San Jose and a developer have reached a tentative agreement officials hope will ensure plans to build thousands of homes and possibly millions of square feet of commercial space at the sprawling San Jose Flea Market site. The deal looks likely to head off a potentially arduous and lengthy legal fight over the 61-acre property...
Cupertino greenlights housing development at former Vallco mall
After facing cutbacks and years of delays, the largest single housing project in Cupertino’s history has secured its long-awaited city approval for a mixed-use development on the former Vallco Town Center site. The Rise, a mixed-use development on the corner of Wolfe Road and Stevens Creek Boulevard, encompasses 50 acres. The development will include 2,669...
Campbell plans affordable apartments at VTA station
Campbell is set to add nearly 100 affordable homes on a site leased from VTA off Winchester Boulevard. The 1.6-acre project will turn an underutilized parking lot at the Winchester light rail station into 90 affordable apartments for residents making 60% or less of Santa Clara County’s median income — more than $153,700 in 2022,...
Santa Clara developer swaps office for industrial as market tanks
The company behind the biggest proposed mixed-use development in Santa Clara is planning to cut more than 1 million square feet of office space, and still does not have a clear timeline for an already years-delayed construction plan. New York City firm The Related Companies, the developer of the estimated $8 billion project known as Related...
San Jose spurns developers, sparking possible legal fight
San Jose is throwing down the gauntlet to developers, pushing back on applications for housing projects that attempt to get around city development standards and goals. The city last week rejected 14 different housing proposals filed in the latter half of 2023 by developers asserting rights to build what they want where they want, under...
San Jose residents say no to Costco
For three years West San Jose residents have been fighting the city over construction of a Costco in their neighborhood, especially when there are four others just minutes away. The dustup over Westgate West Costco has been ongoing since 2021, when residents began rebelling over the idea. The issues remain unchanged, with concerns about increased...
Cupertino seniors jump into affordable housing lottery
Cupertino’s latest mixed-use, affordable housing project is almost ready to open its doors. The Westport Senior Apartments will add 267 homes to Cupertino’s inventory. The development, on roughly eight acres at 21267 Stevens Creek Blvd., will be a mix of 48 below-market-rate apartments and 131 market-rate apartments for residents 62 and older and 88 townhomes...
San Jose housing plan certified by state a year past deadline
Tardy by one year, San Jose’s housing plan for the coming years gained a stamp of approval from state officials this week. After the city failed to get certification on an initial version of the housing element in June 2023 — already six months past a state deadline — San Jose officials sent a revised version...
Los Gatos struggles to get its housing plan approved
Los Gatos is expected to submit the fourth revision of its housing plan in the next few weeks outlining how it will accommodate 1,993 new homes by 2031. The town is one of many Bay Area municipalities that’s out of compliance with state goals for affordable housing. Los Gatos missed the Jan. 31, 2023 deadline...
Campbell breaks ground on new police station
The Campbell Police Department will soon move out of its small, decades-old location into a new 21st century building. The department on Thursday broke ground on its new 24,000-square-foot operation center, which is set to open in 2025. The building will be funded in part by Measure O, a $50 million general obligation bond passed...