City leaders are launching a new effort to create “objective standards” that could determine how easy it is to build in Berkeley.
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Condo project set for latest review
A 12-story building set to include 92 condominiums and nearly 12,000 square feet of commercial space could get its penultimate review from Berkeley’s Design Review Committee tonight, Aug. 20. The 120-foot-tall building would, if approved, take the place of one- and two-story buildings that currently exist on the block, housing several local businesses, including Berkeley Vacuum, the Missing […]
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Developer of downtown Berkeley hotel offers ‘tapered’ tower; hopes for quick design review
Berkeley’s Design Review Committee will get an early peek this week of new, revised plans for the high-rise hotel on Shattuck Avenue and Center Street — part of the developers’ push to get the project through the planning process quickly. The plan just submitted shows an 18-story building, rather than 16-story hotel, although both the new and […]
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UC Berkeley building set for Northside comes under fire
UPDATE, APRIL 23, 2014: Several trees were cut down early today, Wednesday April 23, on the site of the proposed new building. Reports suggest crews were working on the trees at 7 a.m. Ted Friedman filed this photograph showing a cleared area next to the volleyball court: ORIGINAL STORY: Neighbors to a proposed new UC Berkeley […]
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Acheson Commons: Large change for downtown
One of the first projects to be built under Berkeley’s recently adopted Downtown Area Plan will be Acheson Commons which will transform the entire city block bordered by University Avenue, Shattuck and Walnut streets, and Berkeley Way. The project, which has been under discussion for some time, was the subject of a rare joint meeting of the […]