Chess Hatch
A. LOCATION
Bounded by Chess Drive to the northwest, Highway 92 to the southeast, Foster City Boulevard to the southwest, and the
Canal to the Northeast.
B. PROPERTY OWNERS AND APPLICANTS
Sares Regis Group of Northern California is the developer.
Northwestern Mutual Life and SeaCliff Property are the owners.
C. STATUS
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at transition from scoping to draft.
D. DESCRIPTION
Existing Use: A total of eleven buildings; one- and two-story offices and warehouses with a total of about 190,000 square feet
on 11.9 acres. Foster City Athletic Club is in the complex. Development may be phased.
Proposal:
E. ISSUES AND CONCERNS
(2) Excacerbate the Oversupply of Rentals
The addition of a signifcant number of commercials spaces from this Project will only worsen the glut in commercial
spaces in Foster City.
(3) Density and Height
The project has high density and towering heights.
Bounded by Chess Drive to the northwest, Highway 92 to the southeast, Foster City Boulevard to the southwest, and the
Canal to the Northeast.
B. PROPERTY OWNERS AND APPLICANTS
Sares Regis Group of Northern California is the developer.
Northwestern Mutual Life and SeaCliff Property are the owners.
C. STATUS
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) at transition from scoping to draft.
D. DESCRIPTION
Existing Use: A total of eleven buildings; one- and two-story offices and warehouses with a total of about 190,000 square feet
on 11.9 acres. Foster City Athletic Club is in the complex. Development may be phased.
Proposal:
- Demolish all 11 existing buildings and replace with the following Two 11- story towers and a 14 story tower The towers will have a common parking garage roughly three blocks long parallel to Highway 92.
- Total square feet will increase by more than four-fold from the current level of about 190,000 square feet to an estimated 800,000 square feet.
E. ISSUES AND CONCERNS
(1) Traffic Bottleneck
This Project is located at the worst intersection in Foster City in terms of congestion.
(2) Excacerbate the Oversupply of Rentals
The addition of a signifcant number of commercials spaces from this Project will only worsen the glut in commercial
spaces in Foster City.
(3) Density and Height
The project has high density and towering heights.