Claremont: Developer Submits Application For La Puerta School Site

Press release from the City of Claremont:

August 18, 2020

The City has received an initial application for a residential housing development from Trumark Homes for the 9.7 acre site that was previously La Puerta Intermediate School. The school closed in 1979 and the property was utilized intermittently for adult classes until the Claremont Unified School District put the property up for sale in 2013.

In June 2019, the Claremont Board of Education unanimously approved entering into an agreement with Trumark Homes to purchase the property for $13,058,000. Escrow is scheduled to last 24 months. Trumark has submitted an initial application to the City for review. City staff is in the process of reviewing the initial application to make sure it is complete. Trumark Homes held a community meeting on Thursday, August 6 to present its project to the neighborhood. Trumark is proposing 65 detached homes with nine affordable Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU).

Once City staff deems the application complete, the public review process will begin.Public meetings will be held to review the specific plan, environmental impact of the project, zoning, architecture and tract map, and park changes. The City will notice these meetings to the community and surrounding neighbors.

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