Caltech R&D building next to St. Philip's Church and School
Pasadena
Summary
The most contested item in months: a four-story, 93,539-square-foot research building on a Caltech-owned parking lot next to St. Philip's school. Neighbors demanded a full environmental review over lab safety, traffic, and scale; supporters cited jobs and keeping Caltech startups in Pasadena. The council approved it with BSL-1/2, height, and parking concessions.
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Last discussed Mar 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
A $186-million-scale private development with roughly 2,200 construction jobs and about 200 permanent jobs.
Caltech startups, workers, and the local innovation economy.
St. Philip's school families and neighbors cite traffic, construction impacts, and lab-safety unknowns.
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