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Santa Clara holds EIR scoping meeting for proposed 451 El Camino Real redevelopment
Summary
City-hosted scoping meeting on June 4 reviewed an Environmental Impact Report process for a proposal to demolish four office buildings and two parking garages at 451 El Camino Real and build apartments and townhomes near Santa Clara Station. Commenters raised traffic, safety and construction-noise concerns; the NOP circulation ends June 23.
City staff and project consultants held a scoping meeting June 4 to begin the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) process for a proposed redevelopment at 451 El Camino Real that would replace four office buildings and two parking garages with housing near the Santa Clara Station.
The project team described the site as containing about 216,000 square feet of office space and two parking garages that would be demolished. The proposal would build a five‑story apartment building with 297 units on the Santa Clara side, 98 townhomes to the northeast and 13 townhomes on the San Jose side, across a roughly 4.95‑acre site. The developer is pursuing annexation from the city of San Jose to the city of Santa Clara, with potential detachment noted in the presentation.
Nick Fuller, project manager with AHA Powers and Associates, said the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the EIR began circulation on May 23 and will remain open…
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