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Vallco/The Rise kept a ministerial approval through later modifications

Cupertino approved the original Vallco SB 35 application administratively September 21, 2018. Its project page records further modifications, including February and August 2026 actions; approval is not proof that all buildings exist. V1

Approved with modificationsRecorded September 21, 2018
Editorial illustration · not a photograph of the property
01 / The recorded outcome

What happened

The city project page identifies 10123 N. Wolfe Road, lists the original September 2018 approval, and expressly distinguishes this ministerial application from the separate Vallco Specific Plan V1. It records a February 2026 third modification and August 2026 partial-plan approval V1. A city construction update says utility/road work began in October 2025 but no vertical building permit application had been received as of that update V2.

Decision on recordCupertino approved the original Vallco SB 35 application administratively September 21, 2018. Its project page records further modifications, including February and August 2026 actions; approval is not proof that all buildings exist. V1
02 / People and public bodies

Who acted in the record

City of Cupertino planning staffministerial review authority

Issued the original SB 35 approval and later modification approvals listed on the city project page. V1

03 / A retrospective walkthrough

How RealClear would approach this site

Historical reconstruction: RealClear was not involved in this proceeding. This shows how a one-property review could organize the public record; it does not predict a vote or private motive.

Which approval path applied to the former mall?

Record to read
SB 35 original approval and modifications versus the separate Specific Plan record
Constraint to test
The ministerial and discretionary paths were distinct; later modifications changed the approved plan.
Next action
Use the current modification set and building-permit record before describing units or construction readiness.
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04 / What this record does not establish

The boundary of the finding

  • The 2018 unit/affordability figures are historical and changed in later modifications; do not repeat them as current.
  • Official plans and architectural renderings may carry third-party rights; no local image is ready.

Latest cited status: 2026-08-24

One property. A dated record. A clearer next move.

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