Santa Clara Opens Developer Hunt for 4.8-Acre Downtown Site Slated for 300+ Homes, Food Hall and Revived Theater
Why this matters
Land continues to behave as the highest-conviction long-duration bet in CRE. In supply-constrained luxury markets, replacement-cost-positive entitlements remain scarce; in growth-corridor exurbs, sponsors with patient capital are accumulating positions ahead of the next residential or industrial pipeline. The trade is a basis call, not an income call, and continues to attract family-office and high-net-worth capital that can hold through the cycle.
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Santa Clara has released a two-phase Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking a developer to ground lease 4.83 acres of City-owned land at 900 and 1000 Lafayette Street. The winning team would deliver at least 300 homes, a…
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