Lakeside Apartments | Sunnyvale, CA

In northeast Sunnyvale, near one of the city's key vehicular gateways, a 378-key low-rise hotel occupied a site close to many of the city's regional amenities and visitor attractions. Sunnyvale Partners saw a chance to reimagine it as a mixed-use hotel and residential development that would serve several city goals at once.

The vision was layered: create a landmark project for the site, maintain a successful hotel that is an important part of Sunnyvale's economy and business environment, increase the city's housing supply and improve the jobs/housing ratio. Lakeside Apartments, the residential portion, had to place 250 homes over a podium in Type III A and I A construction while sharing the site with the hotel and restaurant. BDE Architecture partnered with the client on a building with village-like massing and intervening private courtyards above the podium, breaking down its scale and orienting life toward the water.

Residents now enjoy social amenities and a pool area that faces the lake, set within a landscape of pastoral and social areas. A pedestrian path along the man-made lake provides full access to the public, sharing the waterfront with the wider community.

Address: 1250 Lakeside Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Client: Sunnyvale Partners, Ltd

Number of Units: 250

Construction Type: IIIA / IA

Photographer: Brandon Buza

Modern multi-story residential building with large windows and balconies, surrounded by trees, under a clear blue sky.
Aerial view of modern apartment complex with landscaped gardens, swimming pool, and outdoor seating areas at sunset.
Modern multi-story apartment building with a colorful patterned facade, large windows, and landscaped outdoor area with trees, flowers, and benches at twilight.
Modern interior space featuring a kitchen and dining area with colorful floral wallpaper, orange bar stools at a white counter, and a blue accent wall with lighting fixtures.
Modern residential building with apartments, blue and grey exterior, large glass windows, and a ground-floor lobby labeled 'Lakeside'.
Indoor lounge area with a pool table featuring billiard balls, multiple tables with chairs, large windows showing a view of palm trees outside, and modern decor including a wall-mounted screen.
An outdoor swimming pool area with lounge chairs and umbrellas, surrounded by landscaped greenery, with modern apartment buildings in the background during dusk.
Open plan living room and kitchen with large windows, light-colored sofa, wooden coffee table, orange armchair, bar stools at kitchen counter, and decorative shelves on the wall.
Modern apartment complex with beige and rust-colored exterior walls, large windows, and balconies. A landscaped courtyard with purple flowering plants, small trees, and a curved brick pathway is in the foreground under a clear blue sky.