Renderings For UC Berkeley Dorms at 2200 Bancroft Way, Berkeley - San Francisco YIMBY

By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on October 22, 2024

New details have been published alongside a recent public meeting for a 23-story student dorm at 2200 Bancroft Way in Southside, Berkeley. The undergraduate dorm is expected to replace a university-owned two-story commercial structure and surface parking lot with as many as 1,634 beds and a new dining facility. UC Berkeley Capital Strategies is responsible for the application.

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing looking east, rendering by KieranTimberlake

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing massing, illustration by KieranTimberlake

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing lobby entrance, rendering by KieranTimberlake

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing floor plan, illustration by KieranTimberlake

The 23-story tower will yield approximately 340,000 square feet of housing and 19,500 square feet of open space. The block-wide massing will be articulated with a three-story podium, a 12-story extension, and the striking 23-story tower. Residential amenities include a 500-seat two-story dining facility, social lounges, laundry rooms, and a fitness center. Additional podium amenities will include bicycle storage and a central courtyard.

The representative for UC Berkeley Capital Strategies confirmed for YIMBY that the tower will rise approximately 260 feet tall, with the south addition rising 118 feet above grade. This makes it the fourth-tallest tower in Berkeley’s pipeline, surpassed by a trio of residential proposals at 2190 Shattuck Avenue, 2128 Oxford Street, and the potential tallest building at 1998 Shattuck Avenue. In each case, these projects hope to capture the intense demand for student housing generated by the university.

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing lobby interior, rendering by KieranTimberlake

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing sidewalk view, rendering by KieranTimberlake

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing seen along Durant, rendering by KieranTimberlake

Philadelphia-based KieranTimberlake is responsible for the design. Illustrations show a minimalist contemporary design wrapped in white and grey panels around floor-to-ceiling windows. The podium will be clad with stone panels, while the tower facade will have glass-fiber reinforced concrete panels. Speaking with YIMBY, the UC Berkeley Capital Strategies representative emphasizes that while the renderings have recently been shared, the team is “planning to present the proposed project to the UC Board of Regents for approval in early 2025. Until then, the project’s design and construction schedule are not finalized.”

The 0.8-acre property is located on the southwest corner of the UC Berkeley Campus along Fulton Street between Bancroft Way and Durant Avenue. Residents will be a block from Shattuck Avenue and three blocks from the retail-rich Telegraph Avenue to the east. Downtown Berkeley BART Station will be under ten minutes away on foot.

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing pedestrian view from Fulton and Durant, rendering by KieranTimberlake

Bancroft-Fulton Student Housing site location, illustration by KieranTimberlake

Construction is expected to cost around $465 million, with final approval from the UC Regents in January next year. Construction is expected to last from October 2025 through July 2028. The team is aiming to achieve LEED Gold certification.

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