022. Delays caused the building to overshoot its projected opening date in 2024, but the project has now made it to completion, and is moving in tenants.
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.
The Berkeley Design Review Committee is scheduled to review plans for an eight-story apartment complex to rise at 2655 Shattuck Avenue in South Berkeley, Alameda County. Plans for the site were first revealed in late 2023, with formal permits filed in May last year. The proposal could bring nearly a hundred units along the major thoroughfare equidistant between the Downtown and Ashby BART stations.
The Berkeley Zoning Adjustment Board is scheduled to review plans for the seven-story 2550 Shattuck Avenue close to Downtown Berkeley, Alameda County. The proposal aims to create 72 apartments with retail for the corner lot. 4Terra Investments is listed as the project applicant.
Building permits have been filed for the five-story affordable housing complex at 1708 Harmon Street in South Berkeley, Alameda County. The proposal could bring new senior housing in the backyard of the Ephesians Church Of God In Christ. The project will be developed by the Community Housing Development Corporation of North Richmond.
