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San Mateo council approves 128‑unit Gateway apartment project at 668 East 3rd Avenue

San Mateo City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

The San Mateo City Council voted 5–0 to approve an eight‑story, 128‑unit residential building at 668 East 3rd Avenue, finding it exempt from CEQA under AB 1 30 and conditioning approval on standard entitlements and a tile‑design flexibility requested by the Planning Commission.

The San Mateo City Council on March 2 approved an eight‑story, 128‑unit multifamily building known as the Gateway Project at 668 East 3rd Avenue, adopting the staff recommendation and a condition allowing the applicant to propose alternative decorative tile at the project entry.

The project, presented by Associate Planner Liz Gagliardi and developer representatives from Prometheus, would replace a one‑story commercial building with 128 residential units, including 20 below‑market units (10 very‑low‑income and 10 moderate). The developer proposes 73 parking stalls (one level subterranean plus internal garage), residential amenities and a mix of studio, one‑, two‑ and three‑bedroom units. Staff said the project is vested to the date of its preliminary SB 330 application…

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