Missing-Middle Gentle Apartment Building on College Av

Missing-Middle Gentle Apartment Building on College Av

Berkeley, California · APN 2887 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705

2887 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705

Missing-Middle (gentle density) apartment building on Berkeley's mixed-use artery Colleve Avenue. The City of Berkeley's planning staff has publicly identified exactly three sites on College Avenue as the most likely redevelopment candidates under the Berkeley Corridors Zoning Update — and 2887 College is the one. It's the strip mall anchored by the 7-Eleven at College and Russell, sitting on a deep commercial parcel in the Elmwood. City Council signaled support in November 2025 for raising the height cap on College Avenue, with a vocal contingent pushing for as many as seven stories. Even at the more conservative end of the proposal, the site comfortably accommodates a 3–4 story missing-middle building of roughly 15–30 units.

Natural hazard profile

Site risk profile

Wildfire

USDA WHP 2023

Flood

FEMA NFHL

Wind
low

~100 mph design

Seismic

USGS ASCE 7-22

Scores 1–10 · Sources: USDA WHP 2023, FEMA NFHL, USGS ASCE 7-22, geographic estimate

Site intelligence

Elevation
79.179733276 ft

Workflow progress

7 of 11 stages active64%
  • 00 Collective Formation
  • 01 Parcel Feasibility
  • 02 Lot Fit
  • 03 Jurisdiction
  • 04 Vernacular Research
  • 05 Design
  • 06 BIM / CAD
  • 07 Deliverables
  • 08 Permit Strategy
  • 09 Value Engineering
  • 10 Go Deeper

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