Santa Clara: Council Considers Housing-Rich Plan for El Camino Real
At a study session on February 4th, the Santa Clara City Council was presented with a robust proposal for a housing-rich future as part of the Specific Planning process for the El Camino Real corridor. After over a year of public outreach and meetings of the appointed Community Advisory Committee, city staff unveiled a preferred […]
15 Cities and the County: All in on the RHNA Subregion
As of Wednesday, February 6th, when the Cupertino City Council took action, all 15 cities and the County have voted to join the RHNA Subregion. The Cities Association of Santa Clara County coordinated the effort, first gauging interest from all cities, then asking them to formally join. SV@Home is supportive of the formation of a […]
Santa Clara: Approves the Agrihood with 361 New Homes
On January 29th, the Santa Clara City Council unanimously approved the Agrihood, concluding a 15-year process that is finally bringing affordable housing to the former UC Davis BAREC site in Santa Clara. The Agrihood is a 361-home development to be developed by the CORE companies on former agricultural land that is currently a temporary parking […]
Action Alert: Agrihood: 361 Homes on the Line in Santa Clara
After a long series of postponements, the Agrihood development will have its hearing for final approval on Tuesday, January 29th at Santa Clara City Council. As designed, it will deliver 361 new homes, with 181 of them affordable. 160 of those 181 will be set aside for low-income seniors. Additionally, the development is centered around […]
Board of Supervisors Approves Measure A Funding for 687 New Affordable Homes
On December 18th, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of allocating $123,150,000 in funding commitments from the 2016 Measure A Affordable Housing Bond to support nine housing developments. These developments include new construction of six and rehabilitation of three existing apartment buildings. Together, the proposed developments would provide 687 additional […]
Santa Clara Approves High-Density, Transit-Oriented Tasman East Specific Plan
Culminating a long planning and community outreach process that began in 2016, the Santa Clara City Council took action last month to approve the Tasman East Specific Plan, which creates a framework for redeveloping a 45-acre industrial area into a high-density, transit-oriented neighborhood with an estimated 4,500 new homes and 106,000 square feet of retail. Bounded […]
Santa Clara: Agrihood Study Session Sets Stage for Final Approval November 20
SV@Home was there on Tuesday the 9th when the Santa Clara City Council held a study session on the “Agrihood,” an innovative 361-unit development centered around an organic farm. The CORE Companies was selected in 2015 as the project developer of the 5.8 acre City-owned site after a competitive process, and has spent the past […]
Santa Clara: Tasman East Plan Should Maximize Density Without Sacrificing Affordability
On Tuesday, September 18th, the Santa Clara City Council held a Study Session on the proposed Tasman East Specific Plan, which would bring 4,500 new homes to the area north of Tasman Drive at Lick Mill Boulevard. SV@Home is excited by the opportunity provided by this transit-oriented development which would include a significant number of […]
Santa Clara: Negotiations on Mixed Income Housing for Developmentally Disabled Begin
On September 12th, the Santa Clara City Council voted unanimously to enter into an exclusive negotiating agreement (ENA) with Freebird Development Company to build a 65-unit, mixed income development that includes 13 homes for individuals with developmental disabilities, a historically underserved population in the housing market. The project epitomizes the idea of Housing for All […]
Santa Clara Planning Commission Advances the Agrihood
On Wednesday August 8th, the Santa Clara Planning Commission unanimously approved the zoning changes and tentative map for the Agrihood, moving the project forward to the City Council for final action. The CORE Companies is developing the Agrihood, a planned 361-home development with a 1.7-acre urban agricultural open space and production farm which will serve […]