ArchiWise tracks 12 stories about real estate, zoning, permitting, and policy in Santa Clara County, California. We surface the local decisions (rezonings, council debates, infrastructure investment, hazard mapping updates) that change how property gets built and bought. Updated as new coverage publishes.
The Palo Alto Architectural Review Board is reviewing updated plans for a seven-story apartment complex at 3997 Fabian Way, proposed by Juno Realty Partners. This iteration features 273 rental units, a reduction from an earlier Builder's Remedy-assisted application.
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A proposed six-story condominium complex at 349 1st Street in Los Altos has cleared its environmental review, leveraging California's builder's remedy provision. The project, filed by Octane Capital, will introduce 19 units, including four designated as affordable housing.
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The San Jose Planning Director is slated to review the Icon Echo proposal, a 645-unit housing development by Urban Catalyst. This Downtown San Jose project, featuring two eight-story structures, includes 33 affordable units near City Hall.
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Preliminary plans have been submitted for a seven-story apartment building at 2181 Park Boulevard in Palo Alto, proposing 98 new units, with 13 designated for lower-income households. The developer is leveraging Senate Bill 79 to streamline the application process for the project, located near the California Avenue Caltrain Station.
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Construction is set to begin soon for a seven-story, 368-unit apartment complex at 3150 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, a project jointly developed by Acclaim Companies and Stanford University. The development includes a significant number of deed-restricted affordable housing units.
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Palo Alto city officials attempted to create a temporary window to slow compliance with California's Senate Bill 79, which mandates increased housing density near transit. However, this gambit unexpectedly led to nine new multifamily housing applications, proposing hundreds of units near Caltrain stations.
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Preliminary permits have been filed to replace a single-family home at 340 Palo Alto Avenue in Palo Alto with a new four-story apartment complex. The proposed development will feature six market-rate units and ground-floor parking, overlooking San Francisquito Creek.
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The San Jose Planning Commission is set to consider plans for a residential infill development featuring 12 condominiums across two structures on a 0.46-acre vacant lot at 1038 McKendrie Street in Central San Jose.
Read articleNews from San Jose, Santa Clara County, CaliforniaIn response to rising demand, favorable zoning, and state housing mandates, developers along the Highway 101 corridor are increasingly demolishing obsolete office buildings to make way for new apartment complexes.
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A nonprofit has proposed a six-story, 70-unit apartment building at 555 College Avenue in Palo Alto, utilizing the new state law SB 79. The project is designed to spur transit-oriented development near the California Avenue Caltrain station.
Read articleNews from Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, CaliforniaA 530-unit luxury multifamily community in Gilroy has received a $183 million construction loan, the largest in Dwight Mortgage Trust's history. The project will include 243 income-restricted affordable housing units.
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The Bedford Affordable Housing Foundation has purchased the 262-unit Almaden Terrace apartments in San Jose. The deal ensures at least 75% of the units will be reserved for residents earning 80% of the area median income.
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