128-unit apartment building at 668 E. 3rd Avenue (Gateway Project)
San Mateo
Summary
A shopping center near downtown and the Caltrain station would become 128 apartments, 20 of them affordable. Commissioners and most speakers liked the design, but neighbors raised cumulative downtown traffic and the loss of the existing retail.
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Last discussed Feb 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
The project will pay child care, park, wastewater, school, transportation and other city impact fees.
Future residents, including 20 affordable-income households, plus the housing supply goals of the General Plan.
Speakers cited neighbors who will absorb cumulative traffic and the loss of the existing shopping center's businesses.
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