New Developments in Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame, CA 94010 8/10

Streetscape

Burlingame, California is a city south of San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula. It features a very nice downtown district which has, among other virtues, an unusually high quantity of retailers. While great dining and entertainment has come to many revitalized downtowns, most just can’t seem to nurture a good retail scene. Burlingame has managed to pull it off.

The City is in the process of giving a makeover to Burlingame Avenue, their downtown’s main street. I visited the area recently, and the central portion was completed and it looked gorgeous. The new design is a big improvement, and I think they are doing a wonderful job of making a great place greater. When completed, it may be one of the most beautiful streets in Northern California. After a year and a half of construction, the City of Burlingame announced the grand re-opening of the newly improved Burlingame Avenue streetscape. Families, friends and city officials gathered on the 1100 block to celebrate the downtown beautification project completion.

The project included water, sewer, and storm drainage utility upgrades, parking reconfiguration, widening of sidewalks, and specialty pavers. Additional project components included decorative streetlamps, floral hanging baskets, landscaping, bike racks, and smart parking meters.

Developer: The Hanna Group