The Cupertino Planning Commission is scheduled to review plans tomorrow evening for a townhouse development at 19610 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, Santa Clara County. The proposal is expected to replace the Idlewild Shopping Center with several dozen new units. Toll Brothers is the project developer.
Idlewild pedestrian view, rendering by SDG Architects
Idlewild site map, illustration by SDG Architects
The master plan will add ten three-story buildings across three parcels. Construction will produce 55 townhome apartments with ten accessory dwelling units. Of the 55 townhomes, unit sizes will vary with 10 two-bedrooms, 10 three-bedrooms, and 35 four-bedrooms. Eleven residences will be deed-restricted as affordable housing.
SDG Architects is responsible for the design. The illustration shows light-gray modern architecture with a mix of white articulation, rooftop decks, and stone veneer. Each unit will have a private landscaped yard overlooking the sidewalk or interior walkways.
Idlewild Shopping Center, image via Google Satellite
The 2.72-acre property is located near the corner of Stevens Creek Boulevard and Miller Avenue. The property is directly across the street from the site where Sand Hill Property Company is planning to build The Rise.
The meeting is scheduled to start tomorrow, Wednesday, November 12th, starting at 6:45 PM. The event will occur at the Cupertino Council Chambers and via teleconference. For more information about how to attend and participate, visit the meeting agenda here.
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We’re in trouble if this is the suburban ideal for higher density housing. Why not take blocks 1-6 and build a 5+ story apartment building there? SFR NIMBY’s would still be buffered by the townhouses, and the project could produce an extra 100+ units of desperately needed housing in this area.
Cupertino (alone with Chinatown, SF) are the only places in the world where even the presence of a Chinese majority does not lead to highrises.
That is how powerful NIMBYs are.