Permits have been filed for the low-density affordable housing proposal at Cypress Point in Moss Beach, San Mateo County. The proposal aims to produce just under half the residential units allowed by zoning for the seaside property. MidPen Housing is the project developer.
Cypress Point Development street view, rendering by Pyatok
Cypress Point Development site map, illustration by Pyatok
The development application was filed in 2019, seeking to amend the Local Coastal Plan and change the site’s land use designation from Medium-High Density Residential to Medium Density Residential and reduce the number of units from 148 to 71. Of the 71 apartments, 70 will be designated as affordable to low-income households earning under 80% of the area’s median income, and one unit will be a market-rate unit for the on-site property manager.
The development will cover around half of the 11-acre site with 71 units across 16 two-story buildings. The structures will yield a combined square footage of 67,400 square feet, including a 3,370 square feet central community building. Unit types will vary, with 16 one-bedrooms, 37 two-bedrooms, and 18 three-bedrooms. Parking will be included for 142 cars.
Cypress Point Development, rendering by Pyatok
Cypress Point Development, aerial view by Google Satellite
Pyatok is responsible for the architecture, with Joni L. Janecki & Associates overseeing the landscape architect. Illustrations show a simple aesthetic clad with open gable roofs and faux-wood cladding. The exterior will be clad with vertical fiber cement board & batten panels, horizontal cement boards, and composite shingle roofing. At the heart of the new housing block will host a central lawn, play structures, and a small community garden.
The 11-acre property is located along Carlos Street, close to Highway 1 and the Point Montara lighthouse. Construction is expected to last around 18 months in a single phase.
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LOTS of parking!
Right?!? 2 spots per unit! Pretty car-dependent location, huh?
Absolutely atrocious site utilization… Presumably there was some limiting factor, perhaps these are being built to satisfy the off-site inclusionary requirement for another project that has no interest in doing more than the minimum requirement? Even then, why not subdivide the lot instead of wasting 11 acres on low density sprawl? With it being all affordable they should be qualify for a 100% density bonus or 4x the proposed unit count. What a shame.
What’s behind the application to reduce the units? You have an interesting solution.
It’s Moss Beach. You expect the residents to rely on what, hourly, bus service?
Then it shouldn’t be built.
I really like this response and it’s not one we think of often enough. This is not traditional sprawl, but it’s sprawl. We should densify areas that already have transit options and add transit to underserved areas.
From an affordable perspective – owning, maintaining, running, and insuring a car really add up. The low income residents that will live here will have no option but to own a car if they plan to go to work or anywhere else.