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Just over a year after the first Derry project was halted by a successful referendum campaign, the second effort to build condos and commercial space near downtown Menlo Park enters the public sphere on Monday, Oct. 22, when a smaller, less-dense version of the project is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission.
Commissioners will take a first look at a proposal to build 108 condos and about 25,000 square feet of commercial space in a cluster of three-story buildings on a 3.4-acre site bordered by Oak Grove Avenue and Derry Lane, between El Camino Real and the Caltrain tracks.
The commission is not expected to take any action on the proposal on Oct. 22, although commissioners are expected to eventually make a recommendation on the project before it goes before the City Council for final consideration. The commission’s meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at the Civic Center, between Laurel and Alma streets.
The proposed project is the result of a compromise between the developer, the San Mateo-based O’Brien Group, and the residents group Menlo Park Tomorrow, which led the referendum drive against the original project approved last year by the previous council.
The previous project included plans for a taller, denser project of 135 condos in three- and four-story buildings up to 50 feet tall.
The residents’ group also convinced the developer to include plans for a 3,500-square-foot plaza with a restaurant and retail space, and an extra $2 million payment to the city.
