Building details: A six-story, modular mixed-use affordable housing community at 1936 Alum Rock Avenue in San José’s Mayfair North / Alum Rock Urban Village, on a 1.49-acre site between South Sunset Avenue and McCreery Avenue. The project replaces a vacant commercial building and two older homes with a new infill building containing 194 apartments over ground-floor active uses, including approximately 3,000 SF of commercial space and a ~39,000 SF charter school. The development is built from 305 prefabricated volumetric modules manufactured off-site by Autovol and delivered by Westervelt Transport, then stacked and assembled on a podium by West Builders and modular specialist crews in roughly 32 days, for a total gross floor area of about 165,659 SF.

Affordability: Villa Del Sol is designed as a 100% affordable family housing development. All 194 apartments are intended for income-restricted households, with 192 LIHTC-restricted units serving residents between roughly 30% and 70% of Area Median Income (AMI) for at least 55 years, plus 2 unrestricted manager units. Advocacy materials describe all homes as affordable to households earning approximately 30–80% AMI, achieving about 127 units per acre without relying on deep public subsidies beyond 4% tax credits and tax-exempt bond financing.

Amenities: On-site amenities include three landscaped open-space courtyards, a residential lobby and mailroom, a club room, a fitness center, and two laundry rooms on each residential floor. The integrated 39,000 SF charter school provides educational space directly within the project, enhancing services for resident families and the surrounding community. Together, these indoor and outdoor spaces are designed to create a pedestrian-friendly, community-oriented environment along Alum Rock Avenue.

Parking: The project uses a transit-oriented parking strategy of approximately 0.5 car spaces per unit and 1 bicycle parking space per unit, resulting in roughly 97 vehicle spaces and 194 bike spaces, all within a podium parking structure at the ground level.