Affirmed Housing has been selected as the future developer for 87 East Evelyn Avenue, a surface parking lot owned by VTA in Mountain View, Santa Clara County. The team plans to build a seven-story and twelve-story apartment midrise containing a total of 268 affordable homes, including some for the county’s Rapid Rehousing program. The proposal is expected to cost around $225 million.
87 East Evelyn Avenue next to the Charities Lot, illustration courtesy the City of Mountain View
Affirmed Housing was chosen as the preferred developer for the 2.1-acre lot, above Charities Housing, Alta Housing, Bridge Housing, and a joint venture of Core Companies with Eden Housing. Charities Housing was being considered as offering the next-best plan to develop the site, designed in partnership with David Baker Architects and Nibbi. The firm also owns the adjacent lot at 57-67 East Evelyn Avenue.
The Affirmed Housing project team includes Van Meter Williams Pollack as the project architect, Cahill as the general contractor, and Solari Enterprises as the property management team. The preliminary renderings by VMWP show the seven-story structure to be built with a distinct presence over the Evelyn and Pioneer Street intersection. The second phase could see a dramatic-in-comparison twelve-story complex rise over Pioneer Way, though the plan could be reduced to eight or nine floors. The landscaped rooftop deck will have a sloped cover over a shared amenity terrace with northward views across the city toward Moffett Field.
87 East Evelyn Avenue site map, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack
The ground-level floor plan will bring significant activity to the site, with nine larger units with stoops leading to the sidewalk. A public plaza and fenced playground will be built by the phase one lobby, while a landscaped mew will provide a pedestrian pathway between phases one and two.
The first construction phase will create 161 units, including 30 for the county’s Rapid Rehousing program. Parking for the whole complex will be shared in phase one in a 140-car garage. Phase two will have a smaller footprint, though it will rise taller to achieve 107 units. Of those, 12 will be for the Rapid Rehousing program. Apartment sizes will vary, with 38 studios, 89 one-bedrooms, 71 two-bedrooms, and 70 three-bedrooms. Residential amenities will include a daycare center and a resource space shared with the surrounding neighborhood.
87 East Evelyn Avenue aerial view, rendering by Van Meter Williams Pollack
Affirmed has stated that development has a projected price tag of $224.8 million, with $8 million of city funding requested. Additional financing is expected to come from Federal and State Credits, County funds, State HCD funds, developer equity, and conventional construction and permanent debt financing. Affirmed has shared that $2 million is expected from the Low Income Investment Fund to support the child-care facility construction. The estimated timeline for construction has not been established.
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Mountain View now needs to build 100 more of these
Silicon Valley needs some height. For being the “tech capital” of the world, it’s full of single story warehouses and 4-story apartment buildings. It’s actually a little sad.
not a little sad, its very sad, one day things shall change
I think it is a great design for affordable housing. It looks as if a little thought went into the design and functionality of it.
It is good that 7-12 story housing projects are no longer that uncommon. The StateGov getting involved has changed things.
This should have been built 20 years earlier. Oh well… better late than never.
Exactly. I used to live on Sylvan Ave./Sevely Dr.nearby.