A Notice of Exemption (NOE) has been filed for a project proposed for development at 320 Sheridan Drive in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. The project proposal includes the development of an affordable housing community consisting of three three-story buildings offering 88 units and onsite amenity spaces. The project site previously housed Flood School and was owned by Ravenswood City School District.
The District has partnered with Alliant Strategic Development to pursue construction. SDG Architects is responsible for the design. R3 Studios is the landscape architect.
320 Sheridan Drive Building 1 front view, elevation by SDG Architects
The project site spans an area of 2.5 acres. The scope of work includes the construction of three townhome-style structures, a 2,200 square foot community center, and a 120-stall surface parking lot. Once complete, the site will offer 88 apartments, of which all but the manager’s unit will be affordable. Unit types will vary with 42 one-bedroom, 23 two-bedrooms, and 23 three-bedrooms. District teachers will receive preference during the application process.
320 Sheridan Drive site map, illustration by SDG Architects
Bicycle parking capacity is not specified. As previously covered, the project would be a 100% affordable project. Site improvements will include a dog run, playground, and planters around the asphalt lot. Four heritage oak trees will be preserved through construction and remain an integral part of the site once complete.
Future residents will be close to a technology office district, including Facebook’s bayside campus, clustered between Freeway 101 and Highway 84.
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1) The Fire Chief has stated a second built ingress/ egress is safer, than just an emergency locked, narrow, gate access. Is a minimum requirement of the Fire code good enough when considering the safe construction and when the community could be in greater jeopardy.
2) AN ADDED BURDEN placed on MP by Atherton, placing a High Density project within a few blocks from this Sheridan Dr Project, without taking into consideration the added traffic on emergency response routes for our critical services. ( Bay Rd and Ringwood).
3) I and many suburban park residents have written to the Housing, Planning, and council in favor of the project, if it included a second/ egress/ ingress.
4) There were over 50 emails to the fire district and a 300 plus petition to the city requesting a second ingress/egress.
5) The Developer in November 2024 Council meeting agreed to build a second one, since an emergency one was already in the plans.
6) If the city is providing 1 million dollars for the project, why not include the 2nd ingress/ egress, at a small additional cost. Residents obtained a union contractor to estimate a cost of under $125,000. A small investment for the safety of all ( surrounding community, future residents, and public safety responders).
I have lived in Menlo Park since 1988 and raised my family here, I have over 40 years of public safety experience the project is not a bad idea it is just extremely poorly managed putting lives and property at risk and future tax payers in extreme liability exposure.