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San Mateo County · Bay Area · California

Housing blocked in Menlo Park

1 documented case, 665 units proposed. 1 decision record, 0 denials, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

1
documented case
665
units proposed
0
cases denied
34
avg. months of delay

Decisions coming up

80 Willow Road (former Sunset campus)

Menlo Park · San Mateo County · 665 units
Developer suit over delay · San Mateo County Superior Court
Date not yet set
Builder's remedy applicationApplication completeness dispute

Builder's remedy towers on the former Sunset Magazine campus. The developer sued Oct 2, 2026 alleging the city illegally delayed approval; on Oct 13 the council hired Goldfarb & Lipman to defend. The city found the project ineligible for AB 2011 streamlining and disputes its builder's remedy eligibility.

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Documented cases

80 Willow Road Towers (Former Sunset Magazine Campus)
665 units · 2023
Litigated

Mechanisms used

Builder's Remedy1 use
California Environmental Quality Act1 use
Discretionary Review1 use
Historic Preservation Designation1 use

Decision records

1 decision record, 0 denials, 0 overrode a staff recommendation to approve. Decision records are kept per case; open a case above to read them with their sources.

Recurring organizations

Organizations and developers that appear in two or more documented cases here. Individual officials and residents are not listed.

No organization appears in more than one case yet.

Housing element and permit activity

Housing element in compliance, per HCD.

No HCD permit leads imported for this jurisdiction.

The permit leads layer covers only some jurisdictions so far; a missing import says nothing about permit activity here.