New permits have been filed for the sprawling suburban project at 1245 Diana Avenue in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County. New documents have shown the design team responsible for drafting the single-family neighborhood, alongside 22 units of affordable housing in duplex structures. Nick Gera of Borelli Investment Company is listed as the project developer.
1245 Diana Avenue duplex, illustration by SDG Architects
1245 Diana Avenue Spanish-revival style single family home, illustration by SDG Architects
Construction will redevelop the 20-acre site with 95 structures, yielding a combined 207,280 square feet. Of the 95 structures, 84 will be market-rate single-family homes. The remaining duplex structures will contain 22 affordable units for lower-income households.
SDG Architects is responsible for the design, working with the civil engineer team at MH Engineering. Illustrations show the architect is pursuing five distinct aesthetics to dress up the otherwise similar two-story wood structure homes. This includes Craftsman, Farmhouse, Italianate, Ranch, and Spanish style decoration.
1245 Diana Avenue Italianate-style single family home, illustration by SDG Architects
1245 Diana Avenue Spanish-revival style duplex, illustration by SDG Architects
1245 Diana Avenue, image via Google Satellite
The application uses Senate Bill 330 to streamline the approval process and the Builder’s Remedy provision to sidestep local zoning requirements. The preliminary application was filed in late July this year, kickstarting the 180-day deadline for filing the formal application.
The proposed suburb will feature an inner-block road network bound by Condit Road, Diana Avenue, and Murphy Avenue. The property is close to East Main Avenue and US 101. Future residents will be about two miles from Morgan Hill’s primary commercial center and the Caltrain station. The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be established.
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While it may be true that the site described above is about two miles from Morgan Hill’s Caltrain station, it is also true that the overwhelming majority of the future residents of the 84 market-rate single-family homes will be driving in private vehicles. I don’t know if Andrew Nelson has ever been on Highway 101 during or even near commute hours, but if he hasn’t, I can report that it’s almost bumper-to-bumper stop-and-go between San Martin and San Jose most days of the week. This development will make things worse, and for that fact alone, it should not be built.
The Builder’s Remedy is being used to promote and perpetuate unsustainable suburban tract home sprawl and should be invalidated with a citizen-lead ballot measure.
All supply is good supply. Highrises would be better, but this is still good.
65% of tech company workdays are WFH, so what you said about traffic is no longer true.
Actually all supply is definitely good. This is sprawl at its worst and was not the intention of these laws and should not be built.
The people who live in these 22 homes would create an even bigger traffic problem if they lived in San Francisco. The Bay Area is too crowded already. They should build out, not up
That’s been my complaint for yrs. I’ve lived in MH for 50yrs. They keep building houses, and increasing the population in MH, but do nothing to improve or expand the roads. It literally is like stuffing 20 lbs of you know what into a 5 lb bag. It’s just terrible Planning.
Yea, I totally agree with you. Plus I live in this property now. It sucks big time
This plan is a disaster for the Diana/Condit intersection… local residents accessing Condit will block access to the potential 100-200 new resident vehicles, delivery services, repair services, landscapers , et. al, ….and what about the possibility of future developments adding to the problem? …This property should be sold to the winery next door or change the plan and reconsider access to the property.
Mayor Turner took thousands of dollars from builders for his last campaign, supporting this mess. MH did not vote for the candidate who voted against this. It’s not too late to impeach him. He should be held accountable for the stressors on current infrastructure.