Burlingame, CA (Sept. 2, 2025 ) — King Street Properties announced today the completion of key public amenities at its new life-science property, The Landing, in the mid-Peninsula town of Burlingame, CA. With the debut of a full-service bistro café serving breakfast and lunch, an outdoor half-acre plaza with generous gathering spaces and landscaping, and three large-scale site-specific artworks, King Street is delivering on design elements that benefit local residents and building tenants alike.
The newly-opened features announced today include:
n The bistro café The Apron is now open Monday through Friday, 8am to 2pm offering expertly brewed espresso drinks, coffee and tea as well as freshly made sandwiches, salads, baked goods and hot entrees for breakfast and lunch.
n The Landing’s new artworks include a custom 27 foot-tall signature sculpture centrally located in the public plaza by Oregon artist CJ Rench; also two 60-foot murals by San Francisco artist Nicole Mueller adorn the parking garage and are visible from the plaza and as far away as nearby Highway 101.
n A half-acre public plaza and outdoor space also welcomes visitors with generous seating areas, benches and tables near the newly-opened Apron café. Employees working at The Landing have access to semi-private spaces adjacent to the plaza for meeting colleagues or enjoying a break.
A conference center with a 150-person capacity and pre-function area is available for event reservations by tenants and the public.
As a pivotal hub for growing life science companies, The Landing features extensive hospitality-like amenities, ideal proximity south of the South San Francisco biotech cluster, nearby attractions such as the San Francisco Bay Trail and waterfront, and great transportation access via the Highway 101 corridor, SFO International Airport, Caltrain, BART and more.
King Street is a national firm specializing in life sciences properties in America’s core life science clusters including Greater Boston, New York City, Raleigh/Durham, San Diego and the San Francisco Peninsula. King Street recognized Burlingame’s ideal location and valuable long-term position in making a strategic decision to invest and develop there.
“These great public spaces and amenities are part of the innovative workplace we’re creating at The Landing, to give life sciences companies an opportunity to plant roots in Burlingame,” said Sonia Taneja, managing director overseeing The Landing for King Street. “The Landing is leading the change in life science real estate opportunities in the Mid-Peninsula, raising the bar for purpose-built lab space. And by embracing and welcoming the community into the project, we are helping fulfil the city’s vision for the Bayfront neighborhood as a home for science and the community.”
The Landing supports science-based organizations’ specialized needs. Physical features include 15-foot floor-to-floor heights (20-foot heights on the ground floor), 33-foot and 44-foot structural grid for lab planning efficiency, robust MEP systems, and infrastructure to support a 60% lab, 40% office split. The campus is supported by a structured parking garage, which includes ample vehicle parking as well as storage for 45 bicycles.
Collaboration spaces are spread throughout the campus, including a conference center, boardroom, and tenant lounge with shared and private spaces. For wellness, The Landingfeatures a gym with a private training studio, spa-like locker rooms, and meditation space.
Leasing for The Landing is handled by the JLL team of Grant Yeatman, Cole Smith, Mark Bodie, and Toss Vallentine. Perkins & Will is the architect for The Landing. Landscape architect is SWA Group. General contractor is Hathaway Dinwiddie.
About King Street Properties, LLC
King Street is a private real estate investment management firm focused on servicing thecomplex needs of science-based companies and institutions. Headquartered in Boston, King Street’s assets are located in core research hubs including Greater Boston, New York, the Research Triangle in North Carolina, the San Francisco Bay Area and San Diego. With 6.5 million square feet of stabilized assets under ownership/ management and in development, King Street is highly experienced in the development and operation of best-in- class life science research and development space and biomanufacturing and pharmaceutical buildings, serving as a trusted partner for companies that develop lifesaving drugs. For more information visit https://kingstreetproperties.com.
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