Mary Avenue Villas/Charities Housing
Location: Mary Avenue Right-of-Way (APN: 326-27-053)
Applicant: Charities Housing
Architect: Ko Architects, Inc.
Status: Formal Application submitted: April 3, 2025. The application is currently under review.
Project Data:
Lot Size: 0.79 acres
Type: Multi-Family Apartments
Land Use: Residential - Very High Density
Zoning: R4
Application Summary
Mary Avenue Villas is a 40-unit, 100% affordable housing community in Cupertino, California, developed by Charities Housing in partnership with the Cupertino Rotary and Housing Choices Coalition. Situated on a Housing Element Site that is 0.79-acre long, narrow lot adjacent to Highway 85 and Mary Avenue Dog Park. These include 19 units reserved for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Project Plans & Documents
Effective January 1, 2023, Government Code Section 65103.5 (SB 1214) limits the distribution of copyrighted material associated with the review of development projects. Members of the public wishing to view plans that cannot otherwise be distributed under SB 1214 may make an appointment with the Planning Division to view them at City Hall by sending an email to planning@cupertino.org. Plans will also be made available digitally during hearings to consider the proposal.
Public hearings
- City Council - February 3, 2026 -
Consideration of (i) an Architectural and Site Approval permit, (ii) a Disposition and Development Agreement by and between the City of Cupertino, a municipal corporation and Mary Avenue, L.P., a California limited partnership, and (iii) an adoption of a Notice of Exempt Surplus Land Act Declaration in connection with the development of a 40-unit below market rate development (Mary Avenue Villas Project) on a Housing Element Site, of which 19 units are dedicated to the Intellectually Developmentally Disabled and 21 units reserved for extremely low and very low income residents of the community, located on public property. (Application No(s): ASA-2025-006; Applicant(s): Charities Housing); Location: (APN: 326-27-053, Mary Avenue Right-of-Way).