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The Buena Vista Mobile Home Park is a historic housing community located in the City of Palo Alto rooting back to the 1920s when it was first advertised as an “auto camp.” By the 1950s, it had evolved into a mobile home park with hookups for utilities in each home space. Buena Vista was threatened with closure in 2016 when the owner at the time decided to sell the property for market-rate redevelopment. In 2007, Santa Clara County Housing Authority, the County of Santa Clara, and the City of Palo Alto partnered to purchase the property to prevent the eviction and displacement of the nearly 400 residents. The Housing Authority and its partners are committed to developing beautiful, new housing at Buena Vista that reflects the interests of the entire community and the needs of the families currently living at Buena Vista.

Since 2017, the Housing Authority has been making substantial investments to improve the infrastructure and quality of life for residents of Buena Vista. Early on, the Housing Authority undertook a major relocation project, moving several families from a dilapidated motel on the property and relocating mobile homes from a portion of land that was retained by the original owner of Buena Vista. In 2020 and 2021, 18 new RVs and Manufactured Homes were brought as part of a Replacement Housing Pilot Program, creating better quality housing for 61 residents. Other substantial investments include the clearing of trash and abandoned cars, repairing homes, installing new electrical and gas utilities, replacing aged sewer and water lines, replacing paving, demolishing abandoned coaches, capping unused utilities for safety, providing space for onsite services and the after-school program, and conducting Housing Quality inspections on the units.

In late 2019, the Housing Authority assumed the role of Developer and owner of Buena Vista. The Housing Authority has been working towards creating a feasible plan to redevelop Buena Vista into quality, affordable housing. The major goals of this redevelopment plan are to:
1) Ensure there is quality housing for all current Buena Vista residents at the Park
2) Provide new, comparable housing units for all current residents
3) Ensure all current owners retain their home ownership rights
4) Ensure rents at Buena Vista Park are affordable for the current and future residents based on income levels
5) Increase community and amenity space
6) Remove the gas lines and upgrade all utilities and coaches to electric.
The plan includes maintaining a portion of Buena Vista as a mobile home park and carving out a portion that will become a rental apartment building, thus serving existing coach owners, as well as current and future renters. The Housing Authority received entitlements from the City of Palo Alto for the redevelopment of the park in 八月 2024 and anticipates construction commencing on the future mobile home park and apartments in 2025.

In 一月 2023, the Housing Authority started sharing plans and feasible design concepts with residents, City and County partners, and local elected officials. With the help of residents, we are determining future amenities, design, security and living spaces. The Housing Authority anticipates submitting design plans for entitlements with the City of Palo Alto and California Department of Housing and Community Development.

市议会发言 | 2024 年 3 月 4 日