"Nearly one year after enacting a policy aimed at speeding up approvals for large-scale infill housing developments, San Jose has approved its first project under the new rules, cutting the permitting time by more than half. The city has greenlit Holland Partner Group's proposal to build a 540-unit mixed-use development at 3896 Stevens Creek Blvd, replacing six commercial buildings on the 4.72-acre lot."
"As part of its approved housing element, San Jose must plan for 62,200 new units by 2031. But the city has struggled to keep pace — issuing permits for only a few thousand units and failing to start any market-rate multi-family developments with more than 20 units in 2024 — primarily due to high development costs. This prompted the city to propose new policies to help get shovels into the ground."
San Jose enacted a policy to speed approvals for large-scale infill housing and approved its first project under the new rules, cutting permitting time by more than half. Holland Partner Group will build a 540-unit mixed-use development. Average review time for multi-family projects that go to a planning director's hearing was about 20 months; this approval took eight months. San Jose must plan for 62,200 new units by 2031 but has issued only a few thousand permits and began no market-rate multi-family developments over 20 units in 2024. The city adopted incentives and a streamlined process removing public hearings and CEQA review for qualifying infill projects with objective standards and minimum density requirements.
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