Project Description

“Block 21” is a proposed six-story mixed-use building located on the block bounded by E. 3^rd Avenue, S. Delaware Street, E. 4^th Avenue, and S. Claremont Street consisting of

• 179,560 square-feet of office uses
• 111 Residential units (53 Studios and 58 1-Bedrooms), of which 12 units would be devoted to the very-low income category (15% of the base-density)
• 402 On-site parking spaces within a two-level underground garage

 Project Update

• On March 2, 2023, the applicant filed a request to extend the approved Tentative Parcel Map and associated Planning Application approvals. The applicant has not requested any changes to the approved design in this extension request. On May 19, 2023, the applicant provided a response letter clarifying the purpose of the Tentative Parcel Map extension and that the overall construction timeline is not anticipated to be impacted by the extension. Please see the Project Document section below.
• The City Council approved the subject project and adopted the project’s Mitigated Negative Declaration on June 20, 2022 by a vote of 5-0 based on a 4-0 recommendation for approval by the Planning Commission. Please see the Meetings section below for past meeting videos and agendas.

Project Documents

Applicant Tentative Parcel Map Extension Letter – May 19, 2023

Approved Project Plans – June 20, 2022

The 20-day public review period of the project’s Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration occurred between May 18 to June 7. No public comments were received that warranted further analysis or resulted in the need for modified or new Mitigation Measures. 

Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration 

Appendices:

• Appendix A: Air Quality Assessment
• Appendix B: Arborist Report
• Appendix C: Historical Resources Evaluation Report
• Appendix D: Geotechnical Investigation
• Appendix E: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment
• Appendix F: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
• Appendix G: Pre-Demolition Survey and Evaluation
• Appendix H: Noise and Vibration Assessment
• Appendix I: Transportation Impact Assessment

Development Impact Fees

This project would be subject to payment of the following impact fees and in-lieu fees.

• Commercial Linkage Fee
• Child Care Development Fee
• Landscape Unit In-Lieu Fee
• Park Impact Fee
• Sanitary Sewer Connection Charge
• School Impact Fees
• Transportation Improvement Fee
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Phase II Impact Fee

Meetings

• City Council Public Hearing – June 20, 2022: Meeting Agenda and Video
• Planning Commission Public Hearing – May 24, 2022: Meeting Agenda and Video
• Neighborhood Meeting – August 26, 2021: Neighborhood Meeting Minutes
• Planning Commission Study Session – September 14, 2021: Meeting Agenda and Video

Applicant Information

Michael Field
Windy Hill Property Ventures
(650) 847-1485
mike@windyhillpv.com 

City Contact Information

Rendell Bustos
Senior Planner
(650) 522-7211
rbustos@cityofsanmateo.org