A rendering of the house that the Kapors had hoped to build. After waging a six-year legal battle that went all the way to the California Supreme Court the Kapors have decided to sell the property at 2707 Rose St. After waging a six-year legal battle over the right to build a mansion and 10-car […]
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Court takes Berkeley’s side in Mitch Kapor home case
Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor-Klein Update, Sept. 24, 2015: After the Supreme Court’s May ruling, detailed below, the state’s Court of Appeal (First Appellate District) reviewed the issue of CEQA exemption once more, having been remanded to do so by the Supreme Court. On Sept. 23, the Court of Appeal issued its conclusion “that sufficient evidence supports the […]
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State Supreme Court upholds Berkeley’s decision in Mitch Kapor’s bid to build a home in the city
Model of the home Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor and his wife, Freada Kapor Klein, have applied to build at 2707 Rose St. in North Berkeley. Image: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects Update, 3.19.15: The Berkeley Hillside Preservation Group is asking the Supreme Court for a rehearing of its case. It filed its petition on March […]
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State court hears Mitch Kapor Berkeley home case
A model of the home Mitch Kapor and his wife Freada Kapor Klein propose to build on Rose Street in Berkeley. Image: Marcy Wong Donn Logan The long-running saga of philanthropist and Lotus founder Mitch Kapor’s attempt to build a new home in North Berkeley landed at the California Supreme Court in Los Angeles on […]
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Group challenging Mitch Kapor home wins appeal
Mitch Kapor: a stay has been ordered on his plans to build a home in Berkeley Plans by Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor to build a new home in Berkeley, which have been more than two years in the making, have been put on hold following a court ruling in favor of a citizen group challenging […]
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Court date moved in next stage of Mitch Kapor home saga
The original 1925 home on the site of Mitch Kapor's proposed new home at 2707 Rose Street has been demolished. Photos: Tracey Taylor Update, 01.31.12: Both parties in the 2707 Rose Street case, which went to appeal and was heard in the First Appellate District, Division 4, California Court of Appeal in San Francisco on January 24th, […]
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Mitch Kapor takes first step to building Berkeley home
Jason Strauss sent in this photo of the demolition under way of the abandoned home on 2707 Rose Street, a property owned by Mitch Kapor Fifteen months after Mitch Kapor received permission from the city of Berkeley to build a home at 2707 Rose Street, the Lotus founder and philanthropist has begun to dismantle the abandoned 2-story, […]
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Protesters in Mitch Kapor case say the battle is not over
Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor-Klein. A group of north Berkeley residents who are contesting the construction of a new home by Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor on his property at 2707 Rose Street say they may move for a new trial after a judge ruled against them in December. “The case is not yet […]
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Lotus founder may yet build his Berkeley home
A model of the home Mitch Kapor hopes to build at 2707 Rose Street in north Berkeley. A group of north Berkeley residents who are trying to prevent Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor and his wife from building a new home in the city lost their case which was heard in the Alameda County […]
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Judge hears Mitch Kapor Berkeley home case
Architect’s model of the proposed home for Mitch Kapor and his wife Freada Kapor-Klein. Architect’s model of the proposed home for Mitch Kapor and his wife Freada Kapor-Klein. A long-awaited hearing was held on Wednesday morning at Alameda County Superior Court in a case that sees the city of Berkeley pitched against a group of Berkeley residents […]
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Kapor Foundation supports diversity in science effort
Mitch Kapor Mitch Kapor, the philanthropist and founder of Lotus, has not allowed the difficulties he is facing building a home in Berkeley to deter him from channeling his money into good causes based in our city. The Mitchell Kapor Foundation recently announced a five year renewable gift of $250,000 to UC Berkeley’s College of […]
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Will Mitch Kapor persevere to get his Berkeley home?
It’s been a while since we checked in on Lotus founder and philanthropist Mitch Kapor and his attempt to move to Berkeley — indeed to build a new home for himself here. As some readers will doubtless remember, late in 2009 Mr Kapor applied to build a 6,478 sq ft, contemporary house in north Berkeley […]