231 Grant Avenue

Palo Alto, CA

Mercy Housing California (MHC) and Abode Communities are working in conjunction with the County of Santa Clara, represented by County Supervisor Joe Simitian, Facebook, the City of Palo Alto, and participating school districts in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties to develop new housing on a county-owned site. The property, located at 231 Grant Avenue in Palo Alto, offers an exciting opportunity to create new high-quality, and much-needed, rental housing affordable for teachers, school employees, and their families. 

This new community will include three public plazas on Grant Avenue, providing indoor-outdoor space for the residence and three courtyard gardens on the second level. The courtyard spaces are focused on providing diverse activities for the community with spaces for large group cooking and socializing, children’s play spaces, flexible exercises space, outdoor work spaces, and intimate gardens.

CLIENT
Mercy Housing & Abode Communities

COLLABORATORS
Van Meter Williams Pollack
RMA Irrigation

SIZE
1.3 acres

COMPLETED
2019 – Current