Friday, January 24, 2025

Milpitas explores commercial sites for housing

Milpitas explores commercial sites for housing
The state requires the city to add 6,713 homes to its housing stock by 2031, with thousands more homes needed in the first eight years, including old commercial and office space, to meet the goal.

By B. Sakura Cannestra. San José Spotlight.

Milpitas needs to build thousands of homes in the first eight counties and is looking at old commercial and office space to meet its goal.

The Milpitas City Council weighed in Tuesday night on proposed zoning changes to expedite the redevelopment of five identified commercial sites, dubbed Housing Opportunity Districts, that will provide land for future housing.