Six major housing developments in the northeast part of town are
giving rise to the city’s fastest-growing new neighborhood.
Morgan Hill – Six major housing developments in the northeast part of town are giving rise to the city’s fastest-growing new neighborhood.
Construction crews are busy hammering out 64 new homes near Cochrane and Peet roads east of U.S. 101.
The new neighborhood, covering one square mile, already includes 69 homes but will grow to 584 in the next 10 years, according to the city’s latest residential development status report.
The report shows there are 145 homes under construction in the city. Morgan Hill’s growth control laws limit construction to about 250 new homes a year.
Additionally, there is a total of 47 multi-home developments at various planning stages.
Old lots and farms closer to the city’s core are filling in, too.
Nineteen homes are under construction at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Butterfield Boulevard, which will be sold on the open market. Crews are also extending Central Avenue from Calle Mazatan to Butterfield Boulevard as part of the project.
Next door, the final three homes of a 130-unit development at Calle Hermosa and Calle Central are being built.
Big projects soon to be underway include a 27-home development on E. Main Avenue between Calle Mazatan and Grand Prix Way, which could take as little as two years to complete construction, according to the city.
Additionally, developers are expected to pull permits soon for 99 townhouses at the corner of E. Main Avenue and Butterfield Boulevard next to the Caltrain station.
One area of the city that’s seen much change in the last five years is the section between Dunne Avenue, Butterfield Boulevard, U.S. 101 and Tennant Avenue. A 53-unit project is moving forward between Barrett and San Pedro avenues and 14 townhouses are being built on Dunne Avenue.
“Ten years ago, there was some development along San Pedro, and San Ramon had duplexes from the 1970s,” Rowe said. “But now there’s lots of housing there.”
The Morgan Hill Unified School District opened Barrett Elementary School on Barrett Avenue in 2001 to absorb growth in that part of town.
However, one proposed senior living project on the fringe of that neighborhood floundered last week. The Morgan Hill City Council voted 3-1 July 18 to deny a plan to build a 136-unit assisted-living community for seniors near Barrett Avenue and Butterfield Boulevard. The developer asked for a general plan amendment to allow the retirement complex on land reserved for industrial uses.
