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Originally Posted by unpermitted_variance
Major increase to height and mass for another one of the Downtown Berkeley tower proposals. I can see this one catching NIMBY flak over the sheer scale of the proposal, but it's an appropriate density for a site right next to UC Berkeley and one block from BART.
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Looks good, and more housing is good.
What doesn't feel as good though, is the fact that a dozen retail spaces will be demolished, with only 6 new ones built in their place. Multiply that trend by say, a dozen new buildings, and downtown Berkeley could end up noticeably less lively. It's something that concerns me about new development in general, not just in Berkeley. That being said, a half dozen retail spaces in a new building is definitely better than 1 or 2 spaces, or none, which is often what ends up happening.