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    1200 - 1340 Bayshore Highway

    Office/Life Science Project

    1300 Bayshore 1  1300 Bayshore 3

    The City of Burlingame has received an application for redevelopment of a 12 acre site with three, 11-story office/life science buildings totaling 1.42 million square feet at 1200-1340 Bayshore Highway, zoned BFC.  The project includes two, 10-story parking structures each with two levels of below grade parking.

    Planning Commission Meeting - February 13, 2023
    Design Review study meeting and Pre-Application Development Agreement study session
    The Planning Commission held a Design Review study meeting and Pre-Application Development Agreement study session for the proposed project on Monday February 13, 2023.  The staff report, attachments and proposed plans from that meeting are provided below:
    Staff Report
    Attachments
     Project Plans - Volume 1 (General, Site & Civil) 
    Project Plans - Volume 2 (Landscaping, Shoreline Structures, Site Lighting)
    Project Plans - Volume 3 (Buildings 1-3; South and North Parking Structures)

    CEQA (Environmental Review) - CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
    Notice of Preparation (NOP)
    A Notice of Preparation (NOP) was published for the proposed project at 1200-1340 Bayshore Highway on August 12, 2022 and the comment period ended  September 12, 2022. Work on the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is currently underway. It is anticipated that the draft EIR (DEIR) will be published in early 2023. Please check this project page for updates. 
    Notice of Preparation (NOP)

    Planning Commission Meeting - Environmental Scoping / Notice of Preparation (NOP) - August 22, 2022 
    The Planning Commission held an environmental scoping meeting on August 22, 2022 to solicit input from the public and agencies on specific topics they believe should be addressed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the redevelopment of a 12 acre site at 1200-1340 Bayshore Highway.  The staff report, attachments, project plans and link to the video of this meeting are provided below:
    August 22, 2022 - Planning Commission Meeting (1 hr 38 min for start of this item)
    Staff Report
    Attachments
    Project Plans - Volume 1 (General, Site & Civil)
    Project Plans - Volume 2 (Landscaping, Shoreline Structures, Site Lighting)
    Project Plans - Volume 3 (Buildings, 1, 2 and 3; South Parking, North Parking)


    The following are pertinent details regarding the proposed development:

    Zoning: Bayfront Commercial (BFC)
    Site Area: 12 acres  (merging 13 parcels)
    Proposed Units or Square Footage (commercial):  1.46 million square feet (1,455,000 SF office/life science + 5,000 SF café/restaurant)
    # of parking spaces:  3,525
    Building Height(s): 
    Office/Life Science Buildings (3) – 11 stories (approximately 213’)
    Parking Structures (2) – 10 stories (approximately 99’-104’)

    Contacts:

    Applicant of Record
    Divco West
    Virginia Calkins
    vcalkins@divcowest.com
    (248) 961-5664

    Architect
    WRNS Studio
    Ben K. Mickus, AIA
    bmickus@wrnsstudio.com
    (415) 510-5538

    Project Planner
    Kelly Beggs, Contract Planner
    kbeggs@goodcityco.com
    (628) 222-5985

    Catherine Keylon, Senior Planner
    ckeylon@burlingame.org
    650-558-7252