"A letter obtained by San José Spotlight shows city planners earlier this year told real estate developers Mark Lazzarini and Tony Arreola - whose development firm Lakeside Community is poised to buy the land from the Duinos - their proposal for 1,700 homes on the former Pleasant Hills Golf Course is too small. The city's July 3 letter said their initial proposal did not provide high enough density and came up short on affordable housing."
"The tug of war comes as neighbors in the surrounding community of single-family homes have voiced concern about the potential impacts of high-rises. Results from a series of community workshops last year show most public participants favor single-family homes and oppose buildings with more than three stories. Housing advocates, meanwhile, lambasted the city from the opposite end - arguing for a more scaled up development than the proposal laid out by Lazzarini and Arreola."
City planners told developers Mark Lazzarini and Tony Arreola that their 1,700-home proposal for the 115-acre Pleasant Hills Golf Course lacks sufficient density and affordable units. The city stated the proposal would create a state housing-needs shortfall of 1,129 residential units, including 68 lower-income units, and plans to annex the unincorporated site. Nearby residents favor single-family homes and oppose structures taller than three stories, while housing advocates press for much denser development. The Duino family cannot complete the sale until developers secure project permits amid competing community and city priorities.
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