{"id":537701,"date":"2026-03-22T01:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T01:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/537701\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T01:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T01:08:11","slug":"permits-for-six-story-garage-in-downtown-palo-alto-santa-clara-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/537701\/","title":{"rendered":"Permits For Six-Story Garage in Downtown Palo Alto, Santa Clara County"},"content":{"rendered":"

Planning permits have been filed for a six-story public garage at 375 Hamilton Avenue in Downtown Palo Alto<\/a>, Santa Clara County<\/a>. The city-led project will replace a surface parking lot with additional spaces and designate a portion of the property for a potential affordable housing development. Hayes Group Architects<\/a> and Watry Design are jointly responsible for the design.<\/p>\n

The project would build a six-story public parking garage and a temporary street-level plaza at the corner of Hamilton and Waverley Street. City staff is expecting to work with a developer eventually to replace the temporary plaza with affordable housing, though no specific project has yet been filed.<\/p>\n

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375 Hamilton Avenue site plan, illustration by Hayes Group Architects<\/p>\n

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375 Hamilton Avenue with the future affordable housing project illustrated with the white box, rendering by Hayes Group Architects<\/p>\n

Illustrations from Hayes Group show that the overall massing is furnished with a curtain of perforated metal screens revealing an open stairwell and upper-level balconies. The top floor will be shaded with solar panels. The six-story structure is expected to yield approximately 116,450 square feet and accommodate 266 vehicles.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the city, Palo Alto is working with Alta Housing to replace the Lot T surface parking lot with affordable housing. For that project, Alta Housing expects to add 72 units for households earning at or below 80% of the area\u2019s median income.<\/p>\n

The estimated cost and timeline for construction have not yet been established.<\/p>\n

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375 Hamilton Avenue, image via Google Satellite outlined approximately by YIMBY<\/p>\n

Obviously, here at YIMBY, we\u2019d much prefer to see this lot developed with a more urban-focused development. In general, our coverage is not necessarily considered support for any project.<\/p>\n

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375 Hamilton Avenue<\/a> City of Palo Alto<\/a> Hayes Group Architects<\/a> Watry Design<\/a>