The 100 unit Marina Court Apartment site was originally a 1962 H.U.D. project, with parking and drives separating the units from Marina Lagoon, a flood control and recreational waterway in San Mateo. The property owner retained Callander Associates to develop a workable site plan to:

• Maximize continuous pedestrian access to the water
• Increase the parking stall count (from 179 to 215 for a 19% increase)
• Increase landscaped open space (from 94,000 s.f. to 139,000 s.f. for a 33% increase)
• Reduce public street areas (decreased from 19,500 s.f. to 0 s.f. for a 100% reduction)

Abandonment of a public cul-de-sac and planning submittal processing through the City were also facilitated by the design team. A strategically-phased planning application allowed the owner to move forward with critical site work and interior remodeling. The more time consuming aspects of the application came subsequently - to add a pool and recreation area, to add four more units, and to add an on-site management/rental office.