The Republic of Berkeley

02/02/2024

YIMBY or NIMBY here's a good updated/ neutral map of all the proposed developments under construction or in the pipeline for Berkeley. If you click on the numbers they go to articles from various sources about the projects. There's also pictures of what the project should look like and pictures of what's there now.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1DAOhWMGII579mvz7sIghdMN-XJWSAOg&usp=sharing

I'm a local realtor but this has nothing to do with my job except showing clients what might be built in a neighborhood that they are looking in. Almost all of the 146 projects are rentals (almost no condos).

I started keeping track of this last year as I live right by Berkeley High school which, if you look at the map, is near ground zero. I like to think of myself as neither NIMBY or YIMBY but I'm glad I have a driveway! You might want to bookmark and send to friends or neighbors. I update it weekly.

What do you think of the new projects? Are you a YIMBY or NIMBY?

Eric Gellerman
Red Oak Realty
DRE #02198966
[email protected]
(if you see any mistakes or ommissions to the map please email them to me)

09/28/2023

Supportive housing for 39 formerly homeless people broke ground this week on University Ave.

See #2 on our map below of Berkeley development.

The project at 1367 University Ave. in Berkeley was delayed three years and is expected to open its doors by the end of summer 2024.

09/28/2023

1400 unit dorm coming to South Berkeley. Of course this has been #37 on our map for over 6 months (see map in comments).

The UC Board of Regents has dedicated $7 million to kick-start the pre-development of a new student housing complex at 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside...

09/19/2023

Come see the transformation of 1454 Portland Ave in ALBANY. Open 2-4pm Sat and Sun.
Eric Gellerman
DRE #0219896

www.1452portland.com

Every square inch of the inside and outside of this house was refreshed to make it "move in" ready.
--2 blocks from Solano and just up from Memorial Park and Albany High School.
--4 bedroom, 2 bath. 1627 square ft.
--Interior and exterior paint
--Refinished and new hardwood floors.
--Newly landscaped with an efficient automatic watering system.

09/17/2023

See what's coming to the 5.5 acre parking lot at North Berkeley BART. Newly released renderings between 3 stories and 8 stories. 750 units.

It's #1 on the map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1DAOhWMGII579mvz7sIghdMN-XJWSAOg&usp=sharing

08/04/2023

The second tallest building in Berkeley will look like this. See #23 on the map:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/1/edit?mid=1DAOhWMGII579mvz7sIghdMN-XJWSAOg&usp=sharing

08/02/2023

Big changes coming to Gilman St exit on the freeway. See #116 on the map.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1DAOhWMGII579mvz7sIghdMN-XJWSAOg&ll=37.86809792905108%2C-122.29171856212501&z=13

07/17/2023

Golden Gate Fields is closing? What should they do with the land?

It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing. Golden Gate Fields will...

07/14/2023

Sharing another great listing with the famed Ann Arriola Plant I'll be there this weekend basking in the sun on the deck. Come by and CHECK IT OUT.
This house was built in 2015 and we "refreshed" it over the last couple of months so it's basically new. All electric, owned solar panels, views of Golden Gate and Bay Bridge, garage with charger etc and lots of indoor/outdoor living space.
Website should be working later today: www.969cragmont.com

07/13/2023

Very SAD day. 127 years is a pretty good run..

Employees, bartenders and craft brewing legends all had emotional reactions to the news...

06/15/2023

Huge bummer. All the movie theaters are closing. I guess I'm just as guilty as anyone else as I've been in a movie theater maybe 5 times in the last three years? Most people have gone maybe even less than I have. What do you think?

Landmark Albany Twin on Solano Avenue, which has been operating for over 80 years, is the latest local movie house closing its curtains.

06/05/2023

What a great artist and inspiration!

Paul Canin of Berkeley, 100, used a brush made from his own hair to paint scenes from the eight months he spent in a German POW camp.

05/29/2023

Demolition has started on 2065 Kittredge (next to the Shattuck Hotel). Check out #29 on the map in the comments below to see all the articles, pictures and rendering of this project. 188 units, 8 stories.

05/27/2023

Hopefully they open up the pier soon (like in the next decade). A glimmer of hope.

The vision of Berkeley to San Francisco ferry service took a step forward with the grant to fund design and environmental review work.

05/26/2023

It would be great to finance this project by building housing over the freeway to pay for the 2 mile tunnel. Kill 2 birds with one stone: Housing and access to the Marina and offset the cost by selling housing to people that actually want to buy.

From moving the entire interstate underground to building a park above it, some in Berkeley have big ideas for the Eastshore Freeway.

05/25/2023

Michelin star restaurant closes due to a break-in. Not great for Oakland. Maybe if the cities of the East Bay prioritized what they consider "petty crime" we wouldn't have this ripple effect. Horrible for small businesses.

The popular Oakland restaurant was recently added to the Michelin Guide.

05/25/2023

I'm a fan of the "have it all" little hardware stores. This hurts.

“San Francisco residents need to be trying to rid themselves of their Amazon habit,”...