Preliminary plans have been filed for a lower-density vision for the over three-acre property at 2200 Calle De Luna in the Tasman East neighborhood of Santa Clara. The latest application looks to bring a six-story apartment complex, half the size of the previous 12-story iteration. Holland Partner Group and NASH Communities were responsible for the previous application through a joint venture.
While some details are missing, the latest filing provides a clear understanding of the facts of the plan. The podium-style structure will see wood-frame construction wrap around the concrete garage. The six-story proposal will include 301 rental apartments. Residential amenities will include co-working space, fitness center, terraces, and a rooftop pool. At ground level, there will be two landscaped courtyards.
2200 Calle De Luna, rendering courtesy KTGY
Details about the design team have yet to be shared. Previous plans for the site were drafted by KTGY, and many of the proposals for the Tasman East district follow a familiar theme of contemporary architecture. According to the recent application, the design scheme will aim to connect “to the broader specific plan by establishing meditative open space and publicly accessible open space surrounding the building in connection with the natural escape of the nearby riverfront greenway.”
Demolition for this project began in the early 2020s, although construction never commenced. The latest iteration is a sharp reduction from the initial plan for three towers with 580 units across the 3.6-acre property.
The site is within the Tasman East Specific Plan across from Levi’s Stadium, which the City Council approved in 2018, and later amended to increase the expected development to as many as 4,500 units across the formerly low-slung industrial neighborhood. As of now, the city has 11 approved projects represented by six developers.
2300 Calle De Luna towers seen from Calle Del Sol, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson circa 2023 (both towers pictured here are now complete)
Construction has finished for 1,925 units across six projects. These include The Lafayette at 2343 Calle Del Mundo, Mainline North at 2310 Calle Del Mundo, St. Anton Apartments at 2231 Calle Del Mundo, two structures from Passero at 2230 Calle Del Mundo, the first phase of AVE Santa Clara at 2240 Calle De Luna, the Clara at 5150 Calle Del Sol, and Ellore Senior Living at 2350 Calle De Luna. The latter two structures are part of the same application filed by Related Companies. Having topped out in 2023, The Clara is now the tallest building in Santa Clara.
The remaining plans represent a slim majority of the expected housing stock to rise in Tasman East, roughly 2,200 units, as currently approved. If the updated version for 2200 Calle De Luna is approved, this would drop to under 2,000 units.
The planning application was filed with the Planning Record Number of 25TMP-005631. Holland Partner Group has yet to reply to a request for comment.
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When California hemorrhages seats in congress becuase our population falls this gives more power to others states that will determine outcomes for California – and as we’ve seen they are not good. It is in the best interest of Californians to increase density and lower housing costs, permitting, zoning, etc. We will pay the price for gatekeeping.
Amen
It’s already started in CA. The demise of the state will not be kind, as our red neighbors soak in glee as they attack our freedoms and just about any aspect of life that can be improved. They get complete joy out of our suffering, even if that means their constituents slip further into poverty.
Just learned a gutting in federal aid to LA has left thousands of people on the injectable PreP regimen unable to access their meds. This puts countless others at significant risk of developing a potential mutation of HIV.
Why on Earth would we be ok with this form of destruction when we’re the so-called epicenter of modern science? The more people we lose because of unaffordability, the more we put them at unnecessary risk. A squeezed housing supply is killing us.