High Street Residential Floats 200 Apartments at 720 San Antonio Rd
High Street Residential proposes 200 rentals at 720 San Antonio Rd in Palo Alto. Council gave non-binding prescreening feedback on Nov 9; no decision was made.
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- Also reported by Palo Alto Online
High Street Residential, a Trammell Crow Company unit, has floated a plan for 200 rental apartments at 720 San Antonio Rd in Palo Alto. Palo Alto’s City Council heard it on November 9 as a prescreening, which is a non-binding chance for feedback before a formal application. No vote or approval was taken, and the proposal remains pending.
Why it matters
The site sits just north of Middlefield Road, beside the Mountain View border, in an area where the city’s San Antonio Road plan is still being written. The city’s project page (case 26PLN-00246) shows the filer asking to move the parcel from CS Service Commercial to a Planned Community designation. Council members reportedly signaled broad support while pressing for changes, so the plan could shift before any formal filing.
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The numbers
The city lists about 1.35 acres, one eight-story building and 200 rentals; CEQA status is “Not a Project” at this stage. Press coverage reports an 89-foot height, with 25 studios, 113 one-bedrooms, 44 two-bedrooms and 18 three-bedrooms. Thirty units would be below market rate, 18 for very-low-income and 12 for moderate-income households, or 15% of the total. Parking is reported at 217 car spaces against 276 under code, a 59-space gap, plus 148 bike spaces. Three commercial buildings would be demolished.
What’s next
Council feedback reportedly called for ground-floor retail, more parking and more affordable units. Council members also noted that approving projects ahead of the finished area plan could weaken future standards. Nearby proposals at 788, 800 and 824 San Antonio Road add up to 367 more units. A formal application, environmental review and hearings would all still be needed. Track the Peninsula pipeline in our San Francisco coverage.
Quick answers
- What is the latest on High Street Residential in San Francisco Bay Area?
- High Street Residential proposes 200 rentals at 720 San Antonio Rd in Palo Alto. Council gave non-binding prescreening feedback on Nov 9; no decision was made.
- What are the key numbers for High Street Residential?
- proposed rentals: 200; below-market units: 30; parking-space gap: 59.
- Where does the information on High Street Residential come from?
- The story cites City of Palo Alto Planning and Palo Alto Online.
On the record
City project page lists case 26PLN-00246, a request to rezone from CS Service Commercial to Planned Community, 200 rental units, about 1.35 acres, CEQA status Not a Project
Public record · paloalto.gov
Primary record
- Our dataReported parking of 217 car spaces against 276 required leaves a 59-space gap; 30 below-market-rate units equal 15% of 200View the record on paloalto.gov
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