2817 El Camino Real – Proposed Mixed-Use Development

PA-2026-0052

Project Description

This application is submitted under Housing Crisis Act (SB330) (Government Code Section 65941.1.) Under the state law, the project secures development standards, fees, and regulations as they were at the time of submission, by providing all the required documents outlined in the City’s SB 330 Preliminary Application checklist. More information about SB 330 can be found in the Housing and Community Development (HCD) SB 330 website.  

The project proposes the demolition of the existing Burger King restaurant and surrounding surface parking lot and construction of a new eight-story mixed-use building located on an approximately 0.78-acre site at 2817 South El Camino Real (on the corner of El Camino Real and E. 28th Avenue).  

The project consists of: 

  • 151 residential housing units,including a total of 15 very low-income Below Market Rate (BMR)units.
  • One ground floor retail space for there placement of the existing Burger King. 
  • 136 parking spaces, 14 of which provide public EVcharging stations. 
  • Open spaces in the form of private balconies for the residential units and a rooftop deck.

Related Documents

Project Plans – First Submittal: July 23, 2026

Meetings

No meetings scheduled at this time, please check back for more information.  

Development Impact Fees

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

  • Child Care Development Fee
  • Landscape Unit In-Lieu Fee
  • Park Impact Fee
  • School Impact Fees
  • Transportation Improvement Fee
  • Wastewater Capacity Charge
  • Art in Public Places

Applicant Information 

Riyad Ghannam 
RG-Architecture, Inc. 

 City Contact Information 

Shelby Donohoe
Senior Planner
(650) 522-7218
sdonohoe@cityofsanmateo.org  

Stephanie B. Davis 
Contract Principal Planner 
650-773-7249 
sdavis@cityofsanmateo.org