San Jose pushes for denser housing as Duino family moves to sell former golf course

EAST SAN JOSE’S LONGTIME Duino family is ready to let go of its 115-acre former golf course. But they’re caught between clashing visions over the future of the property. City leaders want more density than developers and some neighbors had in mind.

A letter obtained by San José Spotlight shows city planners earlier this year told real estate developers Mark Lazzarini and Tony Arreola — whose development firm Lakeside Community is poised to buy the land from the Duinos — their proposal for 1,700 homes on the former Pleasant Hills Golf Course is too small. The city’s July 3 letter said their initial proposal did not provide high enough density and came up short on affordable housing. The city plans to annex the site, which is unincorporated county land.