Rivermark of Santa Clara
Rivermark of Santa Clara is a master planned community in Santa Clara, California built on a 152-acre (0.62 km2) parcel formerly owned by the State of California and previously used by Agnews Developmental Center. The community comprises retail space, parks, school, apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and houses (detached single family homes). The Rivermark area is a neighborhood with many young professionals and families as residents.[1]
The Rivermark area (beyond the master planned community) is loosely defined as the area between Montague Expressway, Lafayette St., Hope Dr., and the Guadalupe River. However, the official Rivermark of Santa Clara development is better defined as a sum of the parts, such as the Rivermark retail center, and the housing developments including The Arbors by Centex, The Park by Centex, The Promenade by Lennar, The Greens by Lennar, The Landings by Shea, and The Glen by Shea. Developments not included in the Rivermark of Santa Clara development, but included in the loosely defined area above include Mission Gardens, Miraval, and 550 Moreland.[citation needed]
History
In 1998 the Agnews Developmental Center closed its west campus, on which site Rivermark was later developed. In September, 2000 the City of Santa Clara approved the Rivermark developers’ plans. In 2002 three builders started building new housing developments on land directly bordering the Guadalupe River in Santa Clara, California as part of the Rivermark Master Plan Development.
Since that time, developers have won several national design awards for their contributions to various facets of the Rivermark master planned community, including Grand Award for Master Planned Project of the Year (2004)[2] and Grand and Merit Award from Builder magazine in 2003.[3]
On March 29, 2009, a home within the Rivermark area was the site of a murder-suicide that was the worst incident of domestic violence in the city's history. Devan Kalathat shot several members of his immediate and extended family, killing three children and three adults and leaving his wife in critical condition, before killing himself.[4][5]
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References
- ^ "ING spends $90m in shopping center acquisition". CBS Moneywatch. December 17, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
Rivermark Village is located at the entrance to the upscale Rivermark master planned community...
- ^ "Master Planned Project of the Year by Pacific Coast Builders Conference (2004)".
Gold Nugget Grand Award - Master Planned Project of the Year, Pacific Coast Builders Conference (2004) - Rivermark Village, Santa Clara, California
- ^ "Grand and Merit Awards: Rivermark". October 8, 2003.
- ^ Matthew B. Stannard; Peter Fimrite; Demian Bulwa (April 1, 2009). "Family dynamics probed in Santa Clara slayings". SFGate.com. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Police: Still no motive in Santa Clara killings; survivor remains in critical condition". San Jose Mercury News. April 2, 2009.
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