Santa Clara County

San Francisco Skyline, image by Andrew Campbell Nelson

Biggest Little Permits of the Week: Facade Repair in SoMa, Treehouse planned in Palo Alto and More

This week, the biggest little permits include over sixty additional dwelling units, a 30,000 square foot new medical facility in Alameda, new monuments in Sacramento, and even a treehouse in Palo Alto. At this pace, over three thousand ADU’s would be produced within a year. Along with ADU’s, nineteen new single-family houses were applied for and thirty-four Tesla power walls across the counties. Perhaps the most surprising was a two-story additional dwelling unit in Palo Alto with an estimated construction price of nearly $1.4 million. If ever there was a point where an ADU became just another single-family house, this might be a contender.

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Permits Filed For 23180 Mora Glen Drive, Los Altos, Santa Clara County

Permits have been filed for 23180 Mora Glen Drive in Los Altos, a suburban city in Santa Clara County. The property sits along a winding road situated on a hillside, with great views of the surrounding area. Transit access is not available in the site’s immediate vicinity, although connections can be made to commuter rail and light rail via Mountain View Station’s Park-and-ride.

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