Nine apartments set to replace two century-old structures in Menlo Park

Of course Menlo approved this as they want all old buildings gone like there is no history here. Disgraceful to tear those down. Make them historic. Our town is already dying why make it worse? Sad. Rather see McDonalds go.

This is what developers and their Menlo Park Administration sycophants will call "progress" and "vibrancy." Actually, it's not about any of those things. It's about the money! Have you seen what's being built along El Camino? Kiss the Menlo Park "village quality-of-life" good-by.

I agree with Peninsula Reader and Mr. Engel. I'm so glad I moved out of Menlo Park 30 years ago after living there for 50 years. All those two- and three-story buildings that line El Camino Real are a major eyesore, and so out of place.

I must agree with the people who have responded to this next phase of ruining what was once a charming small community. One may now shoot a canon through Santa Cruz avenue and hit only empty store fronts.
Those money hungry builders should think before they leap. It is too late, now, look at the wall to wall buildings being put up along El Camino Real in Menlo. It is dreadful!!

Jeez Loueez! Next thing you know, they'll be tearing down the Park Theater or Foster's Freeze or Johnny's Smoke Shop or... uh, er, never mind. Nowadays, you'd never even know what Peninsula town you were in, if it wasn't for Menlo Park's bottleneck on El Camino Real or the number of empty businesses on Santa Cruz Ave. (and I ain't referring to every rug store, whose Grand Openings are accompanied by "Going Out of Business" banners).

ol' Homeboy:

A couple years ago, someone drove me down El Camino Real through Menlo Park, and I couldn't even tell which town we were in due to all those eyesore multi-story buildings that are now built there. I was shocked and dismayed.

pearl

The old, worn out. and decrepit old buildings are giving way to new, useful. and commercially invigorating new structures to serve us in the 21st Century. Menlo Park will be better than ever.

Years ago the City Council approved the development with Prince Street Partners who did not inform the tenants or community knowing that once it was approved nothing could stop it. The Planning Commission could never really do anything to save the building. The new building built by the developer across from the train station is an eye sore and the one to replace Feldman's is even worse. I don't blame Mr. Feldman for not wanting to relocate to the smaller space offered in the new building. Menlo Park is turning into a modular town of oppressive boxed buildings without character or soul. The city talks big when wanting to redevelop the downtown but does little to keep small businesses and instead lets money and greed run rampant.