Today, Caltrain announced that its new headquarters will be located in Millbrae. Caltrain, which currently shares a headquarters with the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) in San Carlos, will continue to co-locate with SamTrans at their new headquarters at Gateway at Millbrae Station.
In March, after SamTrans announced it would be vacating its San Carlos headquarters, the Caltrain organization began exploring options to lease or purchase office space near a Caltrain station. After extensive deliberation, the Caltrain Board of Directors determined that the facilities at the new Millbrae office best meet the needs of the organization. Furthermore, the ease of access to Caltrain, BART, and SamTrans will benefit employees, potential hires and visitors by providing an environmentally friendly, transit-rich location.
“Our new headquarters will provide the modern facilities and convenient location our team needs, with seamless access to the Millbrae Transit Station and the entire Caltrain corridor. After a thorough evaluation of several options, we believe this is the best choice for Caltrain,” said Caltrain Executive Director Michelle Bouchard.
Caltrain will be situated on the 4th floor of the building and use about 26,500 square feet of the new 180,000-square-foot SamTrans headquarters. Caltrain has agreed to a 10-year lease term that will begin at the same time SamTrans begins occupying the space, with two five-year options to extend the lease.
SamTrans acquired the building in December 2023 through a lease-to-purchase agreement at a cost of $126 million. The building is located in a transit-oriented development on property owned by BART and is subject to a 99-year ground lease with BART. The property is adjacent to the Millbrae Transit Center which serves Caltrain, BART, and SamTrans.
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About Caltrain: Owned and operated by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, Caltrain provides rail service from San Francisco to San Jose, with commute service to Gilroy. Serving the region since 1863, Caltrain is the oldest continually operating rail system west of the Mississippi and the first railroad to convert from diesel to electric power in a generation.
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