The State of California Department of General Services, Real Estate Services Division, has been charged with planning and implementation of the West End Office Complex Project, which supports the concepts of consolidation of state offices on state-owned land and improvement of underutilized land in the Capitol Area. The state has been authorized (by Government Code section 8169.6, Chapter 672, Statutes of 2001) to develop the West End Office Complex on existing real estate: Blocks 203 and 204, bounded by 7th and 8th Streets and N and P Streets and Block 266, bounded by 8th and 9th Streets and Q and R Streets. The authorization provides for 1.4 million square feet of office space, including underground parking; off-site parking; and renovation/relocation of the historic Helibron House, currently located at 704 O Street, on the northwest corner of Block 204. The project provides an opportunity for ground level retail, which would serve both state occupants and the surrounding residential community.