Detailed plans have been shared for a new townhouse development at 1040-1060 East El Camino Real in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County. The proposal will replace the Bell Plaza shopping center along the commercial thoroughfare with 46 apartments. Los Angeles-based Balboa Retail Partners is responsible for the application.
1040-1060 East El Camino Real, rendering by KTGY
1040-1060 East El Camino Real landscaping site map, illustration by KTGY
The project will create seven structures with three six-plex and four seven-plex structures. If built, the project will create 107,200 square feet, including 74,820 square feet of unit space and parking for 96 cars. The rest of the site will be improved with around 26,830 square feet of landscaping area and 7,500 square feet of additional surface parking.
Apartment sizes will vary across the 46 units, with 18 two-bedrooms, 16 three-bedrooms, and 12 four-bedrooms. Seven will be designated as affordable housing to allow the developer to use the State Density Bonus programs and streamline the approval process.
1040-1060 East El Camino Real site map, illustration by KTGY
KTGY is responsible for the design. Illustrations show the contemporary architectural style for multi-unit townhome structures, with a sawtooth parapet above the bay windows to add emphasis to each unit. The exterior will feature painted stucco and wood siding.
Balboa Retail oversees a portfolio of 86 properties across 21 states. As its name suggests, the company specializes in retail and strip mall locations. The 2.2-acre parcel is located at the corner of El Camino Real and Henderson Avenue. Demolition will be required for the existing single-story strip mall, including 19,750 square feet of retail.
1040-1060 East El Camino Real, image via Google Satellite
The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be shared.
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Good. That whole plaza is mostly empty and useless. Look at how much surface parking is nearby.
Many frequent shoppers to India Cash and Carry (the only high-volume retailer near there), can walk to and from if they live in this complex.
So, build, build, build? Who will live in all these apartments if companies are laying people off and people are leaving???
We still have a lot of pending backlog to fill these apartments. If people are leaving, rents will drop and folks can move to these and other newer apartments from those falling apart and still cost 3000$ a month.