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<\/a>Rendering:\u00a0Archeon Group<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\nSylmar, the northernmost neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, could see the addition of a <\/span>mixed-use development<\/span><\/a> near Interstate 210.<\/span><\/p>\n Located at <\/span>14971 Foothill Boulevard<\/span>, under the gaze of the San Gabriel Mountains, the proposed site would be improved with a five-story apartment building featuring two commercial spaces totaling 1,337 square feet.<\/span><\/p>\n Two single-family homes would be razed to make way for the mixed-use project, which would increase Sylmar\u2019s rental housing stock, made up primarily of buildings constructed in the \u201870s and \u201880s. There would be a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, ranging from 385 to 883 square feet. Nineteen apartments would be set aside as affordable, while the remaining 113 units would be market-rate.<\/p>\n Three levels of parking would provide 143 vehicle spaces. A first-floor bicycle storage and repair room could accommodate up to 120 bicycles, however, each floor would also contain its own bicycle storage facility with enough space for 18 bicycles. Sylmar is known for its abundance of nature trails, used by mountain bikers, horseback riders and hikers.<\/p>\n Two open-air courtyards landscaped with Japanese maple and Eastern redbud trees would be accessible to residents, in addition to a rear patio with barbeques that is \u201cshielded away from the streets and freeway,\u201d according to a <\/span>findings document<\/span><\/a>. An expansive roof deck would include vegetable gardens, oversized planters, fire pits, barbecues, dining tables, bench seating and a dog run.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Rendering:\u00a0Archeon Group<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>Rendering:\u00a0Archeon Group<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n