Where every tracked housing project stands right now, binned by the furthest hard evidence on its record — dates, permits and inspections, never status labels alone. The pattern to see: Berkeley's pipe doesn't close by denial; it narrows by waiting.
Block width ∝ units. Exits: 60 (1,219 proposed units) withdrawn by their applicants; 8 (13 proposed units) denied; 10 (766 proposed units) expired or voided. UC projects excluded (self-permitted, counted in beds).
3,446 units across 149 projects
In intake or under consideration at the planning counter. The clock that matters here is deemed-complete → decision.
| project | units | in this state since | time in state | status evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 San Pablo Ave | 323 | 2022-03-17 | 4.6 yrs | Pre-Application |
| 1900 Fourth St | 260 | 2018-03-08 | 8.6 yrs | Under Review |
| 1914 Fifth St | 257 | 2020-09-25 | 6.0 yrs | Under Review |
| 2920 Shattuck Ave | 242 | 2022-09-03 | 4.1 yrs | Under Review |
| 2601 San Pablo Ave | 223 | 2022-12-02 | 3.8 yrs | Under Review |
| 1581 University Ave | 158 | 2024-06-14 | 2.3 yrs | Under Review |
| 2733 San Pablo Ave | 152 | 2023-06-22 | 3.3 yrs | Under Review |
| 2847 Shattuck Ave | 136 | 2024-06-18 | 2.3 yrs | Under Review |
| 2420 Shattuck Ave | 132 | 2022-10-28 | 3.9 yrs | Under Review |
| 2720 San Pablo Ave | 117 | 2024-06-18 | 2.3 yrs | Under Review |
| 2847 Shattuck Ave | 112 | 2022-09-28 | 4.0 yrs | Under Review |
| 2109 Milvia St | 105 | 2023-07-07 | 3.3 yrs | Under Review |
Showing the 12 largest by units — 149 projects total in this state.
6,924 units across 171 projects
THE WAITING ROOM. Fully approved and legal to seek a permit — nothing is being built. Housing dies of waiting here, not denial. Under BMC 23.404.060 a permit becomes LAPSE-ELIGIBLE one year after approval unless exercised (a filed building-permit application protects; the declaration is discretionary). The tiers, from the record: 4 projects (1,466 units) are MOBILIZING with live permit applications; 19 (1,403) are fresh; 146 projects (3,931 units) are ALREADY LAPSE-ELIGIBLE — the city has declared none of them lapsed. (2 more show an issued permit not yet linked to the project in our record — data queue.)
| project | units | in this state since | time in state | status evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750 Sacramento St | 739 | 2024-12-11 | 1.8 yrs | MOBILIZING — BP application live (B2025-05535, Pending Payment) |
| 1974 Shattuck Ave | 599 | 2025-06-03 | 1.3 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2026-06-03) |
| 2128 Oxford St | 456 | 2024-09-12 | 2.1 yrs | MOBILIZING — BP application live (B2024-00318, Approved w/Conditions) |
| 2700 Shattuck Ave | 359 | 2026-07-09 | 0.2 yrs | fresh (<1 yr entitled) |
| 2190 Shattuck Ave | 326 | 2023-04-06 | 3.5 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2024-04-06) |
| 2029 University Ave | 240 | 2025-11-13 | 0.9 yrs | fresh (<1 yr entitled) |
| 2274 Shattuck Ave | 227 | 2025-04-22 | 1.5 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2026-04-22) |
| 1899 Oxford St | 222 | 2026-01-22 | 0.7 yrs | MOBILIZING — BP application live (B2026-02298, Pending Payment) |
| 2015 Blake St | 219 | 2021-09-23 | 5.0 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2022-09-23) |
| 2115 Kittredge St | 211 | 2024-06-04 | 2.3 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2025-06-04) |
| 2100 Milvia St | 201 | 2025-06-12 | 1.3 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2026-06-12) |
| 2065 Kittredge St | 189 | 2023-01-31 | 3.7 yrs | LAPSE-ELIGIBLE (since 2024-01-31) |
Showing the 12 largest by units — 171 projects total in this state.
205 units across 73 projects
A building permit was issued more than two years ago and the record shows no inspection ever called on it. 73 projects sit here.
| project | units | in this state since | time in state | status evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1740 San Pablo Ave | 54 | 2025-12-18 | 0.8 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 2587 Telegraph Ave | 52 | 2025-04-14 | 1.5 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 2317 Channing Way | 17 | 2025-09-08 | 1.1 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 1331 Ashby Ave | 6 | 2023-04-04 | 3.5 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 2371 Oak St | 2 | 2025-09-18 | 1.1 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 2707 Rose St | 2 | 2024-08-28 | 2.1 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 1218 Santa Fe Ave | 2 | 2021-06-09 | 5.3 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 3228 Adeline St | 2 | 2018-11-02 | 7.9 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 2701 Durant Ave | 2 | 2023-05-01 | 3.4 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 1729 Eighth St | 2 | 2025-08-11 | 1.2 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 1627 Jaynes St | 2 | 2026-01-14 | 0.7 yrs | no inspection on record |
| 2523 Tenth St | 1 | 2022-11-14 | 3.9 yrs | no inspection on record |
Showing the 12 largest by units — 73 projects total in this state.
883 units across 178 projects
A building permit is issued and the work is being inspected. Of these 178 projects, 116 had an inspection in the last six months, 62 were last inspected more than six months ago, and 0 have a permit issued within the last two years and no inspection yet. The last column gives the latest inspection on the record.
| project | units | in this state since | time in state | status evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1598 University Ave | 207 | 2024-07-15 | 2.2 yrs | last inspection 2026-05-20 |
| 1701 San Pablo Ave | 110 | 2025-05-06 | 1.4 yrs | last inspection 2026-05-13 |
| 2538 Durant Ave | 83 | 2024-09-24 | 2.0 yrs | last inspection 2026-05-21 |
| 2300 Ellsworth St | 69 | 2025-09-04 | 1.1 yrs | last inspection 2026-05-22 |
| 2902 Adeline St | 54 | 2025-02-27 | 1.6 yrs | last inspection 2026-09-22 |
| 2024 Ashby Ave | 50 | 2026-03-26 | 0.5 yrs | last inspection 2026-09-16 |
| 2442 Haste St | 38 | 2026-05-20 | 0.4 yrs | last inspection 2026-09-21 |
| 2403 San Pablo Ave | 36 | 2025-06-03 | 1.3 yrs | last inspection 2026-05-22 |
| 2328 Channing Way | 13 | 2024-09-05 | 2.1 yrs | last inspection 2026-05-20 |
| 3051 Adeline St | 8 | 2019-11-12 | 6.9 yrs | last inspection 2021-08-24 |
| 805 Jones St | 6 | 2024-09-06 | 2.1 yrs | last inspection 2025-11-13 |
| 2330 Blake St | 6 | 2025-07-30 | 1.2 yrs | last inspection 2026-09-21 |
Showing the 12 largest by units — 178 projects total in this state.
4,968 units across 901 projects
Every building finaled — certificate of occupancy issued, keys in doors.
| project | units | in this state since | time in state | status evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2133 University Ave | 205 | 2022-10-25 | 4.0 yrs | |
| 2352 Shattuck Ave | 204 | 2023-08-08 | 3.2 yrs | |
| 1500 San Pablo Ave | 170 | 2020-09-11 | 6.1 yrs | |
| 2176 Kittredge St | 169 | 2024-03-20 | 2.6 yrs | |
| 1951 Shattuck Ave | 163 | 2024-10-24 | 2.0 yrs | |
| 2001 Fourth St | 152 | 2018-07-31 | 8.2 yrs | |
| 3030 Telegraph Ave | 144 | 2026-04-16 | 0.5 yrs | |
| 2012 Berkeley Way | 142 | 2022-09-23 | 4.0 yrs | |
| 2580 Bancroft Way | 117 | 2021-11-29 | 4.9 yrs | |
| 1950 Addison St | 107 | 2022-08-09 | 4.2 yrs | |
| 2451 Shattuck Ave | 100 | — | — | |
| 2116 Allston Way | 91 | — | — |
Showing the 12 largest by units — 901 projects total in this state.
The record tells us the exposure — how many units sit in each state and for how long. Whether a lever moves them is policy judgment, so every lever wears its tag.
Entitled approvals quietly age out: 3,931 units are already lapse-eligible under BMC 23.404.060 and none has been declared lapsed. A standing extension policy with a use-it-or-lose-it horizon makes the waiting room a queue instead of a shelf. Exposure: 6,924 units now in state 2.
Fees due at permit issuance front-load cost onto the exact moment financing is hardest. Deferral to CO moves the bill to when the building earns. Exposure: 6,924 units now in state 2.
Contact every permit older than 18 months with no activity: extend the live ones, retire the dead ones — the register stops hiding both. Exposure: 205 units now in state 3.