The City of Menlo Park has opened up applications for the development of three large parking plazas in Downtown Menlo Park. The city plans to build a minimum of 345 units of affordable housing spread across the three sites but has not restricted the addition of more units. The program plans to integrate affordable housing options into the high-resource downtown area.
San Jose Planning Department is set to review plans for building a new modular affordable housing development at 2165 The Alameda. The developer, Cloud Apartments, wants to add 174 housing units to the 0.55-acre vacant lot using an innovative modular construction style. The project will require a special use permit
The new Brisbane Baylands site development plan reported on by SF YIMBY last week is set to include more than 157 acres of open space in addition to the other developed areas. The open space areas will include urban plazas, community parks, hiking and recreation areas, and flood protection buffer areas. Beyond the 157 acres, the plan also sets aside several large open areas for sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy generation.
Last week the San Jose Planning Commission approved the request for a Conditional Use Permit at a 1.77-acre unaddressed parcel located on Union Avenue between Byron Way and Cambrianna Drive. The permit allows the removal of 17 trees and the start of site preparation for the construction of a new 48,051-square-foot residential care facility at the location. The facility will be built only on the western portion of the site, and it will not require the demolition or alteration of the existing Casa di Mir Montessori School.
Late last month, the Marin County Board of Supervisors voted to approve almost $9.5 million in funding for the refurbishment of 100 Commodore Webster Drive, the old Point Reyes Coast Guard Station, into 54 affordable housing units. The presentation brought by the Marin County Community Development Agency was supported by a number of speakers, including representatives of Eden Housing and CLAM, the developers for the project.
