Shop Talk: Red Oak Realty/Marvin Gardens Real Estate; Vintage European Posters; Koraa
Two East Bay real estate firms become one; plus colorful crafts on College and Vintage European Posters says adieu.
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The 2019 Berkeley housing pipeline map, a Berkeleyside special report (update)
Berkeleyside’s updated interactive map (originally published in March) shows the locations of about 5,800 housing units built, under construction, approved and proposed in Berkeley as of August 2019.
Housing pipeline: As built units and affordable ones grow, more work remains
Since 2014, there have been 1,022 housing units built, across 17 projects, according to the latest “housing pipeline” report issued by the city. About 842 units, in 15 projects, are expected to be done by 2020.
2019 Berkeley Housing Special
The 2019 Berkeley housing pipeline map, a Berkeleyside special report (update)
Berkeleyside has scoured planning documents and our archives to bring you the latest information about housing built, under construction, approved and proposed in Berkeley as of August 2019.
Completed housing projects in Berkeley (August 2019)
Berkeleyside has pored over city records and our own archives to bring you a roundup of many of the larger housing projects that have been completed since 2012. The report was updated in August.
Berkeley’s changing landscape: August 2019 housing roundup
Berkeleyside has pored over city records and done our own reporting to bring you a robust roundup of recent and forthcoming housing developments around the city. This report was updated in August.
Architecture
Recent Stories
Berkeley to consider prohibiting natural gas in new buildings
To the potential dismay of cooks and chefs, Berkeley City Council is set to discuss an ordinance that would prohibit natural gas infrastructure in new buildings.
Berkeley homeowners fight arcane wording that could subject duplexes to rent control
In 2013, the Rent Board voted that a “natural person” must own a golden duplex to keep it exempt from rent control. That has caused issues for owners who put their homes in revocable living trusts.
One Berkeley block has been in the family for a century. As artists exit, developers circle
The property has hosted everything from a mattress store to an overflowing artist warehouse. Now, as its owners prepare to sell the site, its future is in question.
12-story complex approved on Berkeley Way; vacuum shop to stay downtown
A 12-story, 156-unit project downtown won praise and nearly unanimous approval Thursday from the city’s zoning board. Speakers called it a home run for union labor and the “gold standard” for development.
City sues UC Berkeley for not studying impacts of 30% student enrollment hike
Settlement discussions between the two sides did not go very far, even though Berkeley and Cal both say they want to resolve their differences outside of court.
