Missing-middle for-sale townhomes at Pioneer Court
San Mateo
Summary
A vacant 1960s office building would become ten large for-sale townhomes (three to five bedrooms) with two-car garages and one moderate-income unit — rare family-sized ownership housing in San Mateo. Critics noted the project leans hard on state density bonus waivers and leaves almost no yard or trees.
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Last discussed Apr 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
No cost to the city; the project pays child care, park, wastewater, school, landscape, and public art impact fees.
Families seeking larger for-sale homes and one moderate-income buyer.
Commissioners noted neighbors get minimal on-site landscaping, and rear-unit buyers get narrow three-foot-eight-inch walkways and tandem garages.
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