Golden Gate
Wholesale Produce Market
YOUR GATEWAY TO QUALITY, CONVENIENCE AND SELECTION
May 1, 2025
VIA EMAIL: Billy. [email protected]
Mr. Billy Gross
Principal Planner, Planning Division
City of South San Francisco
315 Maple Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
RE: 131 Terminal Court, Redevelopment Plan & Golden Gate Produce Terminal Relocation Mr. Gross,
In May 2022, the Golden Gate Produce Terminal ("GGPT") Board of Directors voted to cease operating the property as a produce terminal due in part to the age and condition of the facility which required a complete renovation. GGPT has entered into an agreement with US 131 Terminal Court Owner, LLC to re-envision the property into a world class Research and Development campus in one of the world's leading life science technology clusters. The Board of Directors of GGPT is excited and fully supports the property's redevelopment project.
Since May 2022, a comprehensive search has been conducted to identify a new location for the Produce Terminal, and great progress has been made in that effort. The new location will offer improved food safety and enhanced food chain capabilities. This move will also position the Produce Market to compete at higher industry standards and effectively address requirements for contemporary food operations and food safety.
During the 32 months since the agreement referenced above was signed, the Produce Market has continued ongoing operations at its current location at 131 Terminal Court in South San Francisco. We have confirmed with US 131 Terminal Court Owner LLC that the property can continue to operate as a produce terminal until US 131 Terminal Court Owner LLC is ready to begin construction on the property. We have been told by US Terminal Court Owner LLC that the construction will not begin for at least 18 months; thus, four years will have passed since the agreement was entered into, thereby providing sufficient time to complete the relocation.
Golden Gate Produce Terminal, LTD /www.goldengateproducemarket.com 131 Terminal Court | South San Francisco. CA 94080 | T: 650.583.4886 | T: 650.761.3360 | F: 650.583.4940 Golden Gate
Wholesale Produce Market
YOUR GATEWAY TO QUALITY, CONVENIENCE AND SELECTION
In October 2020, GGPT sent you a letter in response to a draft preferred land use option that the City was considering under the pending General Plan Update. At the time, we stated our concern with land use changes that included residential uses that we considered incompatible with our ongoing produce distribution operations that operate numerous large trucks in the early morning hours. As we are now moving our operations from this Site, we no longer have these concerns.
Should the City require any additional help, facts or input relative to facilitating US Terminal Court Owner LLC moving forward with the plans and requests it has before the City, we will be happy to cooperate and provide whatever is desired.
Thank you,
pupliforny
Steven Hurwitz
President Board Member and Shareholder
Golden Gate Produce Terminal Golden Gate Produce Terminal Golden Gate Produce Terminal, LTD | www.goldengateproducemarket.com 131 Terminal Court | South San Francisco CA 94080 | T: 650.583.4886 | T: 650.761.3360 | F 650.583,4940