SummerHill Homes Plots Townhome Complex in Cupertino

SummerHill Homes is planning to replace a single-story commercial structure in Cupertino with more than two dozen townhomes.

The San Ramon-based developer has filed formal plans to construct 27 three-story townhome units at 10268 Bandley Drive, San Francisco YIMBY reported. The residences would rise in four structures across the nearly 1.6-acre property surrounded by an internal street network and private garages.

SummerHill’s proposal seeks to utilize a streamlined approval process using Senate Bill 330. Five of the 27 units would be deed-restricted for affordable housing for median- and moderate-income households, defined in Santa Clara County as an annual income between $111,700 and $164,000 for one person. In addition to the rental units, the project will also have three and four-bedroom units available for ownership, according to S.F. YIMBY.

An estimated cost and timeline for the project have not yet been unveiled. The Cupertino City Council is set to review the proposal on Tuesday.

It’s not the only townhouse development in the works in Cupertino. In April, the Cupertino City Council granted entitlements for nearly three dozen townhome-style apartments from Dividend Homes, S.F. YIMBY reported.

The Morgan Hill-based developer is looking to build six structures containing 32 townhome-style apartments at 20045 Stevens Creek Boulevard. Six of the units at the 1.8-acre site would be deed-restricted as affordable for moderate-income tenants. That application, like SummerHill’s on Bandley Drive, was streamlined by SB 330 and benefits from the state density bonus law allowing increased residential capacity. Units would range in size from 1,550 to 2,150 square feet. The project’s estimated cost and construction timeline remain undisclosed.

Cupertino, like cities across California, is required by state law to plan for new housing to meet the demand of a growing population. Under its certified housing element, the City of Cupertino must entitle 4,588 new housing units by 2031.

— Chris Malone Méndez