Major Projects

Title Project Description Project Type Project Status
1001 EHB 1001 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Parkside Towers Office & R&D Proposal (UP2021-0036)

A Use Permit Modification request was received to allow Research & Development (R&D) use on floors four (4) through eight (8) at the Parkside Towers office development located at 1001 E. Hillsdale Boulevard – UP2021-0036

Planning Approved
1001 EHB UP2021-0043 1065 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Century Plaza Change of Use from Office to R&D Proposal (UP2021-0043, EA2021-0005, and RZ2021-0006)

A Use Permit was received requesting that the City allow up to 87,000 square feet of Research & Development (R&D) use at the existing 115,629 square-foot office building at Century Plaza located at 1065 E. Hillsdale Boulevard – UP2021-0043.

Planning Approved
1065 EHB Picture 1065 E. Hillsdale Blvd. Restaurant/Retail Pavilion (PR2020-0004, UP2021-0015, GP2021-0006, RZ2021-0007, and EA2021-0006)

Planning Approved
Gilead New Lab Picture 331 Lakeside Drive, Gilead Campus (UP2023-0079)

 An application was submitted by Delvin Harvey of Gilead Science, Inc. to demolish an existing office building and entitle a new  research and development building on the Gilead Campus. The proposed conceptual plans for the subject site include the following:

Planning Approved and Under Construction
388 Vintage Park Drive 388 Vintage Park Drive (EA2021-0001, RZ2021-0003, UP2021-0023, and UP2021-0024)

An Application was submitted by SteelWave and Helios Real Estate to redevelop the vacant El Torito restaurant into a new Class A life sciences office building.

The proposed conceptual plans for the subject site include the following:

Planning Under Construction
Development Impact Fee

An Amendment to Title 3, Revenue and Finance of the Foster City Municipal Code to add Chapters 3.50 Park Facilities Impact Fee, 3.60 Transportation Impact Mitigation Fee, and 3.70 Public Safety Impact Fee to implement new Development Impact Fees including an amendment to Chapter 17.88 Affordable Housing Commercial Linkage Fee of Title 17, of the Foster City Municipal Code to update the City's Affordable Housing Commercial Linkage Fee

The Comprehensive Development Impact Fees and the Commercial Linkage Fee studies are available below and in the Files tab on this page:

Planning Approved
Parks & Recreation Image Foster City Recreation Center Rebuild Project (UP2023-0003/CIP 301-678/EA2023-0003)

A Use Permit to demolish the existing 32,000-square-foot recreation center and construct a new Foster City Recreation Center in approximately the same location. The new recreation center building would be two stories and a maximum of approximately 40 feet in height and approximately 40,000 square feet in size. The proposed project would also include improvements to Leo J. Ryan Park consisting of new outdoor gathering spaces, new landscaping, and restriped parking lots.

Planning Approved
New Hotel New Hotel Development Proposal

An application has been submitted for proposed development of a new, approximately 83,190 square-foot, seven-story hotel and associated site improvements at the vacant lot situated at the southwest corner of Metro Center Boulevard and Shell Boulevard.  As proposed, the hotel would feature approximately 156 guest rooms and include a limited-service restaurant and bar, meeting space, rooftop terrace, and uncovered garden deck.  The building would be constructed on a raised podium above ground-level parking and would be surrounded by a surface parking field, accommodating approximately 141...

Planning Approved
Pilgrim Triton Phase C/Laguna Vista Pilgrim Triton Phase C/Laguna Vista

Pilgrim Triton Phase C includes 70 townhouse-style condominium units known as Laguna Vista and 22 Workforce Housing Apartment units that are owned by the City of Foster City. The project also includes the enlargement and completion of the Pilgrim Triton Plaza park.

Construction began in late 2020 and is expected to be completed in late 2021-2022.

The 70 Laguna Vista units include 7 one-bedroom, 13 two-bedroom, 6 three-bedroom, and 44 four-bedroom units.

The 22 Workforce Apartment units include:

Planning Under Construction
Lantern Cove Redevelopment of Lantern Cove Apartments

The proposed Use Permit Application is to add 420 new dwelling units and 518 new parking spaces on a 16.8-acre site known as Lantern Cove Apartments. The subject site is located to the south of Port Royal Avenue between the two points of intersections of Port Royal Avenue and Rock Harbor Lane. The subject site currently includes thirty-five 2-story apartment buildings containing 232 dwelling units, a leasing/amenity building, and 482 parking spaces. The site consists of a mix of surface and carport parking spaces providing a parking ratio of 2.08 parking spaces per dwelling unit.

Planning Under Review