Despite some resident pushback, San Jose has approved permits for a seven-story, 126-unit mixed-use development in Willow Glen.

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Many residents near the corner of Kotenberg Avenue and Willow Street say they are not necessarily opposed to new development at 940 Willow St., which a liquor store currently occupies.

But they have argued that such a large project, filed under the Builder’s Remedy, would change the character of their neighborhood and could negatively impact traffic and the aging sewer system.

“I would like to invite the developer to visit the site and view the corner, not merely as a parcel to be developed for profit, but as a neighborhood that will be changed irreparably and forever,” resident Maren Sederquist said at Wednesday’s Planning Director hearing. “

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