By Kate Snyder
More housing could soon be on its way to San Jose. During a meeting on Wednesday, San Jose City Council approved plans for a project that would bring nearly 1,500 apartments to the city’s Seely Avenue. The project is a large mixed-use development from the Hanover Company, Pacific Companies and SummerHill Homes, according to industry reports. Plans filed with the city show that the proposal entails the construction of mixed-use development consisting of 1,472 multifamily residential units, approximately 18,965 square feet of commercial space and a 2.5-acre public park on an approximately 22.88-gross-acre site located on the Northeast corner of Montague Expressway and Seely Avenue. Earlier this year, the city’s planning commission also gave its approval to the project.
The northern portion of the site would be developed with 154 for-sale townhouse units configured in 26 three-story buildings, city records show. The buildings range from eight-plexes to three-plexes. Each of the units includes a private garage that is accessible from a private street or alleyway. An approximately 2,500-square foot dog park is planned for the far northeastern portion of the site. The southern portion of the project includes the construction of four multifamily residential buildings oriented around the future 2.5-acre public park, plans show. Three of the four multifamily buildings include ground floor commercial space.
A six-story building consisting of 397 units and approximately 6,427 square feet of commercial space would be located at the northeast corner of Montague Expressway and Seely Avenue. A second building, positioned directly east of the park, would be a seven-story structure consisting of 372 units and approximately 5,578 square feet of commercial space. The third building, situated directly north of the park opposite the first building, is planned to be a seven-story building consisting of 371 units and about 6,960 square feet of commercial space. For those buildings, 57 moderate-income units with incomes not to exceed 100 percent of the Area Median Income will be provided and distributed as 20 units in the first building, 19 units in the second building and 18 units in the third building.
The fourth building is an affordable apartment community that will be located east of the first building and south of the third building. It stands six stories and spans 178 multifamily residential units.
Currently, the site is developed with two residences, a fruit stand and ancillary buildings totaling approximately 19,820 square feet that would all be demolished prior to construction, city records show. The removal of 584 trees – 261 ordinance-size and 323 non-ordinance-size – is also part of the proposal as well as the planting of 1,085 replacement trees.
