Affordable homes, self storage might sprout near San Jose school

SAN JOSE — Well over 100 affordable homes and a self-storage complex could sprout near a school in San Jose, according to a proposal on file with city planners.

The proposed development would be built at 5670 Camden Ave. in south San Jose, the city planning documents show.

The affordable housing project would consist of 136 residences and a self-storage center at that location, near the corner of Camden Avenue and Blossom Hill Road.

Three educational centers — Delight Montessori School San Jose, Beacon School and Cinnabar School — are located next to the site where the development would occur.

Two development firms, Santa Clara-based Roem Corp. and Insite Property Group, based in the Southern California city of Torrance, have teamed up to float the project proposal at San Jose City Hall.

John F. Font Ph.D. Associates and Beacon School currently own the property, a Santa Clara County property database shows.

The overall project site totals 10.7 acres, which includes the existing school site and the proposed locations for the affordable homes and the self-storage center.

The Roem and Insite development alliance intends to request that the city modifies the general plan for the parcel.

The developers also plan to subdivide the existing single parcel and create a total of three new parcels, one each for the school complex, the housing and the self-storage center, the project plans show.

The preliminary proposal on file with the city is being floated as a way to gauge feedback from city political leaders, municipal staffers and the local neighborhood.

The neighborhood where the project could rise consists primarily of single-family homes and apartment buildings, although several neighborhood retail centers are in the immediate vicinity. Westfield Oakridge Mall, Almaden Plaza and Princeton Plaza Mall are a few miles away.