2024-04-28T09:15:41-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150300006/historic-california-post-office-temporarily-moved-to-make-way-for-new-mixed-use-complex Nathaniel Bahadursingh 2022-02-23T14:45:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9f/9f0dd35c4be777bc66dae8a8c52b0193.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A historic 1940s post office building, weighing 1,010 tons, is being temporarily moved 120 feet in Burlingame, California to make way for the construction of a new underground parking garage beneath the building&rsquo;s current location as part of the planned 220 Park Road office and retail development.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>While relocated, the historic structure will be restored before being moved back on site and integrated with the new development as a restaurant space at the base of the office building. The move is to ensure its safety during the construction of the new development. <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39934083/page-turnbull" target="_blank">Page &amp; Turnbull</a> is the preservation architect working with KSH Architects and rehabilitation specialists Garden City Construction to move the building. The development is led by a joint venture of Sares Regis Group of Northern California (SRGNC) and Dostart Development Company (DDC). The project broke ground in September and will deliver 185,000 square feet of new office and retail space in a 1.3-acre lot in the center of do...</p>