A project by Laura Melahn, Candidate for Menlo Park District 4 City Council
mixed-use
Under review

USGS Campus / 345 Middlefield

Presidio Bay Ventures · 345 Middlefield Road

An application is filed and the City is still evaluating it. Nothing is approved yet.

Project value & public money flows
Project scope
  • 670 residential units
  • 740,000 sf office / R&D
  • 40,000 sf retail
  • 26 acres open space
Who pays for the project

Privately funded by the developer (Presidio Bay Ventures). This is not a City budget item.

What flows TO the City
  • 26.4 acres of publicly accessible open space, trails, and recreation
  • 670 housing units
  • Recurring property tax and impact fees if approved and built
What the City is on the hook for
  • Entitlement and environmental-review staff costs
  • Long-term General Fund service costs once occupied — no Fiscal Impact Analysis executed yet
Status

under review (as of February 9, 2026)

Follow the money

Where this project shows up in the City's budget

Each item below is a real line in the City's budget data, connected to this project. Where a connection was inferred rather than stated outright, it's flagged so you can judge it for yourself.

The City's budget data does not yet have specific line items tagged to this project. That can change as staff reports, fees, and contracts are recorded. The source documents below are the authoritative record for now.

The paper trail

Source documents

Every document the City has published for this project that we've catalogued. Each link goes straight to the City's own copy.

What this page can't tell you

The City's budget data tells us what's been appropriated, what's been spent, and what infrastructure is planned. It does not tell us:

  • The detailed terms of the Development Agreement — community-benefit contributions, in-kind dedications, ongoing obligations. Read the Development Agreement directly (see the documents above).
  • The projected fiscal impact over the project's lifecycle. Read the Fiscal Impact Analysis directly (if one has been published) — it was prepared before approval and contains the dollar projections.
  • Real-time building-permit issuance or fee collection — contact Community Development.

Have a question this page can't answer? Bring it to the next budget public hearing on June 9, or email city.council@menlopark.gov.