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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Berkeley home, formerly for sale for $1, demolished to make room for apartments
The developer and preservationists had hoped to save it, but the house was so large it would have to be cut in two to be brought through Berkeley streets.
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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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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Preservationists are gearing up for another battle to fight a 180-foot tower proposed above what is now a Walgreens store on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley.
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Work should begin mid-summer on the construction of 205 apartments on University Avenue right near UC Berkeley.
