http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/news/print.asp?id=23946
The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, a full-time folk and traditional music venue, has started renovation of a 70-year-old building in Berkeley’s Downtown Arts District, transforming it into its brand new 18,000-square-foot green performing arts and teaching facility. The nonprofit organization’s will be on Addison Street and will be ready to open in 2009. Highlights include a 440-seat listening room, double the capacity of its existing venue. The plans also include an additional performance space seating 60-70 people, a state-of-the-art sound system, a café and six classrooms.
"The design and construction team is following rigorous guidelines for achieving LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for the Freight’s new facility. Work crews are now busy at the new home site, carefully dismantling the building and salvaging materials for reuse and recycling. At the same time, the organization has made every effort to preserve the warmth and special qualities that the Freight’s audiences love about the current facility."
The design will retain its façade and immediately adjoining interior space, preserving the building’s Berkeley character.
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