1990s to early 2000s
Panoramic built seven mixed-use buildings in downtown Berkeley and became the largest private landlord of UC Berkeley students.
Housing UC Berkeley students for thirty-five years.
Panoramic runs furnished apartment buildings in Berkeley. Short walks to the UC Berkeley campus, private bedrooms in every apartment, and buildings that work without a car.
Three buildings are leasing today: Panoramic Berkeley on Telegraph Avenue, Panoramic College (also marketed as Calhaus) on College Avenue, and Panoramic Northside on Shattuck. Each is a five-to-ten-minute walk to campus and a short walk to BART, AC Transit, or both.
2007
Equity Residential acquired the portfolio in what the site describes as the largest real-estate transaction in Berkeley's history.
2015 onward
The firm completed the first car-free, high-rise micro-apartment project in the United States, then continued building furnished apartments in Berkeley neighborhoods close to transit and to campus.
Thirty-five years of Berkeley student housing.
Portfolio history
Seven mixed-use buildings delivered in downtown Berkeley between 1998 and 2004.
Market footprint
Furnished apartments and mixed-use buildings in Berkeley and San Francisco, all on transit-served sites near the city core.
Housing thesis
Compact homes near transit and near campus — the places students and renters already want to be, built up instead of out.
Notable milestone
Panoramic completed the first car-free, high-rise micro-apartment project in the United States.
Density
More homes on less land. Compact buildings on small urban sites the rest of the market overlooks, turning quarter-acre lots into dozens of households.
Transit
We build where transit already runs. BART, AC Transit, the urban core — close enough that owning a car becomes a choice, not a requirement.
Sustainability
Energy-efficient envelopes, on-site car-share, rooftop gardens. The first car-free, high-rise micro-apartment project in the U.S. was ours.
Community
Ground-floor retail for local businesses. Courtyards that face the block. Design that pays attention to how a neighborhood actually moves.
Real people behind every reply.
Leasing inquiries, tour requests, and resident messages route through Wayline, the property management software running communications for Panoramic. The on-site team uses it to keep responses fast and consistent.
Tour a Panoramic apartment near campus.
Panoramic Berkeley
Furnished apartments at 2539 Telegraph. Six minutes to Sather Gate.
Panoramic Northside
Furnished apartments at 1752 Shattuck. Seven minutes to Downtown Berkeley BART.
Panoramic College
Furnished apartments at 2555 College Ave (Calhaus). Seven minutes to UC Berkeley.