DESCRIPTION
The proposed project includes 268 units on the site, with a dense building footprint that could go up to 13 stories in height. The project would be located at what’s known as the VTA safe parking lot, which is now owned by the city and houses formerly homeless residents living in vehicles.
The ground-level floor plan will bring significant activity to the site, with eight units with stoops leading to the sidewalk. Likewise public plaza and fenced playground will be built by the phase one lobby, while a landscaped mew will provide a pedestrian pathway between phases one and two.
The first construction phase will create 161 units, including 30 for the county’s Rapid Rehousing program. During this time, parking for the whole complex will be shared in phase one in a 140-car garage. Phase two will have a smaller footprint, though it will rise taller to achieve 107 units. Of those, 12 will be for the Rapid Rehousing program. Apartment sizes will vary, with 36 studios, 86 one-bedrooms, 74 two-bedrooms, and 72 three-bedrooms. Residential amenities will include a daycare center and a resource space shared with the surrounding neighborhood.
Affordable housing DESIGN FEATURES
- Public plaza and 3,150 sq. ft. of community resource space
- Ground floor stoops
- Play area and indoor facility is approx. 7,000 sq. ft.
- Landscaped mews between the two phases
PROJECT INFORMATION
Client: Affirmed Housing
Site Area: 2.1 acre
Density: 268 units – 128 DUA
Completion: TBD
Construction est.: $225M
Affordable Housing Architects
As a multidisciplinary architecture firm, we plan and design a wide variety of affordable housing from high-density urban communities to small-lot single-family housing providing over 5,000 built affordable units in our 37 years. With cost and quality of life as primary concerns in our housing, we use simple elements of construction, building materials and scale to create beautiful spaces. Our work has earned numerous design awards at both national and local levels. Recent accolades include the PCBC Grand Award for Best Health/Wellness Design for Vitalia, the NAHRO Best Project award for AVi at Olde Town, and the Architizer A+ Special Mention for Affordable Housing for Victory Village.