A proposed West San Jose housing project that would have added more than 100 affordable homes has been scrapped.
Sand Hill Property Company had a previously approved redesign for nearly 1,000 apartments across four separate buildings at the El Paseo de Saratoga shopping center, 150 of which would have been affordable housing. But the developer went back to the planning department with revised plans to reduce the number of apartments to 867 across three buildings and scrap the affordable housing component.
The revised plans feature a 12-story building with 376 apartments and 13,500 square feet for stores and restaurants. There’s also a 10-story building with 371 apartments and 15,500 square feet for retail. A third building will be constructed across the street for a market-rate assisted living facility for older adults with 120 apartments. Plans are still in place for a Whole Foods and a park.
“This is necessary so that the project is financially feasible,” Steve Lynch, director of planning at Sand Hill Property Company, told San José Spotlight. “The project still meets all of the requirements of the Urban Village guidelines, and the key features of the project that were most important to the community are unchanged. This includes the main street paseo, the new retail/restaurant spaces, Whole Foods and the public plaza open space. These are the most important aspects for the greater community.”