Can't wait for this to be built! Will be a great addition to the neighborhood and San Mateo. I'm happy to see the developers listened to the neighborhood and are including space for the theatre and day care, not to mention they added more badly needed housing
Vincent stop trolling. There are plenty of apartments and homes available yet 1 bedroom apartments are renting for nearly $4k/month? Do you understand supply and demand?
The proposed development looks like a great addition to San Mateo. That site is a dump and I'm glad to see it being put to better use. We desperately need housing on the peninsula and this will help out a tiny bit. Next up, 100 more projects like this up and down the entire CalTrain corridor!
Hi Vincent, I am glad to hear that you're concerned about the cost of rent in San Mateo! To help out, I would encourage you to build a small unit in your backyard (ADU) and rent it out below market rate. You may have an extra bedroom you could rent out, below market rate of course, as well
Lisa, I have worked in downtown Redwood City for a few years now and the transformation here has been incredible. The area used to be full of closed shops, empty parking lots, drug dealers, homeless, and sketchy streets at night. Now there are plentiful restaurants, a vibrant nightlife, and …
I agree traffic has gotten horrible in the last few years, but that can't be blamed on housing developments in San Mateo since so little housing as been added. Bay Meadows is the only big housing development that's been completed recently and 40% of the residents there commute by CalTrain.…
mfink commented on City has new proposal for more homes
Can't wait for this to be built! Will be a great addition to the neighborhood and San Mateo. I'm happy to see the developers listened to the neighborhood and are including space for the theatre and day care, not to mention they added more badly needed housing
mfink commented on City has new proposal for more homes
Vincent stop trolling. There are plenty of apartments and homes available yet 1 bedroom apartments are renting for nearly $4k/month? Do you understand supply and demand?
mfink commented on Residents weigh in on housing proposal
The proposed development looks like a great addition to San Mateo. That site is a dump and I'm glad to see it being put to better use. We desperately need housing on the peninsula and this will help out a tiny bit. Next up, 100 more projects like this up and down the entire CalTrain corridor!
mfink commented on Residents weigh in on housing proposal
Hi Vincent, I am glad to hear that you're concerned about the cost of rent in San Mateo! To help out, I would encourage you to build a small unit in your backyard (ADU) and rent it out below market rate. You may have an extra bedroom you could rent out, below market rate of course, as well
mfink commented on Measure P hasn’t made housing affordable
Yes let's get the government out of the way: repeal Prop 13, remove all zoning codes, and get rid of planning commissions
mfink commented on Measure P hasn’t made housing affordable
Lisa, I have worked in downtown Redwood City for a few years now and the transformation here has been incredible. The area used to be full of closed shops, empty parking lots, drug dealers, homeless, and sketchy streets at night. Now there are plentiful restaurants, a vibrant nightlife, and …
mfink commented on Housing proposal meets neighborhood concerns
I agree traffic has gotten horrible in the last few years, but that can't be blamed on housing developments in San Mateo since so little housing as been added. Bay Meadows is the only big housing development that's been completed recently and 40% of the residents there commute by CalTrain.…