Project Description

“B Street South” is a proposed 5-story mixed-use building located on the block bounded by E. 4^th Avenue, S. B Street, E. 5^thAvenue, and South Ellsworth Avenue consisting of:

• 17,658 square-feet of retail use for a grocery store
• 104,554 square-feet of office use
• 8,997 square-feet of residential use for 10 units (8 one-bedroom, 2 studios), all of which would be devoted to the low-income category
• 221 on-site parking spaces within 3-level parking garage with ground floor and 2 levels of below-grade parking

Project Update

The City Council approved the subject project and adopted the project’s Addendum to the General Plan Environmental Impact Report and Addendum to the Downtown Area Specific Plan Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration on December 1, 2022 by a vote of 4-0 based on a 3-2 recommendation for approval by the Planning Commission. Please see the Meetings section below for past meeting videos and agendas.

Related Documents

• Project Plans: (Current) – June 15, 2022
• Affordable Housing Plan
• CEQA – Addendum to EIR and IS/MND
  • Appendix A – Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and Conditions of Approval
  • Appendix B – Air Quality and Health Risk Assessment
  • Appendix C – Tree Inventory, Assessment, and Protection Report
  • Appendix D – Geotechnical Investigation
  • Appendix E – Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment
  • Appendix F – Climate Action Plan Consistency Checklist
  • Appendix G – Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
  • Appendix H – Pre-construction Site Investigation Report
  • Appendix I – Pre-Construction Site Investigation Report Conclusions and Responses 
  • Appendix J – Environmental Document Review Letter
  • Appendix K – Noise and Vibration Assessment
  • Appendix L – Transportation Impact Analysis
  • Appendix M – Transportation Demand Management Plan

Meetings

• City Council Public Hearing – December 1, 2022: Meeting Agenda and Video
• Planning Commission Public Hearing – November 17, 2022: Meeting Agenda and Video 
• Neighborhood Meeting – July 29, 2021: Neighborhood Meeting Minutes
• Planning Commission Study Session – September 14, 2021: Meeting Agenda and Video

Applicant Information

Marcus Gilmour
Lane Partners
644 Menlo Ave. 2nd Floor
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 838-0100
marcus@lane-partners.com 

City Contact Information

Wendy Lao, AICP
Associate Planner
(650) 522-7219
wlao@cityofsanmateo.org