en.Wedoany.com Reported - Berkeley-based Goldstone Management has submitted preliminary permit applications for a 24-story mixed-use skyscraper at 924 Third Street in downtown San Rafael, Marin County. This project is currently the tallest development proposal in Marin County.
The 260-foot-tall skyscraper is expected to provide over 500,000 square feet of housing, 24,950 square feet of commercial retail space (located within a market hall), and a 350-space garage. The development will yield 345 residential units, including 52 affordable housing units, with half designated for very low-income households and half for moderate-income households.
The inclusion of affordable housing allows the developer to invoke Assembly Bill 1287 and the State Density Bonus Law, securing a 100% bonus above the base zoning. The developer is also seeking to use Assembly Bill 130 to obtain a California Environmental Quality Act exemption.
Studio KDA is responsible for the project design. The skyscraper will be clad in metal panels, brick veneer, and decorative tile. The Fourth Street street wall is designed to resemble several smaller buildings atop a uniform ground-floor retail glass wall. The ground floor includes a double-height glass lobby entrance topped by a 30-foot dynamic wall. The residential tower features glass-railed balconies and copper-clad Art Deco elements.
The skyscraper harmonizes with adjacent buildings through multiple setback designs: the Fourth Street portion rises 10 stories with a setback at the sixth floor; the tower rises 24 stories on Third Street with a setback at the tenth floor, which includes a tenth-floor overhang. The project requires the demolition of six existing low-rise commercial buildings and a surface parking lot. The property spans approximately 1.4 acres, extending from Third Street to Fourth Street between A Street and Lootens Place. Rhoades Planning Group is serving as the planning consultant. Construction costs and a timeline have not been announced.
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