Site of Berkeley balcony collapse sold, with promise of affordable housing By Nico SavidgeFeb. 132022Feb. 142022 K Street Flats was quietly purchased last fall by an obscure Central Valley housing agency that owns several Bay Area apartment buildings.
New plaque commemorates 6 killed in 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse By Martin MercyJuly 232018Aug. 62019 A plaque honoring the six young lives that were lost when a balcony collapsed in downtown Berkeley in 2015 was unveiled Saturday in downtown Berkeley.
Deadly Berkeley balcony collapse lawsuit settled By Frances DinkelspielNov. 212017Nov. 212017 The families of those killed or injured in the 2015 balcony collapsed reached a legal settlement with the building’s owner and the property manager.
Water-absorbent material caused fatal balcony collapse, state says By Natalie OrensteinJune 22017July 252018 New information released by the state shows how the Library Gardens balcony builders made deadly departures from the design specifications.
Some lawsuits connected to 2015 deadly balcony collapse have been settled By Frances DinkelspielMay 52017July 252018 Some of the defendants in the lawsuits connected to the collapse have agreed to pay restitution to those killed or injured.
State revokes license of firm that built Library Gardens, site of fatal balcony collapse By Frances DinkelspielApril 252017July 252018 California has revoked the license of Segue Construction which oversaw construction of the building where a balcony sheared off June 16, 2015, killing six.
Site of fatal balcony collapse rebranded: It’s now K Street Flats, not Library Gardens By Frances DinkelspielJan. 252017July 252018 Library Gardens, the site of the 2015 fatal balcony collapse, has been rebranded as K Street Flats and repainted a bright blue.
State files legal action against Library Gardens contractor By Frances DinkelspielNov. 302016March 292021
Five contractors face possible license revocation in balcony collapse review By Lance KnobelApril 112016July 252018
402 Berkeley buildings found to need fixes after launch of inspection program spurred by balcony collapse By Emilie RagusoFeb. 102016July 82021