The builder’s remedy has come to roost in San Jose, with a major project now planning to scale back by several thousand homes. One of the first significant projects to see a new application under builder’s remedy is on the San Jose Flea Market site. The developer plans to reduce the project size to 940...
Milpitas’ barrier to building affordable housing is money
Milpitas needs to find ways to build more affordable housing and preserve what it already has. That’s according to housing advocates and policymakers who discussed the city’s affordable housing stock at a Thursday panel hosted by San José Spotlight. The state is requiring Milpitas to add 6,713 homes by 2031, with more than half being...
‘Burning Man meets Golfland’: Urban Putt San Jose will change the game
Aliens, mysterious spirits and time machines are about to collide in the most unexpected way, and it has nothing to do with Halloween. A new entertainment destination will soon open in downtown San Jose. Urban Putt San Jose will bring interactive miniature golf, food and craft cocktails to the city’s core in 13,000 square feet...
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San Jose affordable housing for families to break ground
A busy San Jose thoroughfare will see an infusion of affordable housing as the city faces a lofty goal to build tens of thousands of low-income homes. The San Jose City Council this week approved the last piece of financing for a $61 million affordable housing project on South Bascom Avenue called Dry Creek Crossing....
Sunnyvale officials recommend novel housing project
Sunnyvale plans to add more housing near its transit hubs with a unique project that incorporates multiple bedrooms and bathrooms per apartment. The Sunnyvale Planning Commission on Monday night unanimously voted to recommend that the city council approve plans to demolish a two-floor office at 1202 Kifer Road and erect a seven-floor apartment building in...
Milpitas leaders clash with property owner over proposed home
Tempers flared when Milpitas nixed a property owner’s plans to build a multi-story house on the city’s hillside. The Milpitas City Council on Tuesday voted 2-1 to deny property owner Sanjay Muppaneni’s request for an exception to the neighborhood’s zoning for 1339 Terra Vista Court, after a contentious back and forth. The property is located...
UPDATE: South San Jose slated to get more homeless housing
San Jose is taking an offer from a legendary South Bay philanthropist to ease the city’s transitional housing shortage. The San Jose City Council today unanimously approved a five-year lease for $1 annually from John A. Sobrato to construct Via del Oro, a 150-bed interim housing project, on land he owns. Via del Oro will...
Milpitas explores commercial sites for housing
Milpitas needs to build thousands of homes in the next eight years and is eyeing old retail spaces and offices to reach its goal. The Milpitas City Council is giving input tonight on proposed zoning changes to streamline redevelopment of five identified commercial sites, referred to as Housing Opportunity Districts, which would provide more land...
Vacant Sunnyvale hotels to become a parking lot
Two Sunnyvale hotels that have sat vacant for more than a year are slated for demolition and will be replaced with a private parking lot. Zoning Administrator George Schroeder approved plans at a hearing last week for San Francisco-based Prologis to build a ground level, 90-space surface parking lot for commercial fleets at 331 and 385...
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San Jose foster youth hub ready for construction
An affordable housing development centered on homeless foster youth will break ground in San Jose next month. The San Jose City Council approved nearly $40 million in state bonds on Tuesday to construct 81 affordable apartments—with half reserved for foster youth ages 15-24—on Parkmoor Avenue near San Jose City College. The remaining apartments will be...