After contentious battle, council approves new South Berkeley housing
It was touch-and-go for a while there, but a council majority voted in favor Tuesday night of 50 new units on Adeline Street.
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Dispute over details puts ‘innovative’ deal for new Berkeley housing on hold
In a bizarre twist both sides said was unforeseen, a deal more than a year in the making stalled out Tuesday night prior to a council vote that was expected to bring 50 new units to Berkeley.
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Council to consider zoning appeal for 6-story building in South Berkeley
Tuesday night, council will hear an appeal by local residents fighting a 6-story building in South Berkeley.
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New housing OK’d in Berkeley as ‘YIMBYs’ win the night
A 6-story building set to include 50 rental units and four live-work units was approved Thursday night by Berkeley’s Zoning Adjustments Board, though neighborhood opposition will likely mean an appeal to City Council.
Grocery Outlet to close Aug. 20; housing planned
"We're sad to go," the store wrote in an email to customers. "It is with heavy hearts that we prepare to leave our Berkeley location. "
National construction company moves to Berkeley, will repurpose Flint Ink building as its HQ
PrōVen Management, a national engineering construction company that specializes in large-scale infrastructure projects, is moving its operations from San Francisco’s Jackson Square area to West Berkeley, and is turning the old Flint Ink factory into its new headquarters.
Housing to replace Berkeley Grocery Outlet building
A housing complex has been approved for West Berkeley, along with new retail that may become a grocery store.
‘The Aquatic’ wins easy approval from Berkeley officials
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 commissioners for what they said was its beautiful design and sensitivity to the surrounding neighborhood.
Sierra Nevada’s Berkeley tasting room to open soon
Sierra Nevada's new beer tasting room, the Torpedo Room, will open next month, joining a surge of new beer spots in Berkeley.
Community farm buys 2+ acres in West Berkeley
Urban Adamah has purchased a 2.2-acre lot next to a restored section of Codornices Creek in West Berkeley.
Nine Berkeley buildings win ‘design excellence’ awards
Nine buildings have been singled out as representing the best new design work in Berkeley for 2010-2012. Berkeley Design Advocates, a volunteer group of architects and urban planners, selected three UC Berkeley buildings, a restaurant, a senior home, two retail spaces — one newly built, one restored — a wine store, and the renovation of a branch library from a list of 15 submissions, and handed out the award certificates at a ceremony on Thursday, March 28. (See the 2013 Awards Brochure for full details.)
Sierra Nevada to open beer tasting room on Fourth Street
Sierra Nevada, the craft brewing company known for its pale ale, is planning to open a tasting room on Fourth Street by the end of the year.
House fire on Berkeley’s Benvenue Avenue, no injuries
A home caught fire on Benvenue Avenue just north of Ashby in the early hours of Wednesday.
