University Circle Phase II Office Project

University Circle Phase II Office Project

The project proposes to redevelop the existing parking lot located in the southeast corner of the project site with a six-story, approximately 180,000-square-foot office building above three levels of below-grade parking. A conceptual site plan and building elevation are provided on Figures 4 and 5, respectively. The project would be built to the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) and designed to achieve the equivalent of LEED Platinum certification to minimize wasteful energy consumption. The project would connect to existing utilities lines (e.g., water, sanitary sewer, and storm drain lines) on Woodland Avenue and Manhattan Avenue and would incorporate stormwater detention measures to store and control project peak flow rates to pre-project levels. Project construction would take approximately 36 months to complete. Construction activities would include removal of the existing parking lot improvements and landscaping, excavation and construction of the below-grade parking garage, and construction of the office building. Excavation to a maximum depth of approximately 36 feet and removal of approximately 132,473 cubic yards of soil would be necessary to construct the project. Vehicular site access would continue to be provided via University Circle and Manhattan Avenue upon project completion. Community Benefits Consistent with Westside Area Plan Policy 5.14 in the General Plan, which requires new development in the Westside area to provide community benefits, the project includes the following community benefits: easement dedication for a future City bike path along the eastern property line from U.S. 101 to Woodland Avenue, parking space dedication for use by surrounding residences, improvements to the Manhattan Avenue bus stop, office space dedication for City use, and public art and memorial creation.

East Palo Alto

San Mateo

Citywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT)

Office (Sq. Ft. 180,000, Employees 539)

Site Plan, Redevelopment, Grading Permit, Design Review

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources