Summary
The council's TEFRA approval unlocks tax-exempt bond financing to double the Orchard Gardens site from 62 to 123 affordable units, including 31 permanent supportive housing units. Existing tenants get relocation protections and a right of first refusal to return. Construction could start in November.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
No cost to the city — the housing authority carries the bond debt, and Sunnyvale actually collects up to $20,000 in fees.
Low-income families, formerly homeless residents, and existing Orchard Gardens tenants who get modernized homes.
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