12/20/2023 0 Comments Berkeley theatres![]() The Regal UA Berkeley (then called the United Artists Theater) opened as a single-screen cinema on Sept. SFGATE reached out to representatives for Regal Cinemas and Panoramic Interests for more information regarding a closure date for the movie house and plans for the site but did not hear back by the time of publication. The property was purchased for $7 million by the firm based in downtown San Francisco, and while the theater’s ornate facade will be preserved, it’s not certain how much of its art deco interior will remain intact, as the Mercury News first reported. An application submitted last week by developer Panoramic Interests proposed plans for a “partial removal of the existing commercial structure” that would allow for the construction of a 17-story mixed-use apartment building in its place, with 239 residential units, 24 of which would be considered affordable housing, as well as a lobby and possible cafe on the ground level. The seven-screen Regal UA Berkeley at 2274 Shattuck Ave. The last movie theater in downtown Berkeley could be closing for good, leaving just one cinema remaining in city limits after the recent losses of the 10-screen Shattuck Cinemas and the 107-year-old California Theatre, which is now slated to become a 15-story mixed-use apartment building. ![]() San Francisco developer Panoramic Interests has proposed plans to replace the theater with a 17-story apartment building. ![]() The exterior of the 89-year-old Regal UA Berkeley theater at 2274 Shattuck Ave. ![]()
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