New plan calls for 10 theaters at 2211 Harold Way
The developer of 2211 Harold Way and Landmark Theatres are nearing a deal to increase the number of movie theaters in the 302-unit building in downtown Berkeley to 10 — but detractors say the changes...
View ArticleHarold Way project gets Landmarks Commission approval
A controversial mixed-use project proposed in downtown Berkeley won an important permit Thursday night after a 6-3 vote from Berkeley’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. The commission had been tasked...
View ArticleZAB approves Harold Way use permit with increased affordable housing provision
After over 30 meetings since an initial application in December 2012, the 18-story multi-use Berkeley Plaza project at 2211 Harold Way received its use permit from the Zoning Adjustments Board on...
View ArticleNumerous appeals filed for Berkeley’s Harold Way project
A number of different groups – including the developer himself – have filed appeals asking the Berkeley City Council to overturn various permit approvals for 2211 Harold Way in downtown Berkeley. Mark...
View ArticleBerkeley City Council to consider Harold Way appeals
There have been more than 35 public hearings over the 180-foot-high 302-unit building proposed for 2211 Harold Way and at most of those meetings a dedicated group of people has objected to its...
View ArticleBerkeley approves construction of Harold Way high-rise
After three years and 37 public meetings, the Berkeley City Council on Tuesday night approved plans to build an 18-story, 302-unit mixed-use complex in Berkeley’s downtown. The vote, which followed...
View ArticleLawsuits filed to stop building of Harold Way complex
Update: This story was updated Jan. 15 to add another lawsuit. Scroll to the bottom of the story for details. Kelly Hammargren, one of the most active opponents of the planned 18-story high-rise at...
View ArticleCourt considers challenge to Berkeley high-rise
Two opponents of the 18-story apartment complex planned for 2211 Harold Way in downtown Berkeley made a case in court Friday that the approval of the 302-unit building should be revisited. Kelly...
View ArticleJudge tosses out legal challenge to Berkeley high-rise
An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Wednesday denied numerous challenges to the Environmental Impact Report prepared for 2211 Harold Way, meaning that construction of an 18-story, 302-unit...
View ArticleHarold Way project team asks Berkeley to push building permit deadline to 2020
The developer behind the tallest apartment building approved downtown has asked the city for one more year to meet the deadline to apply for the permit needed to break ground.
View Article‘Berkeley Plaza’ on Harold Way gets 1 more year to build
City staff has given the Berkeley Plaza complex at Harold Way another year to seek its building permit, according to a planning department letter sent Friday.
View ArticleHabitot Children’s Museum is ready to move, but fundraising poses a challenge
Now that the 18-story complex at 2211 Harold Way has fallen through, Habitot no longer faces immediate eviction. But it must still raise millions to move to its new site in South Berkeley
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