Office parks · California
YouTube Headquarters
Reinhabited in 2016.
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Site profile7 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 51,000 on 82 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $3,993/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -2.7% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: Expanded YouTube headquarters record · all sites with thisOffice
This site: Expanded YouTube headquarters newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | officeWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | Expanded YouTube headquartersnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Retrofit year | 2016newtypes-extraction reported |
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Sold | $215.0M closed | YouTube | Wikipedia |
Site context
| Housing permits, San Mateo County (CA), 2024 | 538 units in 5+ unit buildings, 29 in 2–4, 521 single-family; 2023: 750 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 17 within 25 km: Shops at Tanforan (1.3 km); Jagalchi (8.9 km); Westlake Shopping Center (10.0 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 28,461 jobs in 1,714 establishments; average annual pay $58,616; employment location quotient 0.70; employment -3.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 842 jobs; 2 in retail trade, 64 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06081604000)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 53th income percentile as adults; 1.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (163 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 7.2%; median family income $124,615; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | San Mateo Union High School District (09-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Allen (Decima M.) Elementary; Belle Air Elementary; Parkside IntermediateNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 45 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 101 county-logged events: 50 flood, 18 debris flow, 15 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail; $10,060 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 94066, 2026-09 | median list price $1,394,750 (+62.4% on the year); 33 active listings; median 26 days on market; 4% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,827 establishments (-11%); 32,272 jobs (-5%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $1.6M (+4% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $3,993/mo (+11% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 51,000 vehicles a day on 82 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,255 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
YouTube purchased a 554,000 sq ft office park in San Bruno, CA, in 2016 to expand its headquarters. The site was built as new construction (not a retrofit of a former mall), with no evidence of prior retail or mall use in the record. The "reinhabit" strategy listed appears misapplied, as the site was developed as a new office park, not repurposed from a closed mall. The "retrofit already built" reason in the opportunity score confirms it is complete and not available for new retrofit. The site is located near proposed (Shops at Tanforan) and built retail (Jagalchi, Westlake Shopping Center) within 10 km. Median rent is $2,893. The record lacks confirmation it was ever a mall, and the "former mall" context in Retrofit Atlas does not align with this site's history as an office park.
Why. The record describes a new office park build (not a mall retrofit), contradicting Retrofit Atlas' focus. All data points to completed development with no current retrofit opportunity.
Where it stands. Not a former mall site; a new office park built in 2016. No retrofit opportunity exists.
For a planner
- Site is a new office development, not a repurposed mall. Nearby retail clusters are active or proposed.
For a developer
- No current retrofit opportunity; site is fully built and occupied by YouTube. Median rent data is provided but not relevant to new development.
What we do not know yet
- No evidence the site was ever a mall (contradicts database focus). "Reinhabit" strategy misapplied. County economic shrinkage (-2.7%) is noted but not tied to this site.
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- 554,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
- county shrank -2.7% 2018–23
- median rent $2,893
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History and original facts
| Gross leasable area | 554,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| County | San Mateo County |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: In 2016, YouTube purchased an existing office park in San Bruno, California, for $215 million to expand its headquarters, reinhabiting 554,000 square feet of space. |
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Background
YouTube is an American online video-sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Chad Hurley, Jawed Karim, and Steve Chen, all of whom were former employees at PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google itself. In January 2024, YouTube had reached more than 2.7 billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of video every day.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2016 YouTube purchased an office park to expand its headquarters.
- 2016 Retrofit: reinhabit
Sources
- YouTube · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 quoted sentences
YouTube expanded its headquarters
In January 2016, YouTube expanded its headquarters in San Bruno by purchasing an office park for $215 million.