19 Townhomes Proposed for North Foothill Blvd

AlphaX RE Capital has filed plans for a townhouse development on North Foothill Boulevard in Cupertino, and the project now appears in two stages on the city’s planning pages. A Cupertino major-project page says the developer formally submitted an application on May 12, 2026, for 25 for-sale townhomes at 10012 and 10050 N. Foothill Blvd. and 22467 Stevens Creek Blvd. The city says that application is under review. A separate city page for SB 330 preliminary applications lists an earlier version of the same proposal as 19 townhomes on 0.78 acres. The filings matter because they show how the proposal has changed as it moved through Cupertino’s housing pipeline. The preliminary application listed AlphaX RE Capital as the applicant and Alignment Architects, Inc. as the architect. The formal application lists AlphaX RE Capital as applicant and SDG Architects, Inc. as architect. (cupertino.gov) ### Why do some reports say 19 townhomes while the city now shows 25? Cupertino’s SB 330 preliminary-project page says AlphaX RE Capital submitted a preliminary application on September 22, 2025, for 19 townhome units, including three below-market-rate units, on 0.78 acres. That page says the project was not yet under city review at that stage and gave the proposal a vesting date of March 21, 2026. (cupertino.gov) The city’s current major-project page says the formal application, submitted May 12, 2026, proposes 25 for-sale townhomes, including 21 market-rate units and four affordable units, on about 0.99 acres. That page identifies three addresses — 10012 N. Foothill Blvd., 10050 N. Foothill Blvd. and 22467 Stevens Creek Blvd. — indicating the formal filing covers a larger site than the earlier preliminary version. (cupertino.gov) ### What would be replaced on the site? The formal application says the project would replace an existing single-story office building, a veterinary clinic and a single-family home on three parcels near the intersection of North Foothill Boulevard and Stevens Creek Boulevard. The city classifies the proposal’s land use as commercial, office and residential, with zoning listed as P (OA) and R1-10. (cupertino.gov) A May 12 report by San Francisco YIMBY described the earlier pre-application as replacing two commercial structures with 19 units. That account matched the city’s preliminary-application page, which still reflects the smaller version of the project. ### Who is designing the project, and what approvals does it need? Cupertino’s formal project page says SDG Architects, Inc. is the architect for the application now under review. (cupertino.gov) The requested entitlements are Architectural and Site Approval, a Tentative Map and a Tree Removal Permit, according to the city. (sfyimby.com) The same page says the proposal is being processed under the Housing Accountability Act and California’s State Density Bonus law. Cupertino says the applicant is seeking density-bonus waivers and concessions tied to setbacks, height, floor-area ratio and the size and dispersal of below-market-rate units. (cupertino.gov) ### How does SB 330 fit into this filing? Cupertino’s housing-project page says SB 330 lets eligible housing developers lock in certain rules if they submit a formal application within the statutory timeline after a complete preliminary application. The city says that process can prevent new ordinances, policies and standards from being applied to a project that already filed a qualifying preliminary application. (cupertino.gov) The preliminary North Foothill filing invoked SB 330, according to Cupertino and San Francisco YIMBY. The city’s separate major-project page for the formal application now shows a different vesting date — November 3, 2026 — alongside the May 12, 2026 formal submission. ### Where can residents see the plans and what happens next? (cupertino.gov) Cupertino says copyrighted project plans that cannot be broadly distributed under SB 1214 can still be viewed by appointment through the Planning Division at City Hall. The city also says plans will be made available digitally during hearings on the proposal. (cupertino.gov) The next step is city review of the formal application filed on May 12, 2026. Cupertino lists the project as under review and says future public hearings will cover the requested Architectural and Site Approval, Tentative Map and Tree Removal Permit. (cupertino.gov)