Developer plans 412 apartments in high rises

A developer wants to build more than 400 apartments, including a 116-foothigh residential building that would be one of the tallest structures in Mountain View.

Miramar Capital is planning to build 412 rental units in two tall buildings at 400 Logue Ave. in the city’s East Whisman area, near Middlefield rail station and Sunnyvale Golf Course. One building would be seven stories and the other 11 stories, and both would contain three levels of parking, two of them underground. The city generally plans to allow buildings in East Whisman to go up to eight stories, but the City Council recently exempted the project from planned height and density rules.

Miramar still needs to resubmit the project to the city. The project cannot receive final approval until the council approves a plan for the entire East Whisman area.

The council earlier endorsed the construction of 5,000 housing units in that area, but the East Whisman plan is still in the early stages. The plan is expected to go to a public environmental review process in late fall, with final adoption anticipated in early 2019.

Diana Pancholi, a senior planner with the city, said Miramar presented the project early because it involves a purchase by the developer of 72,000 square feet of development rights from Los Altos School District. Proceeds from the sale and six similar planned developments in the city would allow the school district to build a new school on 8.63 acres at the intersection of San Antonio Road and California Street.

The East Whisman plan, if approved, will allow buildings as high as eight stories, and the additional 72,000 square feet the developer is purchasing from the school district will allow the developer to go even higher and provide 47 more units. The 2.55-acre site is currently zoned for offices and is occupied by a 4,200-square-foot, one-story office building.

The Miramar project includes 164 two-bedroom units, 207 one-bedroom units and 41 studios; 62 units would be set aside for low- and moderate-income households, per city requirements. It includes a rooftop terrace over the seven-story building, a swimming pool in a second-story courtyard and 412 parking spaces. According to Miramar’s project letter, the developer is considering setting aside some of the units for ownership.