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Sports Basement to take over historic Berkeley ice rink
Five years after closure, Berkeley Iceland is derelict and graffittied. Photo: Sports Basement Mayor Tom Bates fell on his butt there. Susan Wengraf and Gordon Wozniak fondly recalled children’s...
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ZAB tells Berkeley cannabis collective to shut down
Code enforcement officer Greg Daniel and Deputy City Attorney Laura McKinney prepare to present report to Zoning Adjustments Board. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel After listening to residents complain how...
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Wareham: Preservation of historic factory too expensive
Wareham Development will demolish the seismically unstable Copra Warehouse at 740 Heinz Ave. to build a new laboratory. Photo: Ira Serkes Four years after Wareham Development proposed transforming a...
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740 Heinz project moves forward, sans historic walls
The Copra Warehouse at night. Photo: Ira Serkes On Tuesday night, a Berkeley City Council majority upheld a 2012 zoning panel decision to allow the construction of a new 100,000-square-foot lab...
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Decision on project at Durant, Channing delayed
The view, looking north from Channing Way toward Durant Avenue, of a housing development proposed in downtown Berkeley. Photo: Emilie Raguso Berkeley commissioners have postponed their vote on a...
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Berkeley zoning board approves 78-unit Durant
The Durant, as it would be viewed from Durant Avenue. (Click the image to see how it would look from Channing Way.) Image: The Austin Group The Zoning Adjustments Board approved a new 78-unit apartment...
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City approves sour-beer brewery for ‘beer geeks’
The Rare Barrel has documented its development on Facebook. Click the photo for more images. Photo: The Rare Barrel A new West Berkeley craft brewery, with a focus on ‘sour beer,’ was approved last...
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Early high-rise plans lack inspiration, say commissioners
This 17-story, 355-unit development (shown above in light blue and tan) would take the place of the property that now includes The Shattuck Cinemas, Habitot Children’s Museum and a number of small...
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Acheson Commons sent back to Berkeley zoning board
Acheson Commons is a mixed-use development planned at University and Shattuck. Image: Kirk Peterson Architects A 205-unit apartment complex planned for downtown Berkeley is going back to the city’s...
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Berkeley Council declares Greenleaf public nuisance
The building at 1515 Dwight Way where Greenleaf was operating a medical cannabis collective. Photo: Greenleaf Greenleaf Wellness Group, which had been operating a medical cannabis collective at 1515...
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‘The Durant’ apartments win approval from City Council
The Durant, as it would be viewed from Durant Avenue. (Click the image to see how it would look from Channing Way.) Image: Johnson Lyman Architects Tuesday night, the Berkeley City Council upheld a...
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Berkeley neighbors’ bid to halt Starbucks stumbles
Independent coffee shop Mokka, which is two blocks south of the proposed new Starbucks at 3001 Telegraph Ave. supports an appeal lodged by neighbors, many of whom are loyal customers. Photo: Tracey...
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City’s largest apartment building ever gets go-ahead
A rendering of the Acheson Commons complex on University Avenue, which now will go forward. Image: Kirk Peterson Architects Acheson Commons, the largest apartment complex ever planned for Berkeley’s...
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Mixed-use 6-story building approved on Addison Street
A new 69-unit building, with 7,240 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor, has been approved by the city’s zoning board for construction on Addison Street. The six-story 60-foot-tall...
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Developer submits 8-story project for University, Milvia
The eight-story “Stonefire” building has been proposed at Milvia and University. For context, nearby Berkeley Central on Center Street rises nine stories. Image: Johnson Lyman Architects A new...
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Berkeley neighbors fight micro-unit proposal on Shattuck
The proposed 30,079-square-foot micro-unit development at 2701 Shattuck Ave., at Derby Street, in Berkeley. Image: Lowney Architecture A 70-unit five-story building proposed at Shattuck Avenue and...
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Zoning board asks micro-unit developer to shrink proposal
Proposed micro-unit development at 2701 Shattuck Ave., at Derby Street, in Berkeley. Image: Lowney Architecture Berkeley zoning board members voted Thursday night to ask developers to reduce the size...
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‘The Aquatic’ wins easy approval from Berkeley officials
Image: Trachtenberg Architects A proposal for a new University Avenue mixed-use development, set to include 58 units, sailed through Berkeley zoning board review Thursday night, winning acclaim from...
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‘Innovative’ housing with rooftop farms set for southside
A photo-simulation of Garden Village at 2201 Dwight Way in Berkeley. Image: Stanley Saitowitz/Natoma Architects City zoning board members approved a 77-unit mixed-use housing development near downtown...
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Berkeley units to stay rent-controlled after 2012 fire
The March 2012 fire at 2227 Dwight Way caused extensive damage to the building and displaced many residents. Photo: Tracey Taylor A three-story, six-unit apartment building destroyed by fire early last...
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