156 California Ave

Type: Mixed Use

Lot Size: 1.436 AC

Unit Count: 382 Units | 266 DU/AC

Retail Space: 18,399 SF

Location: Palo Alto, CA

156 California Avenue, a captivating dual-lot mixed development project strategically positioned at a bustling commercial corridor and a CalTrain stop. This plan unfolds as a dynamic streetscape, weaving together a neighborhood favorite grocery store called Mollie Stone’s and the pulse of a well-known commercial thoroughfare with the connectivity of a major transportation hub. Drawing inspiration from the natural beauty of mass timber, the project boldly reveals its "under skin" structure at various junctures, creating a dialogue between the built environment and the organic essence of its materiality. The material palette is inspired by the atmosphere of the California coastline that embodies the local and cultural sense of place that this project exists in.