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vol . 2, no. 50 : august 16-22, 2023 : losgatan.com
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COMMISSION APPROVES MEMORY-CARE AND ASSISTEDLIVING FACILITY
Agreement set parameters that saved $3 million
Compromise achieved after developer agrees to reduce height by 2.5 feet
Drew Penner, Reporter
David Sharkey, 32, spent part of his childhood in San Jose, and so when he was offered the chance to return to spearhead the construction of a medical office and surgery center project on the city’s border with Los Gatos for Skanska USA Building, he jumped at the chance. Now that physicians are seeing patients at the Samaritan Court Ambulatory Care and Surgery Center, he says it was the nature of how the contracts with Sutter Health were set up that helped them complete it three months early and $3 million under budget. ➝ Samaritan, 12
Drew Penner, Reporter
The Planning Commission recently agreed to support a memory-care and assisted-living facility proposal from Swenson Builders. The 7-2 decision (commissioners Susan Burnett and Melanie Hanssen were opposed) came after company representative Jessie Bristow confirmed they’d be willing to drop the height by a foot on each of the two upper floors and decrease the roof by six inches. “I don’t know that we have much of any buildings in Los Gatos that are 50 feet—we may have to go there for the Housing Element,” Hanssen said. “Is this the building where we’re going to do it for the first time? And is this the right location to do that?” The developer had pitched 107 assisted-living units, 18 memory-care units and 54 parking spaces at 15860-15894 Winchester Boulevard and 17484 Shelburne Way. ➝ Commission, 13
SURGERY CENTER BUILDER CREDITS CONTRACT FOR EFFICIENCY
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RED CARPET ROLLOUT Local students premiered their films they created during KCAT TV’s Summer Media Camp Film Fest on Monday at the Los Gatos Theatre. For the story, turn to page 10.
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