Cupertino Townhomes Approved on Bandley Drive: Why It Matters

Create a photorealistic editorial blog header image for a real estate and neighborhood intelligence website. Article topic: new three-story townhomes approved in Cupertino at the corner of Bandley Drive and Stevens Creek Boulevard under California’s AB 130 housing streamlining. The image should immediately convey this topic to a reader scanning at thumbnail size. Visual: a clean photoreal view of a row of contemporary three-story Bay Area townhomes with boxy facades, balcony setbacks, two-car garages, and mature street trees in front, with a wide low-rise commercial boulevard visible to one side suggesting Stevens Creek Boulevard, and gentle Santa Cruz Mountains foothills in the soft distant background. Bay Area setting: mid-morning Cupertino light, warm but neutral color palette, calm residential ambiance, a few parked cars on the curb, well-kept landscaping. Include subtle contrast between the new townhomes and the older single-story commercial structures behind, a wide sidewalk with a single pedestrian shot from behind so no faces are identifiable, and a clear focal point on the front facade of the new townhomes. Style: photorealistic, natural daylight, observational and grounded editorial mood, clear focal point, balanced composition that survives social-share cropping. Avoid text, signage with readable words, logos, fake charts, distorted maps, fake interface screens, exaggerated luxury staging, fear-baiting imagery, or identifiable real public figures. 16:9 aspect ratio, 1200x675 pixels, high detail.