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1700 S. El Camino Real affordable senior housing→At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Public comments (8)
Lifelong resident living a block away; opposed the eight-story building with no setbacks against single-family homes.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:23:09 →Borel Neighborhood Association president; supports the affordable senior housing but wants certainty the affordable building will actually get built.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:22:39 →Spoke for Borel-area neighbors worried about construction noise, shadows on gardens and solar panels, and traffic at El Camino and Borel.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:27:41 →Locust Street resident; called the design a 'mullet' — elegant facing El Camino, a fortress facing the neighborhood — and asked for the setback to be reversed.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:30:12 →Former council member; supported the project's transit-oriented location and urged the developer to make design changes neighbors can accept.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:33:07 →Borel Street resident confused by all the area's planned buildings; worried about parking, traffic, and quality of life.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:35:06 →Lifelong resident; called it an eight-story monstrosity, questioned the five-fold affordable trade-off, and raised sewer capacity on 17th Avenue.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:32:54 →Lives directly across the site; wants setbacks, a lower building, underground parking, a permit program, and an all-directions crosswalk at 17th and El Camino.
City Council Regular Meeting - Oct 5, 2026 · 2:35:04 →