From: Hayden Kantor
To: Council, City
Subject: support for 70 Encina project
Date: Monday, April 14, 2025 10:05:06 AM
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Dear City Council,
I strongly support building more housing at 70 Encina and for more homes to be built in this area. It's close to Stanford, transit, and downtown.
These will be great for families. We need many more market-rate homes like these. The long process and delay -- 3 years -- is unacceptable.
Best,
Hayden Kantor
Palo Alto, CA
From: [email protected]
To: Council, City
Subject: Encina housing
Date: Monday, April 14, 2025 7:12:44 AM
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Dear Mayor Lauing and council members,
Please approve the Encina housing project.
The applicant has waited a long time and invested $$ to get to this point.
Apparently both the applicant and T&C lessee agree this is a good place for housing.
They deserve a speedy unanimous approval.
It is unfair to ask them to wait for a distant and, at this point, speculative "more comprehensive" option.
Stephen Levy
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From: Lisa Peschcke-Koedt
To: Council, City
Cc: Lisa Peschcke-Koedt
Subject: Please approve 70 Encina project on Monday 4/14/25 Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025 11:34:21 AM
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Dear City Council: Please approve the project at 70 Encina which comes before you on Monday, April 14.
This project is perfect to help with our housing shortage. As you know, our severe housing shortage needs many actions. This one at 70 Encina has been pending since 2022, and needs to move forward now.
The 70 Encina project provides 10 homes immediately adjacent to shopping, jobs, schools and various services. The project includes larger family-sized homes, including two affordable homes. That is a great fit for our housing priorities and needs.
Please approve this now so it may move forward and help with our housing shortage. I was born and raised in Palo Alto, and am very grateful for being able to continue to live here. I hope we can expand our housing to allow others to join this great community.
Thanks,
Lisa
Lisa Peschcke-Koedt
965 Addison Avenue, Palo Alto
[email protected]
From: Katie Renati
To: Council, City
Subject: Opposition to Condo Project at 70 Encina
Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025 10:20:51 AM
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Dear City Council Members,
As a long-time Palo Alto resident and frequent customer of Town & Country businesses, I strongly oppose the proposed 3-story condo project at 70 Encina.
When I first noticed a section of the back parking lot being closed, I assumed it was being repaved. Then my son, who used to work at Jamba Juice, told me that condos were being built there—I could hardly believe it!
Here are my concerns:
The lot is far too small to accommodate a 3-story building.
The project will only create 10 condos, while our city needs to focus on larger-scale housing solutions to have meaningful impact.
The architecture does not fit the existing style and character of Town & Country.
Parking at T&C is already limited. Regardless of whether the project includes private parking, residents and their guests will inevitably use T&C parking out of convenience.
Traffic and pedestrian flow within the center are already problematic. This development would only add to the congestion and confusion.
I respectfully urge the Council to oppose the condo project at 70 Encina.
Thank you for your service and for all that you do for Palo Alto and its residents.
Sincerely,
Katie Renati
Palo Alto Resident since 1988
From: Susan Setterholm
To: Council, City
Cc: Palo Forward
Subject: 70 Encina Plaza approval
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7:13:30 PM
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Dear Council Members,
Please approve 70
Encina Plaza right away.
I lived and worked in Palo Alto. I hope other people such as myself will be able to live at 70 Encina Plaza, and not be priced out of the area as I was.
Susan Setterholm
From: Nancy Olson
To: Council, City
Subject: 70 Encina
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 6:54:16 PM
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Dear Council Members:
Housing for 10 families was proposed in 2022. You will be voting on this housing at 8:00 pm. after 3 years! Three years - how sad - how typical - how sad.
Nancy Olson
2431 Bryant Street
Palo Alto 94301
From: Neil Shea
To: Council, City
Subject: YES on 70 Encina!
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025 4:34:32 PM
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Dear Council,
We desperately need more homes here in Palo Alto, especially right near transit and downtown. Please support this important project, which has already been extensively vetted. Thank you! Neil
800 High Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301