Waterfront Development — A Transformational Deal in Negotiation
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Redwood City's bayfront is the site of one of the most consequential development negotiations on the Peninsula. The City Council created a dedicated subcommittee in February 2026 to negotiate a major waterfront development agreement — a signal of both the complexity and the stakes involved. The waterfront area, anchored by the former Inner Harbor Specific Plan footprint, has long been envisioned as a mixed-use, publicly accessible bayfront destination. One active proposal involves 131 three-story for-sale townhome units along the waterfront, requiring a new zoning district to implement the Mixed Use – Waterfront General Plan designation, along with a Bay Trail connection and interim park improvements to the city-owned lot on Maple Street. The development agreement negotiations will determine the balance between private development benefits and public amenities — trail access, affordable units, sea level rise protections, and parks — that residents actually receive.
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