Nearly two decades ago, Sunnyvale Planning Commissioner Larry Klein helped lay out a plan to support continued growth of the city’s burgeoning Moffett Park into the major corporate office and research hub it is today. Now, Klein is the mayor, and the city is once again plotting out a vision to help revamp Moffett Park over...
Santa Clara residents divided over pending condo development
A developer’s plan to reshape a city block with a six-story condominium complex is stirring controversy in Santa Clara. Residents are split over whether the proposed project at the corner of Monroe and Franklin streets will destroy the character of the city’s Old Quad neighborhood, or help jumpstart a vision for a renewed downtown. Some...
Urban farming development sprouts in Santa Clara
A first-of-its kind affordable housing development where residents can grow their own food is slated to begin welcoming tenants at the end of the month, sparking excitement among Santa Clara County community leaders. The development, Agrihood, offers 160 mixed-income apartments, 165 homes for low-income seniors and veterans and 36 townhomes on 5.8 acres. The property will...
How a developer plans to bypass San Jose building requirements
A Denver-based developer is using a controversial tool to force through plans to demolish a nearly seven-decade-old swim and tennis club in San Jose to make way for housing. After facing pushback from city staff last year over its initial plans to raze the San Jose Swim and Racquet Club near Willow Glen to build...
Santa Clara County commits millions to supporting foster youth
A foster youth complex in San Jose is set to receive millions more in funding from county officials, with a goal of expanding services and housing to continue supporting disadvantaged young adults in the county. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has allocated $12.6 million to help kickstart the construction of the community center,...
Affordable apartment complex coming to Santa Clara
A major affordable apartment project is set to begin construction in Santa Clara on the site of a former YMCA. San Francisco-based Maracor Development plans to build 200 apartments on a nearly two-acre lot at 80 Saratoga Ave. A two-story building that housed a YMCA of Silicon Valley office and a separate automotive repair building...
Affordable housing construction starting at San Jose train stop
Construction is set to begin this month on an affordable housing project in the shadow of the Tamien VTA and Caltrain station. After years of planning, San Jose-based developer The Core Companies has officially secured nearly $140 million in city, county and state funding for the Tamien Station housing and retail project, being developed on...
Popular private school brand expanding in San Jose
A popular private school owned by a Chinese investment firm is expanding in northeast San Jose. Merryhill School, which runs an elementary program on 750 N. Capitol Ave., gained city approval last week for a new school to serve up to 252 students just a mile up the road at 1207 N. Capitol Ave. Plans call...
Affordable housing to be built by San Jose transit center
VTA is beginning work on a new housing development to boost the Santa Clara County transit agency’s revenue. This time it will be 100% affordable housing. The agency will use an empty lot next to the Berryessa Transit Center in San Jose to build 195 affordable apartments after signing a contract with Affirmed Housing Group last...
Hundreds of apartments planned near downtown San Jose
More than 200 apartments could be coming to San Jose’s Buena Vista neighborhood as city planning officials consider a proposal that would require demolition of several buildings. Cupertino-based Urban Villas LLC is pitching a slightly bigger version of a previously approved project just outside of downtown San Jose that includes 237 apartments and nearly 17,000 square feet of...