Kiku Crossing 480 E. 4th Avenue, San Mateo, CA

Located close to downtown San Mateo and a Caltrain station, Kiku Crossing is a two-parcel development featuring a seven-story building with 225 units of 100% affordable workforce housing. The inner courtyard ties the community room and learning center together. It is open to the public during the day and consists of an all-inclusive net climbing play area and spaces for smaller gatherings. A rooftop deck offers additional space for gatherings.

“Kiku” is Japanese for the chrysanthemum flower, which was cultivated by the Japanese immigrants in the late 19th century and was essential to the growing floral industries in San Mateo County. The site is near the Japanese American Community Center and our landscape concept design includes a floral theme using shapes of paving and score patterns with the traditional flower pattern called Asanoha.

MCLA Team: Jeffrey Miller, Maya Nagasaka
Completion Date: Estimated 2024
Size: 225,00 SF
Cost: $122,000,000.
Owner: Midpen Housing
Architect: BAR Architects
Contractor: Devcon