1728 Leslie Street, San Mateo
This 50 x 100 lot has the desirable C41 zoning, which is intended for service businesses, but can allow all uses permitted in any C zone. There is a 28 x 28 cinder block garage, containing a bathroom including shower, on the rear corner of the property. The property also has a 2,000 gallon underground fuel storage tank, which was just tested and found to be in compliance. The lot is paved with concrete and has a large roofed carport parking area. Finally, there is a large metal storage container, which can be used by the new buyer or removed by the seller. The property is fully fenced, including some barbed wire, and has a sliding gate.
This property was originally developed in the 1920s as a single family house. It was subsequently put to commercial use. The present owner bought the property over 20 years ago and used it for a landscaping business with multiple trucks. Prior to that, it was used by the Silva Ambulance Company, which tore down most of the house but used a portion of the remainder for an office. The present owner removed the vestigial office, laid concrete wherever there was dirt, and enlarged the covered carport parking structure, all under city permit. In 1994, the present owner replaced a 1,000 gallon fuel tank with a modern 2,000 gallon double walled and monitored new tank. At that time, soil testing was done at the tank site and no problems were found.
The law on fuel tanks has recently changed, and enhanced vapor recovery systems are now required for tanks and pumps using gasoline, but not for diesel. Hence, this facility would have to be modified to meet the new requirements if gasoline were stored. Modifications would be reasonably simple because no concrete has to be broken, just some equipment upgraded. Technical experts should be consulted for more information.
The property is located just south of 17th Avenue (but north of Highway 92) and just west of the railroad track at 1728 Leslie Street. It is less than a block from the Hayward Park CalTrain station. The zoning should allow a new 5,000 square foot building up to 30 feet high set back 10 feet from the rear property line. In its present form, the property would appear to be perfect for a service business which utilizes trucks. The owner could consider some carry-back financing to a purchaser with sufficient down and good credit.
For further information call Mark Barchas, Broker
650-941-1120 office
650-793-0133 cell
e-mail barchas@sbcglobal.net
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