201 Marshall is an infill project within the Redwood City Downtown Precise Plan boundary and is situated adjacent to the most significant transit node in the city. The project is a new 5 level, Type III residential building over 3 levels of Type I garage structure. One level of the garage structure is subterranean, and its upper two levels are wrapped at the street level with live/work units, leasing office, fitness center, lounge area, and lobby spaces with direct access from the street. A tower element anchors the corner of intersecting streets, marking the corner and creating a vertical, iconic marker that is visible from the
adjacent transit station. Fundamental to the design is the connection to public transit, and locating the project’s “front door” directly on the main corner at the base of the tower element. With a double-height lobby space and main entry, a direct connection is made to the nearby transit center. The base element of the project relates to the pedestrian scale of the buildings across Marshall Street, and awnings and storefront help to reduce the scale along the street frontages.