Proposed Affordable Housing for Veterans
📍 10 Kirk Ave, San Jose, CA 95127
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The site at 10 Kirk Avenue in San Jose, currently serving as a temporary shelter for veterans, offers an incredible opportunity to continue serving the veteran population with expanded, holistic services including adding permanent affordable housing options for veterans.
Led by the Santa Clara County Housing Authority and Engage FORA, in collaboration on with the County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing. We are focused on the needs of veterans—ensuring their voices guide the transformation of 10 Kirk into a vibrant, supportive veteran-focused community.
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/ At a Glance:
Development Details:
The redevelopment is anticipated to occur phases, which will allow the project to thoughtfully address immediate site needs while planning for the long-term future of 10 Kirk.
The initial proposed phase will focus on redeveloping the currently vacant four-building portion of the site.
The project team is currently in the early stages of planning and community engagement. Additional information regarding the proposed redevelopment will be shared as plans continue to evolve.
Project Goal:
Through a collaborative community engagement process, the goal of the 10 Kirk redevelopment is to guide the site’s next chapter as a veteran-focused community. Together, we strive to create vibrant, restorative, affordable housing options that fosters belonging, stability, healing, and peace for veterans—many of whom are in critical need of supportive housing.
Project Context:
10 Kirk has long served the needs of local veterans and remains an important community resource. The site includes eight aging buildings that vary significantly in condition. Currently, three residential buildings and one community building are being used to provide housing, shelter, and supportive services for veterans. The remaining four buildings are vacant and uninhabitable in their current state.
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/ Community Engagement Process
Design is better when diverse perspectives are at the table. Buildings that best provide for the needs of future residents, reflect their community and place, and are deeply valued by the community, are created by listening to those they strive to serve and including them throughout the design process.
✅Phase 1 / Connections Phase
We always begin community engagement by developing an understanding of the project’s context, including its location, history, and surrounding community. During the Connections Phase, we interviewed community leaders such as community organizations, non-profits, local businesses, and neighborhood leaders to gain hyperlocal insights.
➡️Phase 2 / Listening Phase
We are now in the first public phase of community engagement process, the Listening Phase. This phase is about understanding the community’s collective values and visions. Your critical insights help ensure the project is designed to best serve its community. Once this phase is complete, we will publish a Listening Report sharing more details and findings.
Past Listening Phase Events:
Stand Down!
The engagement team hosted a pop-up booth at the Veteran Stand Down event on November 7th and 8th, 2025 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The veteran community shared insights and input to help shape the overall vision for the next chapter of a veteran-focused community at 10 Kirk.
→ Please find our Report from Stand Down here, that covers what we heard from the community.
🔜Phase 3 / Co-creation Phase
Next we will enter the Co-creation Phase, which begins by reporting back the findings and major themes and values heard during the Listening Phase. A series of interactive design activities help inform the project design. Upholding a process based on transparency and integrity, the design team will describe the requirements and key design drivers for the development and only present feasible options. A summary of Past Co-creation Events will be added below as they occur.
Phase 4 / Accountability Phase
The Accountability Phase is a robust effort to gather and organize the valuable feedback we receive from the community throughout the engagement period, distill it into key themes and values, and clearly document how those insights are integrated into the project design. Once complete, a final report will be linked below highlighting the priorities and perspectives shared by the community and illustrating how input has meaningfully shaped the project.