New plans have been filed for a duplex corner project at 3662 40th Street in Oak Park, Sacramento. The small project will bring new housing to the vacant surface lot, offering new density in the heart of a single-family suburban neighborhood. Saint Paul Baptist Church is listed as the property owner.
3662 40th Street, image via Google Street View
The filing describes their goal of providing ‘missing middle housing,’ a term coined by architect Daniel Parolek of Opticos to refer to a zoning phenomenon that discouraged the construction of residential forms such as duplexes, cottage court houses, and multi-plex projects. The ‘middle housing’ proposed here fits within that scale of density between detached single-family housing and mid-rise podium apartments.
Construction will bring two apartments, each offering just under a thousand square feet of housing. Parking will be included for three cars. Construction is expected to cost around $280,000 according to the plan filing, a figure not inclusive of all development costs.
Missing Middle Housing diagram, image by Daniel Parolek of Opticos Design
Saint Paul Baptist Church is located just a block away along 14th Avenue in a large modern building and over three acres of surface parking.
The housing will rise across from a small convenience store and next to a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall. The site is on the same block as a public elementary school, and the Oak Park Community Center is just over ten minutes away on foot.
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