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Item 15 Applicant Presentation

Palo Alto City Council
May 6, 2024

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Item 15 Applicant Presentation
Meeting
May 6, 2024
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Palo Alto City Council
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SAN ANTONIO ROAD HOUSING
800/808 SAN ANTONIO ROAD

Introduction
• Housing Crisis
• Central Location
• Match with future development
• Commercial / Light Industrial Zoning
• High End Contemporary Design
Location
GM
Mountain View
Detailed Zoning
Current Development Context
Future Development Context

PHZ – Planned Home Zoning
• To encourage diverse housing near jobs, transit, and services • 20% inclusionary requirement
• Provides flexibility on development standards
• Challenge: appropriate density for sites
• Limited to Commercial and Residential high-density zones Detail of Surrounding
Uses
Costco Wholesale
Mountain View
Ace HardwareOshman Family Jewish
Community Center
Hotel Citrine
AC Hotels
by Marriott
788 San Antonio
102 units
824 San Antonio
28 units
Site
Plan

12.69’ AMSL
Water table at +/1 6’ bgs
Building
Service
Internal loading
area

Ground Floor Plan
Community
spaces address
courtyard
Commercial
space added
Below-market-
rate unit removed
Deeper buffer
between public
and private at
courtyard level
Trash/delivery
pull-out
Trash staging
Rideshare
pick-up/drop-off
Widened
passage from
lobby to back
corridor
Level 2

Level 3

Typical units

Landscape
Plan

Open Space
Ground floor Setback area Courtyard
Low ground cover
added along
building frontage.
(Could be converted to
future bike path).

Trees moved out
from under
balconies
Community
spaces adjoining
courtyard
(see floor plans)
Direct
access
from lobby
to back
corridor
Open Space
Roof

Open Space
Balcony changes
All primary
unit balconies
at least 6 feet
in depth
All front
balconies kept
out of setback
zone
View from San Antonio
Portal modification
Warmer color
tones
Added
texture at
ground level
Portal opened
to full double
height
Transparent
retail
storefront
Increased
articulation at
balconies
West
Elevation

Façade modifications
Landscape/high
perforated fence buffer
for residential units
Increased
articulation /
contrast at
balconies
Deeply
textured
façade panels
Courtyard view looking east

Courtyard view looking west

800-808 San Antonio Road
Reference Drawings

Level 2

Level 5

East Elevation

North Elevation

South Elevation

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