"That, at least, is the vision pitched by Strada, a San Francisco-based developer, for the site at 2100 Geng Road, which is just south of the Baylands Athletic Center. Strada's application for 145 townhomes is one of 10 project that were filed under the "builder's remedy" provision, which allows developers to exceed the city's development standards. It is the only one of the 10 that is targeting a site that isn't known for housing, the largely commercial and industrial area near the Baylands."
"The project, which the Planning and Transportation Commission is scheduled to discuss on Wednesday, consists of about 48 detached townhomes, which includes 22 that would be adjacent to Baylands Athletic Center. The remaining units would be attached townhomes clustered in buildings of five, six and eight units, according to project documents. All buildings would be all-electric and three stories tall, and they would range from three to four bedrooms."
"Michael Cohen, principal at Strada, said at a public hearing on the project in October that the goal is to provide homes for families. "Although we could've built higher density multi-family on this site, we elected to developer 145 single-family for-sale townhomes in large part because there is a massive undersupply of homes for first-time homebuyers in Palo Alto, especially for families," Cohen told the Architectural Review Board."
A San Francisco-based developer proposes 145 townhomes at 2100 Geng Road near the Baylands Athletic Center, targeting a largely commercial and industrial area. The plan includes about 48 detached townhomes, 22 of which would border the athletic center, with the remainder in attached clusters of five, six and eight units. All buildings would be all-electric, three stories tall and contain three- to four-bedroom layouts with balconies and roof decks. The development would feature a central lawn as a community focal point. The site is in a flood zone, and the developer plans to raise the site grade to mitigate flood risk.
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