Legislation Details

File #: 26-0541   
Type: Report to Board/Commission Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: Planning Commission
On agenda: 6/8/2026
Title: Proposed Project: Related applications on a 1.97-acre site: MOFFETT PARK SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish the existing one-story 25,820-square foot office building and construct an 8-story, 265-unit apartment building (297,406 square feet) with 217 parking spaces, and a 14,700-square foot neighborhood park. Location: 1215 Bordeaux Dr. (APN: 110-25-017) File #: PLNG-2025-0582 Zoning: Moffett Park - Residential (MP-R) Applicant / Owner: Beam Reach (applicant) / Deerfield 1215 Bordeaux LLC (owner) Environmental Review: Environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the Moffett Park Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR); no additional review required per CEQA Guidelines Section 15183. Project Planner: Wendy Lao, (408) 730-7408, WLao@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Attachments: 1. Noticing and Vicinity Map, 2. Recommended Findings, 3. Recommended Conditions of Approval, 4. Project Data Table, 5. Site and Architectural Plans, 6. State Density Bonus Law Request Letter from Applicant, 7. CEQA Environmental Checklist, 8. MPSP EIR Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), 9. Draft Transportation Demand Management Plan, 10. Air Quality Report, 11. Arborist Report, 12. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Preliminary Checklist, 13. Bird Safe Design Review, 14. Link to MPSP EIR, 15. Link to Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, 16. Presentation to Planning Commission RTC No 26-0541 - 20260608
REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION

SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project: Related applications on a 1.97-acre site:
MOFFETT PARK SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT: to demolish the existing one-story 25,820-square foot office building and construct an 8-story, 265-unit apartment building (297,406 square feet) with 217 parking spaces, and a 14,700-square foot neighborhood park.
Location: 1215 Bordeaux Dr. (APN: 110-25-017)
File #: PLNG-2025-0582
Zoning: Moffett Park - Residential (MP-R)
Applicant / Owner: Beam Reach (applicant) / Deerfield 1215 Bordeaux LLC (owner)
Environmental Review: Environmental impacts of the project are addressed in the Moffett Park Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR); no additional review required per CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.
Project Planner: Wendy Lao, (408) 730-7408, WLao@sunnyvale.ca.gov

Report
REPORT IN BRIEF

General Plan: Moffett Park
Existing Site Conditions: A one-story 25,820 square foot office building and surface parking lot.
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Research & Development/Office building in MP-R zoning district.
South: Research & Development/Office in MP-Mixed Use (MU) zoning district across 5th Ave.
East: Office in MP-R zoning district across Bordeaux Dr.
West: Office and associated parking lot in MP-MU and MP-R zoning districts, respectively.
Issues: Consistency with the Moffett Park Specific Plan
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Moffett Park Special Development Permit with the Recommended Findings in Attachment 2 and Recommended Conditions of Approval in Attachment 3.

BACKGROUND

Description of Proposed Project
The project site is 1.97 acres in size and is currently developed with a one-story, 25,820 square-foot office building. The proposed project consists of demolishing the existing building and constructing an eight-story residential building with 265 rental units, 217 parking spaces, and a 14,700-square foot privately-owned publicly accessible (POPA) neighborhood park. The project proposes to utilize the State D...

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