Nitin Handa News Today

Palo Alto settled one of its most complex and contentious land use disputes earlier this month when it granted a Midtown property owner its permission to build a home on a site that neighbors maintain was meant for housing.

Its by no means the largest housing development in Palo Alto, but for the applicant, the area residents and the City Hall planners, the project at 702 Ellsworth Lane just might be the most vexing.

Seeking to untangle a zoning dispute between a group of Midtown residents and a property owner looking to build a home, Palo Altos planning commissioners backed a compromise Wednesday that is unlikely to fully satisfy either side.

A family that wants to build their dream home on a vacant lot at 702 Ellsworth Place in Midtown Palo Alto is finding their project mired in nightmarish red tape.

When Nitin Handa bought a parcel of land last November, he had every intention of building a home and few reasons to think that his plan would become the focus of neighborhood angst.

When Nitin Handa bought a parcel of land last November, he had every intention of building a home and few reasons to think that his plan would become the focus of neighborhood angst.