The City of San Jose gave the green light Wednesday to a 7-story apartment building slated for construction in the Willow Glen neighborhood.
While some neighbors are opposed to the dense residential development, the developer's consultant, Erik Schoennauer, said the 92-foot-high project conforms to city standards and will provide much needed housing.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
The site is within about a half-mile of a VTA light rail stop, but Schoennauer noted Willow Glen is an area where many residents rely on cars, so parking is necessary for the project to get financing and be marketable. "This building impacts thousands of current residents by bringing in short-term apartment renters who have no vested interest in the area and will have a long term impact on the current look and feel of this quiet neighborhood, and not in a positive way," Lindsay Geier wrote.
City planners said the project will not have significant impacts to traffic, and noted the project site is within 2,000 feet of the Fruitdale light rail station at Fruitdale Avenue and Southwest Expressway. Raygoza said he feels the city is ignoring residents' concerns around traffic calming improvements and their input on the project.
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