A long-planned affordable high-rise next to the Berryessa BART station just took a big step out of the paperwork stage and toward the construction site.
An affiliate of Affirmed Housing has transferred about $11.1 million to the Valley Transportation Authority for the parcel at 1565 Mabury Road, clearing the way for a 10-story, roughly 195-unit apartment building that is almost entirely income-restricted. City and planning files indicate construction crews could be on the ground relatively soon.
According to The Mercury News, county recorder documents reviewed by the paper detail the payment and related transfers that give the developer the right to use the VTA-owned land next to the Berryessa/North San Jose Transit Center.
What the project will look like
County application materials lay out a 10-story, 195-unit transit-oriented development that will include two on-site manager apartments and a mix of studios plus one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes, with a portion reserved as permanent supportive housing. The site is planned to be directly alongside the Berryessa/North San Jose Transit Center on VTA-controlled property, a location the developer has been working toward for several years…