A 30-home project could be built across the street from Los Gatos High School, bringing student safety to the forefront. The Los Gatos Planning Commission voted 4-2 on March 26 to recommend the Town Council approve a 4-story, mixed-use housing development at 143-151 E. Main St. across the street from Los Gatos High School. Commissioners...
Los Gatos asks courts for legal clarity on proposed developments
Los Gatos wants clarity over a housing dispute with the state, and land use experts say the results of the legal spat could slow needed housing. Los Gatos requested legal clarification from the Santa Clara County Superior Court March 28 about a land use disagreement between the town and California Department of Housing and Community Development....
East San Jose apartments planned for 8-story complex
A neglected East San Jose medical building will be torn down to make way for multifamily housing. City officials approved a mixed-use development at 2470 Alvin Ave. to replace an existing medical office building during a March 26 San Jose Planning Director’s Hearing. The nearly one-acre parcel will be redeveloped into an 8-story, 138-apartment and...
San Jose policy gives housing developer millions in tax breaks
City leaders have agreed to give a San Jose housing developer multimillion-dollar tax breaks as part of a recently-passed program meant to win over builders. The San Jose City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a seven-story, 345-apartment complex at 905 North Capitol Ave., signing off on $4.9 million in construction tax cuts and fee...
Sunnyvale aims to preserve retail spaces in northern neighborhoods
Sunnyvale wants to preserve retail space in an underserved community, but the city will have to convince developers the investment is worthwhile. The Sunnyvale City Council voted unanimously Tuesday, with Councilmember Murali Srinivasan absent, to approve a retail preservation program for two aging retail centers slated to be turned into townhomes. The program would allow...
Los Gatos orchard could become townhomes
Wild mustard is in full bloom at one of Los Gatos’ last orchards, where hundreds of bare, brown walnut trees stand as remaining vestiges of the town’s agricultural past. That may soon change. San Jose-based Urban Catalyst recently submitted revised plans for a 138-townhome development to replace the orchard at 14789 Oka Road. Plans for the...
Affordable housing to replace East San Jose abandoned building
A vacant building in East San Jose will be replaced with hundreds of affordable homes. A 100% affordable housing complex was approved at 2940 Alum Rock Ave. across from James Lick High School March 12 at Planning Director hearing. The 50,900-square-foot development would construct 400 homes and demolish two vacant buildings to make way for...
Los Gatos to replace landmark hotel with housing
A large townhome development will replace a decades-old iconic Los Gatos hotel. The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously approved a 155-townhome development Tuesday to replace the Los Gatos Lodge. Councilmember Mary Badame recused herself because of her home’s proximity to the site. San Ramon-based SummerHill Homes will develop the project at 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road on...
San Jose approves hundreds of affordable homes at historic site
A 15-story multifamily affordable housing development is about to become part of downtown San Jose’s SoFA district after almost a decade of planning. San Jose Planning Director Chris Burton approved the 220-apartment development, known as Gateway Tower, at a Wednesday hearing. The complex will be 100% affordable housing, including 55 permanent supportive apartments and 165...
Campbell housing project fills hole in downtown corridor
Nearly 100 homes could fill a vacant block next to downtown Campbell that has dragged through the development process for almost a decade. Roseville-based Cresleigh Homes recently submitted plans for a 90-home development at 600 E. Campbell Ave., sandwiched between The Pruneyard and the city’s historic downtown. Plans for the five- and six-story development include...