THE BAY AREA | Projects from San Francisco's Surrounding 8 Counties

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Originally Posted by gillynova

Amazing updates! I've been really looking forward to the projects next to Levi's Stadium. Finally adding more height in the South Bay and will make the area more appealing for when people around the world come for the Super Bowl, World Cup and many more concerts

It's also great that they're building this density around multiple transit stops with the Lick Mill station (VTA light rail Green and Orange lines) and Great America station (ACE and Amtrak's Capitol Corridor). Hopefully this spurs increased transit usage and investment in the South Bay, as well as more dense TOD around transit stops.

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Small project but thought the design was pretty cool.

The specs for 6115 Potrero:
- 6 floors, 65 ft
- 63 units (25 1BR, 35 2BR, 3 3BR)
- 13 of the units will be affordable
- 6,220 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 23 cars and 93 bicycles

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/ykTHMV9ySP7pRnJ4A

New Renderings For Residential Infill In El Cerrito



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON AUGUST 9, 2023

New renderings have been shared for the L-shaped housing infill at 6115 Potrero Avenue in El Cerrito, Contra Costa County. The development would bring 63 new apartments close to BART. Studio KDA is the project architect.

The 65-foot tall structure will yield 63,890 square feet, with 40,560 square feet for housing, 6,220 square feet for commercial retail, and 4,110 square feet for the 23-car garage. The commercial space is expected to create a restaurant, brew bar, and outdoor dining. Additional parking will be included for 93 bicycles, a decision that can promote the area’s public transit network and reduction congestion.

Unit sizes will vary with 25 one-bedrooms, 35 two-bedrooms, and three three-bedroom homes. The developer has opted not to include affordable housing on-site. An in-lieu fee will be paid to the city to fund the construction of affordable housing elsewhere.

Studio KDA is responsible for the design. Illustrations show two distinct styles, with a white and plain grey exterior facing Potrero Avenue and textured vertical-louver panels along the exterior facing San Pablo Avenue. This narrow facade will be capped by an eye-catching covered balcony. Exterior materials include cement plaster, wood-look panels, and Hardie Panel vertical siding.

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BKF is the civil engineer, IDA is consulting on structural engineering, and Groundworks Office is responsible for the landscape architecture. The 0.4-acre property is seven minutes from the El Cerrito Del Norte BART Station.

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And the renderings:











https://sfyimby.com/2023/08/new-rend...l-cerrito.html

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Excavation Underway For Life Sciences In San Carlos, San Mateo County



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Construction has started with excavation work well underway for a new six-story life sciences complex at 405 Industrial Road in San Carlos, San Mateo County. The project, now named ​​Portal 405, is one of several life science projects rising along Industrial Road, contributing to a new life sciences hub in the San Francisco Peninsula market. Menlo Equities and Beacon Capital Partners are joint venture partners for the project.

Rick Holmstrom, Managing Partner of Menlo Equities, said of their plan to build more life sciences on the Peninsula, “San Carlos is an important and prominent life science hub, and we look forward to complementing the existing ecosystem with a new state-of-the-art facility that will attract forward-thinking life science users.” One of the first major projects for the burgeoning market is the 552,000-square-foot Alexandria Center for Life Sciences in San Carlos. Presidio Bay Ventures has made rapid progress in constructing the four-story life science structure at 777 Industrial Road.

The six-story building will yield around 411,670 square feet with 205,270 square feet of occupiable area and 206,400 square feet for the 458-car garage. The garage will occupy two below-grade levels under the 2.4-acre plot of land. The rest of the structure will rise on 1.2 acres, with about 40% of the leasable area for office use and 60% for life science laboratories. Additional parking will be included for 82 bicycles.

RMW Architecture is the project architect. Renderings show the project will be wrapped with curtain-wall glass skin articulated with thin metal framing and horizontal mullions. Floorplans show how the building will conform to the irregular-shaped parcel, with a series of corners facing Freeway 101 off-ramp and Holly Street. A pedestrian pathway will connect the site with the corner of Industrial Road and Holly Street.

Steve Purpura, President of Life Sciences at Beacon Capital Partners, shared for the project groundbreaking, “we believe in the strength of this location and the continued growth of the life science sector here. We are excited to begin construction on Portal 405 and create a new home for innovation by leading life science companies.”

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The property is currently a self-storage facility. Once complete, the building will be able to host up to 685 employees at a time. Completion is expected by late 2024.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/excavati...eo-county.html

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Don't hear from Vallejo very often, but here's a nice project that was recently completed.

Inauguration Unveils Blue Oak Landing Supportive Housing In Vallejo



BY: YIMBY TEAM 4:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A ribbon cutting ceremony held earlier this week marked the grand opening of a supportive housing project at 2118 Sacramento Street in Vallejo. The project proposal includes the construction of modular homes offering 75 units of 100% permanent supportive housing to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

Eden Housing is the project developer, in partnership with James E. Roberts-Obayashi Corp.

Named Blue Oak Landing, the grand opening was held on September 18, inaugurating 75 modular housing units offered at 100% permanent supportive housing rates. The units will be reserved for individuals and families at the risk of being unhoused. The project serves individuals, couples and families earning between 20% and 40% of the area’s median income, equivalent to an annual income of $17,000 to $35,000 for a two-person household.

Local modular manufacturer is Factory OS. Resident services. Case management is provided by Caminar and the Solano County Behavioral Health.

Blue Oak Landing offers onsite amenities including a computer learning center, a community room with a fully equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, and an outdoor courtyard with community garden beds and a play area. The building is built to have Green Point Gold certified, and is designed with sustainability in mind. The rooftop features solar panels with the building having all an electrical design and indoor bike parking.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/inaugura...n-vallejo.html

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The specs for 11 El Camino Real:
- 6 floors, 78 ft
- 242 units (7 studios, 17 junior 1BR, 142 1BR, 65 2BR, 11 3BR)
- Parking for 297 cars and 84 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6xwFvunRFcb7H5Yi7

Plans Approved For Housing At 11 El Camino Real, San Carlos



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Plans have been approved for the six-story apartment complex at 11 El Camino Real in San Carlos, San Mateo County. The proposal aims to replace a CVS Pharmacy and surface parking with 242 apartments. Palo Alto-based Summerhill is the project developer.

The development was approved by the San Carlos Planning and Transportation Commission earlier this week. The commission is the final decision-making body for the proposal unless the project is appealed or if the City Council decides to call the project for a vote.

KTGY is the project architect. The podium-style building will conform to the trapezoidal parcel with floor plans shaped like the number 6, creating two podium-top courtyards. The south courtyard will have pool decks, seating, and an amenity clubroom. More open space will be available to residents on the fifth and sixth floors. Jett is overseeing the landscape architecture. Facade materials will include lap siding, stucco, brick veneer, and concrete panels.

The 78-foot tall structure will yield around 386,330 square feet, including 245,860 square feet for housing, 12,100 square feet for amenities, and 128,370 square feet for the basement-level garage. Parking will be included for 297 cars and 84 bicycles. Unit sizes will vary with seven studios, 17 junior one-bedrooms, 142 one-bedrooms, 65 two-bedrooms, and 11 three-bedrooms. CBG is consulting on civil engineering.

The 2.2-acre parcel is located between El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks. The property is directly across from the recently completed Hyatt Place Hotel and a Holiday Inn hotel. The San Carlos Caltrain Station is four minutes away by bicycle or 14 minutes on foot. The estimated timeline for construction has yet to be established.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/plans-ap...an-carlos.html

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The specs for Terminal 101:
- 6 floors, 112 ft
- 715,840 sq ft of office space
- Parking for 1,346 cars

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/yLQNhewFinVNfTK18

Meeting Today About Terminal 101 Redevelopment, South San Francisco

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

South San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for a six-story R&D campus at Terminal 101 Court in South City, San Mateo County. The proposal will replace a surface parking lot next to the Golden Gate Produce Terminal, close to Freeway 101, and near Southline. Steelwave is the developer after buying the site in 2022 for $85 million.

The 112-foot structures will yield around 715,840 square feet of office space and 707,280 square feet for parking. The site will include the eight-level garage on the south end of the parcel, with a high capacity for 1,346 cars. Amenities will include a fitness center and restaurant at ground level.

Skidmore Owings & Merrill is the project architect and structural engineer. Ware Malcomb is consulting on civil engineering. Illustrations show the structure conforming to the oddly shaped parcel with an articulated facade to break apart the overall massing, angled glass for a dynamic curtain-wall skin, and wood soffits to frame some amenity balconies.

The open space, designed by Carducci Associates, will provide employees and the public with a sheltered courtyard interspersed with pathways and seating. The J-shaped office building will wrap around the courtyard, while more open space will serve as gathering areas on the third and fifth levels.

The 8.7-acre parcel is located in the heart of the city’s low-slung industrial neighborhood, close to Freeway 101, and twenty minutes away from Downtown South City by foot. Both the South City Caltrain Station and San Bruno BART Station are around 5 minutes away by bicycle.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/meeting-...francisco.html

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And the renderings:











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And the renderings:











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I'm really excited to travel down 101 when South San Francisco is all built up - the freeway around Grand Ave will look so cool walled by tall buildings

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The specs for 500 East 4th Avenue:
- 7-8 floors, ? ft
- 353 units
- 1,200 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 202 cars and 84 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4Tm5dbK8BhBftmXj6

Meeting Scheduled For Housing At 500 East 4th Avenue In San Mateo



BY: YIMBY TEAM 4:30 AM ON OCTOBER 3, 2023

Development permits have been filed seeking approval of a new residential project proposed for development at 500 east 4th Avenue in San Mateo, San Mateo County. The project proposal includes the construction of a a mixed-use complex offering spaces for residential and retail uses. Demolition will be required for five structures, including two pre-1888 wood frame houses, a 1932-built former market, and two low-slung mid-century commercial buildings. A former gas station at 524 East 4th Avenue has already been demolished.

Windy Hill Property Ventures is responsible for the application. Arc Tec is responsible for the designs.

New plans were filed earlier this year for the residential project. The application shifted the once mixed-use application to create 353 homes above retail. The building height is proposed to rise seven or eight stories high. Plans call for the construction of 353 residences above retail space spanning an area of 1,200 square feet. A parking garage with a capacity of 202 vehicles is also proposed.

As reported earlier, the application will utilize Senate Bill 330, with reporting by the San Mateo Daily Journal suggesting that Windy Hill could use the Builder’s Remedy, a colloquial term for a legal provision to allow housing projects that have a certain amount of affordable housing to expedite construction in cities with non-compliant Housing Elements.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/meeting-...san-mateo.html

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The specs for 1150 Kifer:
- 8 floors, 86 ft
- 225 units (30 studios, 125 1BR, 62 2BR, 8 3BR)
- 44 of the units will be affordable
- Parking for 269 cars and 357 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/8EnVczTcqgXdYpTa9

Planning Department Approves 1150 Kifer Road In Sunnyvale



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Sunnyvale Planning Commission has recommended approval for plans to replace surface parking next to a two-story office complex with housing at 1150 Kifer Road by Lawrence Station. The eight-story proposal will add over two hundred apartments to a growing hub in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara along Kifer Road and around the Lawrence Caltrain Station. Prometheus Real Estate Group is the project applicant.

Jones Architecture and BDE Architecture are jointly responsible for the design. The podium-style design will cover the three-story garage podium and establish two podium-top courtyards sheltered by the E-shaped floor plans. Facade materials will include a typical selection of brick, cement panels, wood-look panels, and stucco. Crowning the building will be two rooftop balconies facing north and a clubhouse and shared terrace facing south. Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture will be responsible for designing the open space.

The 86-foot tall structure will yield around 356,520 square feet, including 188,100 square feet for housing and 103,54 square feet for parking. The eight-story structure will sit on a three-story above-grade garage with a capacity for 269 cars, with office parking for 85 cars on the ground floor and 184 stalls for residents on levels two and three. Additional parking will be included for 357 bicycles. Of the 225 units, 36 will be affordable to low-income households and 8 for very-low income households.

Once complete, 1150 Kifer Road will create 225 apartments. Unit sizes will vary, with 30 studios, 125 one-bedrooms, 62 two-bedrooms, and eight three-bedroom units. All of the three-bedroom units and five two-bedroom apartments will be townhome-style residences at ground level, facing an internal pedestrian pathway. BKF is consulting on civil engineering.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/planning...sunnyvale.html

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https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/planning...sunnyvale.html

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Originally Posted by gillynova

Amazing updates! I've been really looking forward to the projects next to Levi's Stadium. Finally adding more height in the South Bay and will make the area more appealing for when people around the world come for the Super Bowl, World Cup and many more concerts

I was down by Levi's recently and was able to swing by and get a few shots in.









PC: homebucket

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UC Berkeley Announces $2 Billion Space Center At NASA Ames Research Center



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON OCTOBER 17, 2023

New plans have been revealed for a $2 billion research center run by UC Berkeley at the NASA Ames Center in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The Berkeley Space Center, as it will be called, will reshape 36 acres on the sprawling Ames Research Center, providing a hub for future companies to collaborate with the school and NASA scientists & engineers to improve technology for aviation, space exploration, and how people live and work in space.

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In a press release from NASA, Ames Center director. Eugene Tu said, “The diverse portfolios of NASA Ames and Berkeley open potential future collaborations in a variety of areas, including interplanetary exploration, air transportation capabilities, the search for life beyond our planet, and environmental studies for the benefit of all.” The development will cover a triangular lot with a view of the landmark Hangar One, which is currently being renovated for Google’s Planetary Ventures unit and expects to finish exterior recoating by next year.

San Francisco-based SKS Partners is the developer. The project is expected to create 1.4 million square feet of gross floor area for research, housing, parking, and some retail across 11 structures. The master plan has been designed by HOK and Field Operations. Future students will have access to classrooms, state-of-the-art research centers, and proximity to several of the Ames’ major facilities. CBRE will be assisting with the project team.

Further elaborating NASA’s vision in the project, Tu explained that “we would like the potential of having proximity to more students at the undergraduate and graduate level. We would also like the possibility of developing potential partnerships with faculty in the future. The NASA mission is twofold: inspiring the next generation of explorers, and dissemination of our technologies and our research for public benefit. Collaboration between NASA and university researchers fits within that mission.” Those facilities include a supercomputer, the world’s largest wind tunnel, and NASA’s only plasma wind tunnel for testing entry systems and thermal protection systems.

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The school’s press release shared that, “in return for its investment and partnership, UC Berkeley will receive a portion of the revenues that the real estate development is projected to generate. While market-based returns are always subject to change, the joint venture conservatively estimates that the research hub will receive revenues more than sufficient to ensure that Berkeley Space Center is self-sustaining, as well as provide new financial support to the core campus, its departments and colleges, and faculty and students.”

Construction is expected to start as early as 2026, with move-ins to the first structure by 2027. The project will be subject to review for CEQA and NEPA.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/uc-berke...ch-center.html

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https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/uc-berke...ch-center.html

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The specs for Tasman East Parcel 11:
- 23 floors, 218 ft
- 198 units (28 studios, 87 1BR, 61 2BR, 15 3BRm 7 penthouse)
- 3,000 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 310 cars and ? bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3KCtdnGCLqMbQe3M8

Meeting Tomorrow For 23-Story Tasman East Parcel 11



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON OCTOBER 17, 2023

Development plans have been published before a development review hearing for Tasman East Parcel 11 in Santa Clara, Santa Clara County. The 21-story tower is expected to rise to 5185 Lafayette Street with retail, 198 apartments, and even more parking. Ensemble is the project developer.

Steinberg Hart is the project architect. For now, the few renderings show street-level perspectives that highlight the dramatic rooftop parapets and dynamic terraces facing north-south. Facade materials include bronze metal panels, porcelain tiles, and grey-painted panels. Double-height curtain wall glass with concrete columns will provide a remarkable pedestrian experience around the sidewalk improvements and ground-level retail space. Relm Studio is the landscape architect.

The 218-foot tower will yield around 393,040 square feet, with 192,700 square feet for housing, 3,000 square feet of retail, and 113,560 square feet for the seven-level garage. The 310-car garage will span five levels above ground and two basement floors. Ground-level retail will be included at the corner of Calle De Luna and Lafayette Street. Apartment sizes will vary, with 28 studios, 87 one-bedrooms, 61 two-bedrooms, 15 three-bedrooms, and seven penthouse units.

Residents will access via the large garage of a double-height lobby. An outdoor amenities and fitness center will anchor the sixth-floor amenity deck. Capping the tower will be the primary amenity space, with the pool surrounded by fire pits, cabanas, barbeque grills, and an outdoor entertainment space. Connected to the pool deck will be a lounge room equipped with a show kitchen for potential catering events.

The 0.9-acre site is at the corner of Lafayette Street and Calle De Luna, directly across from the topped-out senior housing tower by Related Companies. At full build-out, Tasman East will create as many as 4,500 residential units by multiple developers, including affordable housing, over a hundred thousand square feet of retail, a grocery store, a potential urban school, and over ten acres of public open space.

Of the eleven projects, Ensemble is responsible for two of the approved projects and three proposals. Our last site visit to Tasman East revealed that 2,225 units are under construction or open, including the dramatic 23-story apartment complex developed by Related Companies. The 238-foot tower is the tallest structure in the city.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/meeting-...parcel-11.html

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https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/meeting-...parcel-11.html

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Meeting Tonight For New Life Science Campus In South San Francisco



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON OCTOBER 19, 2023

The South San Francisco Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for a commercial office or lab development at 573 Forbes Boulevard in the burgeoning East Side neighborhood in San Mateo County. Plans write that the development could be used for offices, R&D, or technology development. Vigilant Holdings is the project sponsor.

California-based DGA is the architect. The large office structure will be wrapped with an organized glass skin with rectangular panes framed with metal panels. The ground level will be established with large metal panels, while the entryway will be occupied with a transparent glass-wrapped lobby. In contrast, the parking garage will be wrapped with a perforated steel skin to allow air circulation. Studio Five is the landscape architect responsible for the ground-level courtyard and greenery.

The 171-foot tall structure will yield around 315,720 square feet, including 246,240 square feet of office space and additional floor area for the 473-car garage. Additional parking will be included for a mere 48 bicycles. BKF is the civil engineer, MGA is the structural engineer, and Affiliated Engineers will be the MEP engineer.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/meeting-...francisco.html

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The specs for Tasman East Parcel 11:
- 23 floors, 218 ft
- 198 units (28 studios, 87 1BR, 61 2BR, 15 3BRm 7 penthouse)
- 3,000 sq ft for retail
- Parking for 310 cars and ? bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3KCtdnGCLqMbQe3M8



https://sfyimby.com/2023/10/meeting-...parcel-11.html

Man, loving all the development going on in this area! But honestly, projects like these should've already been sprouting up when Levi's Stadium started construction. Hopefully it starts soon and just on time for the 2026 Super Bowl and World Cup. They would FINALLY start showing more air time of the South Bay rather than San Francisco haha

Also, would be a nice area for people to pregame and walk over to events and post-game as well

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The specs for 331 Lakeside Drive:
- 5 floors, 108 ft
- 190,000 sq ft of research, lab, and office space
- Removal of parking for 248 cars; additional parking for 16 bicycles

The site:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/4eBjGd2xL2Xmd1fC9

Meeting Today For Gilead Sciences Development, Foster City



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Foster City Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans for the latest expansion of the Gilead Sciences global headquarters campus. The five-story infill at 331 Lakeside Drive will contribute to the 72-acre Gilead campus along San Mateo County’s waterfront. Gensler is responsible for the design.

Gilead is a research-based biopharmaceutical company with over 17,000 employees worldwide and around $27 billion in annual revenue recorded this June. In a press release shared at the beginning of the year, Gilead’s Executive Vice President of Research, Flavius Martin, shared that the proposed expansion is hoped to improve the company’s “internal research infrastructure that catalyzes our ambitions in the three therapeutic areas. This new center will do just that by helping further accelerate and scale our ability to create new solutions to serious medical challenges. The investment in the center was driven both by capacity and capability needs.”

The exterior will be wrapped with a curtain wall glass shaded with vertical metal fins. Double-height terraces will be carved out of the facade, providing employees with direct access to fresh air from the second and fourth floors. The decks will be framed with earth-tone stone cladding. A third-story skybridge will connect with Building 324 across Lakeside Drive.

The pedestrian connection to the building lobby and the adjacent Founder’s Building will be improved with a landscaped public plaza. Outdoor furniture and sheltered decks will provide space to lounge and relax. Petersen Studio is the landscape architect.

The 108-foot structure will yield around 190,000 square feet of research, laboratories, and office space. The development is the latest in the growing Gilead Science Integrated Campus, a 72-acre master plan first floated in 2013 and approved in 2016. The master plan gives Gilead a maximum potential of 2.5 million square feet within the Vintage Park neighborhood. The existing campus has 1.75 million square feet of office space. Once 331 Lakeside Drive is built, the campus will have just over half a million square feet left to develop.

Demolition will include parking for 248 cars, but new employee parking will be provided from existing garages in the South Campus. The campus will have a capacity for 1,890 cars after completion. Additional parking will be included for just 16 bicycles.

KPFF is the structural engineer. BKF is the civil engineer, and Buro Happold is the MEP Engineer. Demolition will be required for the existing 20,740-square-foot building. The estimated timeline for construction has yet to be shared.

https://sfyimby.com/2023/11/meeting-...ster-city.html