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Application filed for 12-story, 156-unit building in downtown Berkeley
The developers are targeting people who live and work in Berkeley, families and people who want to downsize, and professionals who want to be able to take public transit.
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Construction starts on 16-story downtown hotel, a block from UC Berkeley
The hotel only went forward after the Council twice agreed to defer fees owed by the developer. That lowered the developers' upfront costs and increased profit margins.
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Harold Way project team asks Berkeley to push building permit deadline to 2020
The developer behind the tallest apartment building approved downtown has asked the city for one more year to meet the deadline to apply for the permit needed to break ground.
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Every two hours workers head out to their cars to put more money in their meters. This creates a parking crunch for shoppers and is one of the byproducts of so much building.
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Construction begins on downtown Berkeley apartment building, 5 years after it...
The units will have "chic amenities" and the complex will include a gym and parking garage. The project should be finished by mid-2020.
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‘Berkeley Plaza’ on Harold Way gets 1 more year to build
City staff has given the Berkeley Plaza complex at Harold Way another year to seek its building permit, according to a planning department letter sent Friday.
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274 new units approved over downtown Berkeley Walgreens
Thursday night, Berkeley's zoning board approved an 18-story mixed-use building at the downtown Walgreens site, set to bring 274 new apartments to the city.
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Berkeley zoning board to 12-story developer: ‘Funk this thing up’
Zoning board members got their first chance to weigh in on plans for a new 12-story building proposed on Shattuck at Berkeley Way. Their advice? Have some fun with the design so it reflects more of...
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Berkeley launches ambitious downtown traffic makeover to improve safety
Work has begun to reconfigure the dangerous downtown area around the intersection of Shattuck and University into a friendlier thoroughfare for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.
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Officials say yes to 274 units over downtown Berkeley Walgreens
A City Council majority affirmed approval Thursday night of an 18-story building with 274 units planned at the site of the downtown Berkeley Walgreens at 2190 Shattuck Ave.
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New ‘vision plan’ imagines 3-mile greenway from downtown Berkeley to Bay Bridge
Asphalt and car lanes would be replaced with grass, playgrounds, seating and eating areas — transforming what is now concrete into a pedestrian and bicycle pathway.
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12-story complex approved on Berkeley Way; vacuum shop to stay downtown
A 12-story, 156-unit project downtown won praise and nearly unanimous approval Thursday from the city's zoning board. Speakers called it a home run for union labor and the "gold standard" for development.
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Beyoncé or Bears Boulevard? You could rename (2 blocks of) Shattuck
As downtown Berkeley streets are reconfigured, the city is asking the public to weigh in on what one of the revamped stretches should be called.
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