DeVries Place, Senior Housing
163 N. Main St., Project BP2006162

DeVries House
153 N. Main St., Project BP20066446

DeVries Place will provide 103 affordable senior housing apartments in a three-story podium design with parking at ground level.  Combined efforts by the Milpitas Redevelopment Agency, Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition and other funding agencies have made this project possible for seniors 62 years of age and older earning less than 40% of the median income.

Eye Level
Aerial perspective looking northwest from N. Main St.

The main building includes one studio, 89 one-bedroom, and nine two-bedroom units, as well as a two-bedroom manager’s apartment.  Scroll down for construction photos.

Amenities at DeVries Place include a landscaped courtyard and generous indoor community spaces.  The contemporary building style is a modern interpretation of the Prairie architectural style of the historic Dr. Smith-DeVries House, which has been integrated into the development.

Built in 1915, the Dr. Smith-DeVries House at 153 N. Main St. was relocated about 50 feet on the site closer to N. Main Street.   The renovated DeVries House will include community rooms for residents, and three one-bedroom apartments on the second floor.  The dining room will have its architectural features restored and be available for use by the City of Milpitas and local civic organizations.

Fast Facts:

  • Developer:  Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition, a non-profit developer of assisted rental housing for low and moderate-income people
  • Funding:  City of Milpitas Redevelopment Agency, Housing Trust of Santa Clara County, Lender for Community Development, National Equity Fund, US Bank, Sobrato Affordable Housing Fund
  • Cost:  $34 Million
  • Size:  1.239 acres, 103 apartments, 70 parking spaces
  • Apartments:  One studio, 89 one-bedroom, nine two-bedrooms; three one-bedrooms, second floor of DeVries House
  • Architects:  Hardison Komatsu Ivelich & Tucker (main building); Rothschild Schwart Architect (DeVries House)
  • Construction contractor:  J.H. Fitzmaurice, Inc.
  • Construction time frame:  21 months, July 2006 – June 2008

Construction Photos:

DeVries Renovation
DeVries House, built in 1915, shows first renovation stages.

DeVries Renovation
DeVries House is raised and prepared to move 50 feet closer to N. Main St.

DeVries Move
North west view of first concrete pour for DeVries Place foundation.  Note covered DeVries House after being moved.

DeVries
October 2007:  View from N. Main St. showing relocated DeVries House with restoration underway and Devries Place construction in background.

DeVries
October 2007:  View looking west from the historic building's roof.  DeVries Place begins to wrap around Devries House.


May 2008:  DeVries Place Senior Housing near completion with restored DeVries House on the left.

For More Information:
Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition
303 Vintage Park Drive, Suite 250
Foster City, CA  94404
(650) 356-2900 phone
(650) 357-9766 fax
www.midpen-housing.org