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Rendering of a the proposed building at 910 Marshall St. in downtown Redwood City.
A massive senior care facility proposed in downtown Redwood City will be studied at length at an upcoming City Council meeting Sept. 8 to consider what could be the tallest tower in the city.
Located at 910 Marshall St., an application for a senior residential care facility with 222 units looks to develop a building that is 21 stories, or approximately 250 feet tall, with the height being the topic of the upcoming study session.
The tower, if approved, would be one of the tallest on the Peninsula. Other buildings of similar stature include the Genesis North Tower in South San Francisco, which is 21 stories reaching 317 feet tall, and the Metro Center Tower in Foster City, which is 21 stories and reaches 305 feet tall.
Currently, the tallest building in downtown Redwood City is 128 feet tall, or 10 stories, according to a staff report.
The development proposal is for a state-licensed residential care facility for the elderly, providing extensive services for residents. The residence would provide meals, housekeeping, personal care assistance, supervision and access to amenities and programming, according to a staff report.
The facility will offer a theater, fitness room, yoga room, dining rooms, a bar and lounge, swimming pool, salon, library, community rooms and activity rooms, according to the project application.
The facility will include 188 market-rate independent living units and 34 assisted living and memory care units, according to a staff report. In addition to the residential units, 1,210 square feet of retail and 95 parking spaces are proposed for the lot, which totals just over one acre of land.
R&M Properties initially proposed the senior care facility in March 2024, which included plans for a 30-story building. That was scrapped in February, and a revised application for a 21-story building was submitted on July 3.
The project application is seeking a 20% density bonus, which it qualifies for as a senior housing development with at least 35 units. Development proposals downtown, or in transit oriented areas, are not restricted by density caps or any restrictions on the amount of residential units that can be proposed. A policy passed in 2023 eliminated such caps due to the state’s housing crisis.
“While other projects in Redwood City have requested height waivers/or height concessions, this is the first of this magnitude,” according to a staff report.
A preliminary study for the proposal shows that developers could produce 185 units within the 92 feet height limit outlined in development standards, according to a staff report. The project proposal seeks the addition of 158 feet for 37 more residential units and the associated amenities.
The city’s affordable housing ordinance exempts R&M Properties from the payment of the housing impact fee, because they’re proposing a residential care facility for the elderly. This also means they are not required to provide affordable units on-site.
According to a staff report, the city identifies this exemption as an “unintended consequence” that it will be evaluating further.
Public comment and preliminary council input on the project application will be gathered at the upcoming council meeting Sept. 8.
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