Santa Clara council approves Agrihood rezone for 44 townhomes
Santa Clara council voted Nov. 10 to approve the Agrihood rezone and map for 44 townhomes, against staff advice. Final resolutions return Dec. 1.
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Santa Clara’s City Council voted Nov. 10 to approve Core Companies’ rezone and vesting tentative map for 44 townhomes at 1816 Worthington Circle, the last unbuilt parcel of the Agrihood project. The action overrides the staff recommendation and the Planning Commission’s 6-to-1 vote to deny, which we covered ahead of the hearing.
Why it matters
The parcel previously carried an approved 160-apartment block, and staff had warned that swapping it for townhomes would cut affordable units from 16 to six and conflict with Housing Element policy. The council’s record shows it approved the project anyway, including adoption of an addendum to the environmental impact report, the rezone from Planned Development to Medium Density Residential (R3) and the map.
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The motion carried an affordable housing condition, to be written in a form drafted by the city attorney. The council’s action history for file 26-1094 lists the motion as adopted but does not record a vote tally, so we do not report one.
The numbers
- Approved: 44 for-sale townhomes, per rezone file PLN25-00390 and map file PLN25-00409.
- Site: 1816 Worthington Circle, across from Valley Fair and Santana Row.
- Prior approval: 160 apartments, 16 of them affordable. Staff’s report put the new plan at six moderate-income units.
- Hearing: Nov. 10, 2026, with the council extending the meeting to 12:45 a.m.
What’s next
Staff was directed to bring final resolutions with the required findings back to council on Dec. 1, 2026. Until those are adopted, the written approval is not complete. An architectural review would follow before construction. More Santa Clara and Bay Area entitlement coverage sits on the San Francisco market page.
Quick answers
- Did the Santa Clara council approve the Agrihood rezone for 44 townhomes in San Francisco?
- Santa Clara council voted Nov. 10 to approve the Agrihood rezone and map for 44 townhomes, against staff advice. Final resolutions return Dec. 1.
- Who is developing Agrihood, 1816 Worthington Circle?
- Core Companies, according to City of Santa Clara (Legistar).
- What are the key numbers for Agrihood, 1816 Worthington Circle?
- townhomes: 44; final vote due: Dec. 1; commission deny: 6 to 1.
On the record
On Nov. 10, 2026 the council adopted a motion to approve the project, the rezone to R3 and the vesting tentative map with an affordable housing condition, and directed staff to return Dec. 1 with final resolutions
Public record · santaclara.legistar.com