Distinctive, architecturally striking, and on a prominent corner in the heart of North Berkeley, 1902 Virginia Street holds a central place in the city's cultural identity. The historic home of St. Heironymus Press and the Berkeley Free Press before it, here printer, graphic artist, and calligrapher David Lance Goines crafted the aesthetic soul of Berkeley. The handsome mixed-use building has a traditional layout: at street level there are four storefronts facing the major thoroughfare of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The corner orientation allows for a separation of residential and commercial purposes. The entrance on the less-travelled Virginia Street is accessed up a flight of stairs where a gracious second-level entry reveals an interior courtyard with an Old World feel. Six spacious residential units are on the second and third levels and feature high ceilings, wood floors, arched windows, and open-air terraces. One residential unit is vacant the commercial units can be delivered occupied or 50% vacant. The building benefits from major structural improvements to comply with city ordinances. Current rents are approx 40% below market providing tremendous opportunity for rental upside potential upon turnover*. Located near UCB, BART, Downtown shopping and restaurants.