A low-slung former Google office in Sunnyvale could be traded in for an eight-story wall of housing, if a new proposal wins city approval. Plans on file would clear the one-story building at 1215 Bordeaux Drive in Moffett Park and replace it with 265 apartments, about 297,400 square feet of residential space, and a ground-level neighborhood park. The project is one of several attempts across Sunnyvale to turn underused office sites into homes closer to transit and major job centers.
According to City of Sunnyvale public filings, application PLNG-2025-0582 calls for demolishing the existing 25,820-square-foot structure and putting up an approximately 297,406-square-foot, eight-story complex with 217 parking spaces and a 14,700-square-foot neighborhood park. The city agenda lists Beam Reach as the applicant and Deerfield 1215 Bordeaux LLC as the owner, notes that the Planning Commission reviewed the proposal earlier this year, and sets up a City Council hearing in mid-June.
Project details
Project documents describe an E-shaped podium building with six levels of housing stacked above a concrete base, plus a sky deck outfitted with a pool and outdoor kitchens and two landscaped podium courtyards, as reported by San Francisco YIMBY. The plan lists 265 units in a mix of studios, one-bedrooms, and two-bedrooms, mechanical stacker parking for 217 cars, and room for nearly 300 bicycles. The application leans on state density bonus rules to increase unit count and asks for waivers from certain open-space and facade requirements.
Developer and design
Dallas-based developer Beam Reach includes 1215 Bordeaux Drive among its active projects and is handling entitlements through an affiliate, according to its listings on Beam Reach. Menlo Park-based Deerfield Realty appears as the property owner of record, and project plans indicate the team has requested staff feedback on issues such as the mechanical parking system, how park space will be dedicated, and other design details.
Where this fits in Sunnyvale’s plan
The proposal lines up with Sunnyvale’s broader pivot from standalone office parks toward mixed-use neighborhoods. The city’s 2023 to 2031 Housing Element says Sunnyvale needs to plan for roughly 12,000 new homes, and the Moffett Park Specific Plan rezoned about 1,270 acres in the district to allow housing, according to the City of Sunnyvale Housing Element and the Moffett Park Specific Plan. Staff have argued that concentrating growth in Moffett Park helps line up new homes with nearby jobs and transit service.
Why now
The timing reflects a broader South Bay trend of turning quiet office addresses into apartment sites as companies shrink research and development footprints and cities scramble to hit state Regional Housing Needs Allocation targets, according to reporting in the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Developers say the combination of local rezoning and state density tools is making once off-limits office parcels newly viable for multifamily projects.
Next steps
At a March study session, commissioners pressed the development team on the width of the proposed park, how the mechanical parking would function, electric vehicle charging plans, and the project’s 40 deed-restricted below-market-rate units, according to meeting notes summarized by Citizen Portal. If the City Council signs off in mid-June, 1215 Bordeaux Drive would join a small but growing roster of Sunnyvale sites making the leap from office to housing, with final timelines depending on how quickly the developer can secure financing and start construction.
