Religious Space

2245 Post Street JFCS Frontview Rendering, image by Karin Payson Architecture-Design

Proposed Redevelopment of the JFCS Holocaust Center Receives Initial Approvals

The existing site location of the Jewish Family and Children’s Services building at 2245 Post Street and its neighboring parcel at 2255 Post Street have received a notice of determination, allowing them to proceed to the next phase of development for a new Holocaust Center. The JFCS is self-sponsoring the project, which is to become a combined office space and community building dedicated to the education and awareness of issues surrounding antisemitism, racism, and genocide, both past and present.

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Community Presbyterian Church master plan aerial view, rendering by Dahlin Group

Townhomes Planned By Community Presbyterian Church, Danville

The Danville Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for a townhouse development at 222 West El Pintado in Danville, Contra Costa County. The housing is part of a larger expansion for the religious facility, replacing 19 church-owned single-family homes with townhomes, surface parking, recreational amenities for the on-site school, and a youth ministry building. The Community Presbyterian Church is responsible for the development.

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1708 Harmon Street building along Ellis Street, rendering by Kodama Diseno Architects

Demolition Permits Filed for Future Development Site at 1708 Harmon Street in Berkeley

The Community Housing Development Corporation filed permits yesterday to begin the demolition and initial site preparations for a planned development at 1708 Harmon Street in Berkeley. The South Berkeley location is currently occupied by a single-story structure and surface level parking lot for the neighboring church. The proposal will remove the buildings and parking lot, replacing them with two five-story residential structures, joined at their corners.

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1433 12th Avenue, image courtesy Loop Net

Plans Approved for Conversion Project at 1433 12th Avenue in Oakland

The plans for a church to residential conversion were recently approved by the City of Oakland, taking a major step forward in a long-awaited affordable housing project. The 1433 12th Avenue site is already home to the 1887-built Brooklyn Presbyterian Church and Parish Hall, which is to be converted and incorporated into the project. Brooklyn Arms Apartments is listed as the project owner, with Strive Wealth Builders acting as a project sponsor.

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