Berkeley’s zoning commission approved a mixed-use residential development on Shattuck Avenue in an apprehensive vote last Thursday, rejecting the developer’s request to waive Berkeley’s affordable housing requirement.
Proposed by Berkeley-based Stackhouse De La Peña Trachtenberg Architects, the project will demolish two single-story commercial structures at 2700 Shattuck Ave. The buildings, currently vacant, will be replaced by an eight-story, mixed-use development with more than 350 residential units — including 38 affordable housing units.
Commissioners on the Zoning Adjustments Board, or ZAB, deliberated granting the developer’s request to waive a city fee for not providing enough affordable housing but ultimately approved the project without the concession.
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