Permits have been field seeking the approval of a new suburban development at 20202 Harry Road in Alamaden in southern San Jose. The project will bring well over a hundred homes to the vacant property.
Latala Homes is responsible for the application.
The project site spans an area of 50 acres. The scope of work includes the development of a the project site with 173 new residences designed as a mix of 135 single-family homes and 38 duet homes. The project will yield a total residential built-up area spanning 435,000 square feet and 98,000 square feet for private garages. Of that, 36 will be designated as affordable to low-income households. Proposed site improvements include a private street network, wastewater facilities and common open space.
20202 Harry Road site map, illustration drafted by Lawrence E. Stone
Bassenian Lagoni is listed as the project architect, though illustrations have yet the be shared.
An SB 330 subdivision has been proposed. The Senate Bill 330 pre-application invokes the builder’s remedy to “propose eligible housing development projects that do not comply with either the zoning or the general plan,” as written by ABAG and referenced by Holland & Knight in the pre-application letter.
As covered previously, open space is located where Almaden Expressway meets Harry Road, close to the Alamitos Creek and Calero Creek. The site is next to the Challenger School campus, a storage facility, and several other suburbs. The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared.
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Thanks Scott Wiener for doing your part to destroy San José’s green belt. Thanks to your antics, suburban sprawl is enjoying a new heyday in California.
Make California New Jersey Again.
My area of NJ was 2 plus acre lots and no fences. The population was 18K at the time. The property taxes were staggering. The houses were north of 4K sq ft. This was Northwest NJ.
Other than these few counties, , I agree with you.
My family would love to buy a new home in this location.
Why hasn’t there been an amendment to SB330 to prevent this type of sprawl from using it’s benefits? This development is a 180 from the spirit of the law, it should be an easy fix.
STOP DEVELOPING OPEN LAND!! MY GOD….what will it take for you to realize that YOU are DESTROYING our OZONE through taking away the open land that saves it…let alone taking away ALL of the homes of the native animals, insects, etc that live there….SHAME ON YOU!!
Yay for realtors and builders F___You to Almaden citizens and their earned quality of life. 😱😡. Building that many homes will result in Almaden Expressway becoming clogged with cars 24 hours a day and then THEY will want to add two lanes and make it an Interstate Highway. And just think of the chaos and life disruption as the houses are built. Greed. Money. Selfishness. Goodbye Almaden Valley. 😰
The plan has changed. Less SFH, and more duplexes. Ugh!
The idea is that somehow this will help the housing shortage. I can’t imagine any house under 2 million with exception of the 36 supposedly affordable ones.
I was talking to a friend who lives off Fortini. He was talking about the level of traffic he sees daily. At 8AM, it’s work trucks using McKean to bypass 101. At 3PM,, they are just going in the reverse direction. Expanding the expressway only up to Via Valiente or beyond? The whole idea is ridiculous.
No one cares about our quality of life. The county certainly doesn’t care. They did t meet the deadline, so now the only answer is Builders Remedy. It’s disgusting.
Check out the project at 19601 MC Kean. It will be smaller than Harry Road, but townhomes on McKean? Seriously?
The expressway won’t be able to handle the traffic, so we will be impacted on Almaden Road as well. Welcome to the end of our quiet life as we know it.