236 W 3rd Ave

Abandoned and a nuisance for over 35 YEARS!  The owner wanted to sell. Buyers wanted to buy. But because the City feared "historical issues", it was easier for them to do nothing than allow it to be condemned and demolished.

Case Study: 1734 Home in New Jersey

Wall Street Journal Sept 29, 2024

“It’s harder and harder for us to get our historic homes bought by people who want to try to keep it as it was,” says Norris. “We were grateful they took on the home.”

Anna & Jay

Baywood residents since 2004, Anna and Jay have added to their home and to the community.

Richard

Baywood resident since 2004, Richard had to make tough owner choices about his curved windows and shares his reasoning on why he opposes a historic designation for Baywood and for San Mateo more broadly.

Andrew

San Mateo resident since 2001, San Mateo is a vibrant, diverse community and we should be able to look forward to homes that are safer, more energy efficient and better meet our needs today and in the future.