Environmental Review Complete for Google’s North Bayshore Development

The Final Environmental Impact Report has been published for North Bayshore, a mixed-use development proposed by Google in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The publication brings Google closer to entitlement for the 153-acre masterplan with thousands of homes, public open space, and 1.8 million square feet of new office space. Lendlease is working with the tech giant as the project developer.

Google North Bayshore aerial perspective

Google North Bayshore proposed development, image courtesy Google

Google North Bayshore retail scape, rendering courtesy Google

The masterplan is aiming to create almost 7,000 homes, of which 15% will be affordable, 3.15 million square feet of offices, 14.8 acres of public open space, 11.3 acres of POPOS, 244,000 square feet of retail, 55,000 square feet of community facilities, a 525-room hotel, and a 2,000 square foot police operations station. The property will include a capacity for as many as 7,274 cars. Bicycle parking will be included, though the capacity is not specified.

Lendlease is the applicant sponsor, with design consulting from Sitelab Urban Studio, landscape architecture by West 8, and residential architectural design by Solomon Cordwell Buenz.

Google North Bayshore bike path and new apartment complex, courtesy Google

North Bayshore public park, rendering courtesy Google

North Bayshore public space, rendering courtesy Google

The existing 153-acre property is occupied by 69 buildings between 101, Charleston East, and Bayshore. Demolition will be required for all but one of the existing structures.

The ambitious proposal is the second-largest residential project in the Bay Area, rivaled only by the roughly eight-thousand-unit Treasure Island redevelopment. Lendlease is collaborating with Google for a total of four projects, including in San Jose, Sunnyvale, and two Mountain View. With an estimated completion date of 2038, the vision consists of 15 million square feet of offices, 15,000 new homes, and an overall development price tag of $15 billion.

Google North Bayshore landscaped open space

Google North Bayshore existing condition, image via planning document

Announcements last month by Alphabet and Lendlease have cooled the project timeline. Both firms have laid off employees, 1,600 of the 12,000 laid-off employees from Google are based in the Bay Area. Speaking with George Avalos for the Bay Area News Group, a Lendlease Spokesperson said, “we remain active on the Google neighborhoods and maintain a significant team to aid in delivering these communities.”

The public review period has kicked up this week, lasting until April 20th. See the Final EIR and learn more about how to participate on the city’s public website here.

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