Caltrain will be moving its new headquarters to Millbrae along with the San Mateo County Transit District, otherwise known as SamTrans, according to transit officials.
Caltrain will be located at Gateway at Millbrae Station, on the fourth floor of the building, and will use about 26,500 square feet of the new 180,000-square-foot SamTrans headquarters. Officials said that Caltrain agreed to a 10-year lease that will start at the same time SamTrans begins occupying the space, with two five-year options to extend the lease.
“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,” Caltrain executive director Michelle Bouchard said in a statement.
SamTrans acquired the building in December 2023 in a lease-to-purchase deal worth $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. It is near the Millbrae Transit Center, which serves Caltrain, BART, and SamTrans.