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Council conditionally approves eight‑story mixed‑use project on Castro Street, vacates portion of Fairmont Avenue
Summary
Council conditionally approved an eight‑story, 140‑unit mixed‑use development at Castro/El Camino/Fairmont that uses state density‑bonus rules to include 22 affordable units, includes ~9,743 sq ft of ground‑floor commercial space, will vacate and sell a block of Fairmont Avenue (yielding ~ $4.2M), and removes seven on‑site heritage trees with replacement plantings.
The City Council on April 24 conditionally approved an eight‑story mixed‑use development at the northeast gateway of downtown Mountain View that will deliver 140 residential units and ground‑floor commercial storefronts along Castro Street.
Staff said the 1.43‑acre project—located at 843–903 Castro Street, 700 W El Camino Real and 750 Fairmont Avenue—uses state density‑bonus provisions to reach the proposed unit count and provides 22 below‑market units (15% of base units for lower income and 15% for moderate income under the developer’s calculation). The developer requests a vesting tentative map to create condominium units and also seeks a city action to vacate and convey a block of…
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