Willow Glen residents are expressing bitter disappointment after a proposed seven-story residential building in their neighborhood gained a permit under a state law streamlining housing development. The decision — made during the Dec. 3 San Jose Planning Director Hearing — clears the way for San Francisco-based Redco Development to build 126 apartments on a roughly...
Cupertino Vallco development reduces its affordable housing
The developer of a massive residential, office and retail development at the former Vallco shopping mall in Cupertino is reducing affordable housing by 60% and office space by 25% to make the project “financially feasible.” Sand Hill Property Company delivered a revised plan to Cupertino’s city manager Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving, and the...
San Jose’s revised preservation rules clear way for park project
San Jose officials have amended the city’s historic preservation policy in order to advance a long-delayed project that would bring millions of dollars of new amenities, including a music pavilion, to St. James Park. The measure — which does not specifically name the park project — sparked widespread pushback from local preservationists who warn it...
San Jose officials want denser housing on former golf course
East San Jose’s longtime Duino family is ready to let go of its 115-acre former golf course. But they’re caught between clashing visions over the future of the property. City leaders want more density than developers and some neighbors had in mind. A letter obtained by San José Spotlight shows city planners earlier this year...
San Jose issues wage theft fine for affordable housing project
A subcontractor for an affordable housing project in San Jose is facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in city fines over alleged wage violations. The allegations center around the work to construct a seven-story apartment building located at 748-750 W. San Carlos St. known as Mariposa Place. San Jose Department of Public Works inspectors have cited...
San Jose housing policy change delayed after pushback
San Jose leaders are delaying a vote on a plan to revamp a development program responsible for generating a significant portion of the city’s affordable housing. The decision follows vocal pushback from opponents who warn the policy change would mean less housing support going to those most in need. The change proposed by city staff would increase target...
Santa Clara project would upend Asian American shopping center
The future of a Santa Clara shopping center that’s a mainstay of the city’s Asian American community may be in jeopardy as a national developer pushes for housing to replace it. Georgia-based PulteGroup wants to transform the Homestead Shopping Center into a 147-townhome development, complete with about 20 affordable homes and 341 parking spaces. The...
State bill could displace Sunnyvale mobile home residents
Sunnyvale resident Gail Rubino first moved into the El Dorado Mobile Home Park 15 years ago because it was the only way she could afford home ownership in Silicon Valley. She settled into the park and formed a community she could call her own. Now, she’s fighting to change a statewide bill that would make...
San Jose affordable apartment tower nears construction
After more than a decade of planning and delays, a 15-story, 100% affordable apartment building known as The Gateway Tower is set to break ground in downtown San Jose’s SoFA District early next year. The breakthrough comes after developer The Core Companies announced it had secured all necessary funding to move forward with the $197-million construction...
Santa Clara high-rise housing project would displace businesses
Affordable high-rise housing is closer to sprouting along El Camino Real in Santa Clara, but it would displace numerous local businesses. Pennsylvania-based developer Toll Brothers wants to replace more than a dozen stores in Santa Clara’s longstanding Moonlite Shopping Center with 601 homes at 2610 El Camino Real. The development proposal includes a trio of...