A new developer has filed preliminary permits for a townhome-style infill at 4335 and 4345 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The proposal is significantly downscaled from the previous iteration, creating less than half the unit capacity. Summerhill Homes is the developer, taking over from the Toll Brothers.
Initial plans by the Toll Brothers would have created six townhome units, each with an ADU and a 55-unit five-story apartment complex. Initial massings drawn by VMWP showed a typical podium-style infill with a rooftop amenity deck.
Cesano Court, illustrations by SDG Architects
Cesano Court site plans, illustrations by CBG
The newly surfaced project will create 28 homes for ownership, including 18 three-bedrooms and ten four-bedrooms. Each home will have a private two-car garage, and the site will have four additional guest parking spots. The developer has filed a Senate Bill 330 pre-application, ensuring that four homes will be restricted as affordable housing. SB330 will provide the developer with a streamlined approval process and benefits from the State Density Bonus program.
SDG Architects is responsible for the design, and CBG is the civil engineer. Construction will separate the 28 units into five structures. Illustrations show each building will feature articulated facade treatment and use residential vernacular to separate each unit visually.
4335 and 4345 El Camino Real, image by Google Satellite
The 1.35-acre project site is two lots divided by Cesano Court. Future residents will be twenty minutes away from the San Antonio Caltrain Station on foot or six minutes by bicycle. In the project application, the developer writes that “with attractive landscaping, outdoor amenities and contemporary architecture, SummerHill expects the project to be an excellent homeownership opportunity for people living or working in Palo Alto.”
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‘Downscaled to less than half of unit capacity’.
That is why Palo Alto NIMBYs are the most powerful force known to man.
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