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cardinal2007 Nov 1, 2015 11:52 PM
San Jose: Projects and Developments
 
Centerra | 21 Floors | 66M / 217 ft
http://i.imgur.com/D0nkltI.jpg
Courtesy Simeon Properties:

Has been under construction for almost 2 years, construction is about to wrap up, with leasing site already up: http://www.liveatcenterra.com/

http://i.imgur.com/J47mZjr.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Rv2opjR.jpg

The Pierce | 7 Floors | 26M / 86 ft
http://i.imgur.com/0ZnOpBX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Wfg06Va.jpg
Courtesy CBG Building Company.

Current Progress (As of Oct 10, 2015):
http://i.imgur.com/Zu7KqOO.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 2, 2015 1:25 AM
Santa Clara Family Justice Center | 8 Floors | 30M / 100ft
 
Santa Clara Family Justice Center | 8 Floors | 30M / 100ft

http://www.courts.ca.gov/images/gallery/Santa_Clara_3.jpg
Courtesy California Courts

http://i.imgur.com/FVl4aJt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/giuJ3yg.jpg
Courtesy: Hensel Phelps

As of Oct 18, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/cxbF6Cy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TP7T0zr.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 2, 2015 6:48 AM
Donner Lofts | 6 Floors
 
Donner Lofts | 6 Floors

http://i.imgur.com/DV6VvyD.jpg
Courtesy Mid Pen Housing

Affordable housing by MidPen Housing, broke ground in January:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...ng-breaks-ground-on-102-unit-donner.html

As Of Nov 1, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/CxDhF99.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rCQ28sJ.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 2, 2015 7:13 AM
Development Map
 
Google Map with all downtown developments:
http://i.imgur.com/USA4CCE.jpg
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zJGGftD3xiAs.kqttminkN5y8

Courtesy Think Bigger San Jose

cardinal2007 Nov 2, 2015 8:21 PM
27 N. 6th St. | 7 FL | approx 24M / 80ft
 
27 N. 6th St. | 7 FL | approx 24M / 80ft

Student housing for SJSU students, about 100 units, but housing for close to 400 students.

http://i.imgur.com/8eQxFYV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TqcQv4A.jpg
Courtesy Symphony Development:

Progress as of Oct 18, 2015;
http://i.imgur.com/DnUxtwi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/M2zCyTF.jpg

peanut gallery Nov 2, 2015 8:29 PM
Hi cardinal. Thanks for posting those updates and welcome to the forum. We also have a Bay Area compilation thread where you can add these updates as well.

Also, thanks in particular for the link to the downtown development map. That is really helpful in seeing where all these are located, including future plans. There's a lot more in the pipeline than I realized. It seems that area north of Santa Clara St. in particular is going to undergo a huge transformation.

cardinal2007 Nov 3, 2015 1:19 AM
SJSU Campus Village Phase II | 10FL | approx 30M/100ft
 
SJSU Campus Village Phase II | 10FL | approx 30M/100ft

http://i.imgur.com/8qAizDc.png
Courtesy Largo Concrete

SJSU is also building housing for its own students, this 10 story dorm building will have housing for 850 students.
http://www.sundt.com/media/blog/2015/09/...udent-housing-getting-boost-next-summer/

Progress as of Oct 18, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/B1oBFsy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eF9h4Kz.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 3, 2015 4:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 7220185)
Hi cardinal. Thanks for posting those updates and welcome to the forum. We also have a Bay Area compilation thread where you can add these updates as well.

Also, thanks in particular for the link to the downtown development map. That is really helpful in seeing where all these are located, including future plans. There's a lot more in the pipeline than I realized. It seems that area north of Santa Clara St. in particular is going to undergo a huge transformation.
I apologize, I didn't see that thread when I first clicked here, and I didn't find one for San Jose when I did a search, so I figured I should create one.

I'm not opposed to putting updates on that thread, but I'm afraid that based on the amount of updates there San Jose would end up dominating the entire thread.

cardinal2007 Nov 3, 2015 4:20 PM
AC Hotel | 7 Floors | Approx 26.5M/ 87ft
 
AC Hotel | 7 Floors | Approx 26.5M/ 87ft

http://i.imgur.com/0ZjqHm1.png

http://i.imgur.com/BLPnrdJ.png

Courtesy The San Jose Blog/ Silicon Valley Business Journal

Hotel has been under construction for a while now and has been topped off

Progress as of Oct 18, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/CCTCeSs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Zfl37C3.jpg

peanut gallery Nov 3, 2015 6:28 PM
^I didn't really like the AC Hotel at first glance, but it is starting to grow on me. Fills a long-standing gap along Santa Clara St. too.

Quote:
Originally Posted by cardinal2007 (Post 7221132)
I apologize, I didn't see that thread when I first clicked here, and I didn't find one for San Jose when I did a search, so I figured I should create one.

I'm not opposed to putting updates on that thread, but I'm afraid that based on the amount of updates there San Jose would end up dominating the entire thread.
No biggie, just letting you know if you wanted to broaden the audience. I think it's great to have this thread too. Maybe you can do a summary update in the other thread from time to time?

cardinal2007 Nov 4, 2015 8:24 AM
Silvery Towers | 20FL and 22FL | 64M and 70M / (210ft and 228ft)
 
Silvery Towers | 20FL and 22FL | 64M and 70M / (210ft and 228ft)

http://i.imgur.com/dWf0eMh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pE3t3MP.jpg
Courtesy C2K Architecture

Quote:
C2K Architecture is designing the Silvery Towers Condominiums on behalf of Full Power Properties, LLC. The development is located in downtown San Jose. It will feature two high-rise towers and a retail podium that will extend the San Pedro Square arts and entertainment district.
643 units in two condo towers right by San Pedro Square, this lot is practically kitty corner to Centerra.

Progress as of Oct 18, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/tpTnoT1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ME16zqj.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 5, 2015 12:24 AM
Marshall Squares | 7 Floors | 25M/81ft
 
Marshall Squares | 7 Floors | 25M/81ft

http://i.imgur.com/qDm85sm.jpg
Courtesy The Registry SF

Demo work had started by Oct 4, 2015:

http://i.imgur.com/28kokbG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DviAW5t.jpg

fflint Nov 5, 2015 4:32 AM
Welcome to the forum, and thanks for the great updates! We have long needed someone to keep us up to date on San Jose.

I lived at South 14th and East San Antonio in '91 and '92, and it's great to see how much is changing downtown. It's a whole different place now.

cardinal2007 Nov 5, 2015 8:25 AM
Post Street Tower | 21 Floors | 70M/230ft
 
Post Street Tower | 21 Floors | 70M/230ft

http://i.imgur.com/5Yo8Zf5.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/3o1H7C0.jpg
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

Quote:
...

The joint venture last week submitted a revised planning package. While the 21-story building remains the same in its "massing" — or total size and footprint — as before, it's gone up by 20 units (to 202) and is sporting a new design courtesy of Ankrom Moisan Architects.

The result is a concrete-and-glass structure with plenty of angles, finishes and overhangs. A three-level podium gives way to a the main bulk of the tower, which is livened with a variety of planes and window treatments. Near the top, the building is set back again, creating another amenities deck. Balconies also play a big role in the design, wrapping around corners and liberally dotting the facade.

...

Given the hot market and ever-rising construction costs, the developer is looking to get started as soon as possible. Another factor for the push: The expiration of a city incentive for residential high-rises which means the tower must break ground by June of 2016. Kim said the financing for apartment towers in Silicon Valley is good.
This building has yet to break ground, the quote at the end gives a good guideline, I think they will break ground early next year.

cardinal2007 Nov 5, 2015 6:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by fflint (Post 7223959)
Welcome to the forum, and thanks for the great updates! We have long needed someone to keep us up to date on San Jose.

I lived at South 14th and East San Antonio in '91 and '92, and it's great to see how much is changing downtown. It's a whole different place now.
I may live downtown, but I really love both Shasta/Hanchett Park and Naglee Park, the mix of Victorian, Eduardian, Craftsman style, Spanish Colonial Revival and the like is very nice. As much as I like all the developments downtown and in some other neighborhoods, I certainly feel that Naglee Park is one of those areas where development should be restricted in some sense.

Owning one of those houses is certainly an envious position.

cardinal2007 Nov 5, 2015 7:20 PM
Parkview Towers | 12 - 18 Floors | Approx 60M/ 197ft
 
Parkview Towers | 12 - 18 Floors | Approx 60M/ 197ft

http://i.imgur.com/Ykpie62.jpg
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...wers-poised-to-add-to-st-james-park.html
Quote:
Park View Towers poised to add to St. James Park revival

That could all change after the San Jose City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a redesigned $150 million mixed-use high-rise condo project there called Park View Towers, brushing aside objections from the Preservation Action Council of San Jose that the development was out of character with the historic area.

The go-ahead means BSB can move forward with the complex process of moving the historic church so that site work can begin in earnest, a prelude to vertical construction. (The church will then be moved back and renovated for commercial use, making it the centerpiece of the two-tower, 220-unit project.) And it raises hopes for a long-awaited revival of the St. James Park, a vast downtown open space designed by Frederick Law Olmstead but an area that has long struggled with homelessness and drugs.

"This is a critical milestone in the history of St. James Park," said Christy Mabry, senior development manager for BSB. "It will be a huge catalyst. It will get the eyes on the park."
Work hasn't started in moving the church or demo of the parking lot currently at the site. Speculation has been on an early 2016 date, but no confirmation on that.

pseudolus Nov 5, 2015 10:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cardinal2007 (Post 7224689)
Parkview Towers | 12 - 18 Floors | Approx 60M/ 197ft

http://i.imgur.com/Ykpie62.jpg
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...wers-poised-to-add-to-st-james-park.html


Work hasn't started in moving the church or demo of the parking lot currently at the site. Speculation has been on an early 2016 date, but no confirmation on that.
Is there a mechanism in place to make sure the church is actually moved back?

cardinal2007 Nov 6, 2015 4:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pseudolus (Post 7224995)
Is there a mechanism in place to make sure the church is actually moved back?
I have seen nothing regulatory that would mandate that, it is a historical structure, and their approval was in part due to the renovation of the building.

cardinal2007 Nov 6, 2015 4:50 PM
Station Village | 7 Floors | 25M /82ft
 
Station Village | 7 Floors | 25M /82ft

http://i.imgur.com/eExvJbE.jpg

Courtesy Chandler Pratt / KTGY EIR

From Silicon Valley Business Journal:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-foods-effect-new-mixed-use-project.html

Quote:
Chandler Pratt & Partners expects to break ground in spring 2015 on 785-807 The Alameda, a roughly $60 million, transit-oriented development that will include 140 apartments and 20,000 square feet of commercial space, including office and retail.

...

The KTGY-designed project is just one that is contributing to a revitalized neighborhood, one of the city's most historic. At 345 Stockton Ave., AvalonBay is completing Avalon Morrison Park, an $80 million development that includes about 250 units and is now leasing. The Alameda itself is is also benefiting from a $4.5 million streetscape improvement project designed to make the road, one of the state's first and often called "the Beautiful Way," more walkable.

"I'm really encouraged by the Whole Foods," said Larry Clark, president of the Alameda Business Association. "The Whole Foods is one anchor tenant, and then you have the anchor businesses on the Alameda. With the new residents, you'll have a reason to walk from one end to the other."

...
Demo work has just started, did not break ground in the spring.

cardinal2007 Nov 7, 2015 2:23 AM
The Modera | 8 Floors | 26M / 85ft
 
The Modera | 8 Floors | 26M / 85ft

http://i.imgur.com/RrSdosR.png
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

http://i.imgur.com/3yFsImB.jpg
Courtesy Mill Creek Residential / Steinberg Architects EIR

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...quare-in-line-for-200-apartments-in.html

Quote:
San Pedro Square in line for 200 apartments in McEnery, Mill Creek plan
...

Working with Mill Creek Residential Trust, an investment and development firm, McEnery and his partners are proposing a 204-unit apartment complex for a 1-acre parcel at 45 N. San Pedro St. A formal city planning application was submitted last week.

...

Enter Mill Creek, a Texas-based firm founded by a group of former executives from Trammell Crow Co., the mammoth development outfit now owned by CBRE. Donald Peterson, a senior managing director at Mill Creek's San Francisco office, was looking for Bay Area projects and was already familiar with the San Pedro Square area.

"As far as I was concerned, that was ground zero," Peterson said.

...

Mill Creek's and McEnery's project is in some ways more difficult: Its mid-block location and historic neighbors pose unique challenges.

"It's one of downtown's most important infill sites nestled between the historic buildings and the heart of San Pedro Square," said Scott Knies, executive director of the San Jose Downtown Association. "It has to be designed and executed brilliantly."

...
No idea on the timeline here, some of the businesses that were located in the soon to be demolished buildings have already left, so I wouldn't be surprised if they break ground early next year.

peanut gallery Nov 7, 2015 4:46 PM
Good to see another downtown parking lot bite the dust. Has there been any hint at something happening at the massive lot on the east side of the San Pedro garage? I've wanted to see that go for as long as I can remember.

Not to complain, but I wouldn't call that "designed brilliantly." It's perfectly fine infill, but nothing extraordinary. Of course, the materials used could make a big difference. I do like that there will still be mid-block passage.

cardinal2007 Nov 7, 2015 10:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 7227195)
Good to see another downtown parking lot bite the dust. Has there been any hint at something happening at the massive lot on the east side of the San Pedro garage? I've wanted to see that go for as long as I can remember.

Not to complain, but I wouldn't call that "designed brilliantly." It's perfectly fine infill, but nothing extraordinary. Of course, the materials used could make a big difference. I do like that there will still be mid-block passage.
The lot bound by Market, 1st, Santa Clara and St. John is known as the Mitchell block, the VTA owns the parking lot, and their desire is to use the block as a staging area for the BART construction, which at the minimum is 10 years out from being completed. So no development there for quite a while.

fflint Nov 7, 2015 10:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cardinal2007 (Post 7224595)
I may live downtown, but I really love both Shasta/Hanchett Park and Naglee Park, the mix of Victorian, Eduardian, Craftsman style, Spanish Colonial Revival and the like is very nice. As much as I like all the developments downtown and in some other neighborhoods, I certainly feel that Naglee Park is one of those areas where development should be restricted in some sense.

Owning one of those houses is certainly an envious position.
Yes indeed. I wish I could buy the Edwardian I lived in at that time. It was really nice to come home after a long day of work to that neighborhood--truly beautiful homes, great tree canopy, just enough activity to feel like you're in a city but also quiet enough at night to feel like you're not in the heart of it all. It's my favorite San Jose neighborhood by far.

cardinal2007 Nov 7, 2015 11:38 PM
201 W Julian St. | 18 Floors | 59M / 195ft
 
201 W Julian St. | 18 Floors | 59M / 195ft

http://i.imgur.com/QIewF0C.png

http://i.imgur.com/3S0uYBd.png
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

Quote:
When San Jose's Julian Street "power curve" was built in the 1970s, the goal was to offer downtown motorists quick and easy access to Highway 87.

It worked. But it also stifled development on a broad swath of downtown by bisecting three parcels at odd angles. And walkability? Forget about it.

Now, after a decade of starts and stops, plans to bring "back the grid" by realigning Julian are moving forward. So are projects that will build more than 900 residential units on 10 acres of adjacent city-controlled land in the form of towers, townhomes and mid-rise buildings. Together, they promise to transform the North San Pedro district into a bustling new neighborhood.

...

The building, designed by BDE Architecture, is one of two towers that Swenson is working on. The other would include about 200 units at Devine and N. San Pedro streets on a lot that's currently slashed in half by Julian.

...

cardinal2007 Nov 8, 2015 2:39 AM
Gateway Tower | 24 Floors | 82M / 270ft
 
Gateway Tower | 24 Floors | 82M / 270ft

http://i.imgur.com/jYp6wKi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Ri18QT1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/crRhdfr.jpg

Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

At the southern end of the SoFA district Core is proposing to build a 24-story apartment tower that will replace a few buildings there including their current HQ. This building will be just across the street from the park where 1st and Market meet.

Quote:
Gateway Tower, a 24-story apartment building slated for a key corner in San Jose’s SoFA district, is one small step closer to reality this week as developer Core Companies filed formal plans for the project.

The submission comes after the developer, working with San Francisco-based architects Kwan Henmi, refined the design somewhat and developed an approach to integrate a historically significant structure’s facade into the project. A preliminary concept for the tower was first unveiled in June.

...

The tower would rise at the corner of South Market and East William streets and include 292 units — up from 280 in the preliminary plans. But two adjustments are more important than unit count: The first is the treatment of two older existing buildings on the site — one of which is on the city’s list of historic landmarks. The other is an enhancement to the retail space.

First, the historic angle. One of the buildings on the site, at 467 S. First St., is where broadcast radio pioneer Charles “Doc” Herrold operated a school in the early 20th century. Core will preserve the building’s facade and integrate it into the ground floor’s design. “We’re proposing to keep part of it a historic storefront, and behind it do an exhibit that shows the history,” Armer said. “There’s really no other place in San Jose that’s a celebration of his legacy.” History San Jose has agreed to curate the space, and CreaTV and San Jose State University will help create video content for the exhibit, Armer said.

...

cardinal2007 Nov 8, 2015 5:46 AM
Museum Place | 23 Floors | 82M / 270ft
 
Museum Place | 23 Floors | 82M / 270ft

http://i.imgur.com/n94HCZU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XuVDzSU.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l24pceaFE1U
Courtesy Insight Realty Company

Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

Quote:
A local development firm, operating with Chinese backing, has been selected to acquire a key, city-owned parcel in downtown San Jose — a deal that could lead to a soaring modern tower that combines homes, offices, a hotel and new expansion space for the Tech Museum of Innovation.

City officials chose Insight Realty Co. for the development deal at 180 Park Ave., better known as Parkside Hall, officials confirmed on Thursday. The firm headed by real estate veteran Dennis Randall beat out three other hopefuls for the site, located near one of downtown’s best corners at Park Avenue and Almaden Boulevard.

Insight would still need to come to financial terms with the city, a process that could take six months and would require city council approval. If a deal is ultimately inked, it could lead to an iconic new element in the city’s skyline — a 270-foot tower punctuated by landscaped outdoor terrace steps wrapped in an undulating glass skin. The project — dubbed Museum Place — would include:

60,000 square feet of expansion space for the Tech Museum on the ground floor;

210,000 square feet of “creative office” on five stories above the Tech space;
Twelve stories of condos;

Three stories at the top for a “upscale nationally branded boutique hotel, with luxury penthouse residences on the highest floor,” according to a copy of Insight’s proposal.

...
The city has already approved them for the process, and now Insight has a few months to get everything squared away and apply for permits.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...oves-forward-with-insight-realtyfor.html
Quote:
...

The San Jose City Council on Tuesday formally agreed to enter into talks with Insight King Wah, a joint venture of Insight Realty and King Wah Development, to acquire the city-owned site. The partnership is being backed in the deal by China New Era, a global real estate investor, for the $250 million project.

...
My hope is that this would lead to making the area east of Market (South of San Fernando) to be more pedestrian friendly, especially if they add residential and hotel, as currently everything in that part, especially Almaden is seriously lacking in that regard.

cardinal2007 Nov 9, 2015 1:59 AM
Virginia Terrace / Foundry Commons | 4 Floors | approx 12M / 40ft
 
Virginia Terrace / Foundry Commons | 4 Floors | approx 12M / 40ft

http://i.imgur.com/ell6Goq.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jC4n5Od.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ijeud62.jpg

Courtesy David Baker Architects

Quote:
This new development brings more than 200 units of market-rate rentals apartments to the growing arts districts of San Jose. The project provides a wide range of amenities for residents, including a pool and cabana, fitness room and yoga studio, and community lounge—as well as hands-on activity spaces, such as a community kitchen, micro-gallery, DIY workshop space, and a bicycle repair room.
Progress as of Oct 10, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/hzasXpL.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AC4qiGk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6Mf3T39.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 9, 2015 2:39 AM
SparQ | 7 Floors | 29M / 94.5ft
 
SparQ | 7 Floors | 29M / 94.5ft

http://i.imgur.com/TVAIQ52.jpg
Courtesy The Core Companies EIR

598 South First Street, 105-unit 7 story building with 2400 sqft of retail, right at the southern end of SoFA.

This is right across the street from The Pierce.

It was approved by the city a few weeks ago, http://thecorecompanies.com/news/147

I anticipate they will break ground in 2016.

cardinal2007 Nov 9, 2015 5:20 AM
150 S. 2nd St. | 23 Floors | Approx 82M / 270ft
 
150 S. 2nd St. | 23 Floors | Approx 82M / 270ft

http://i.imgur.com/Ms2vHyg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1EzhSTS.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BwsLbyt.jpg
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

Quote:
The Sobrato Organization is kick-starting high-rise development plans on a prime downtown San Jose parking lot, a significant — if still early — show of confidence for the area from one of the region’s most closely watched real estate firms.

The Cupertino-based developer turned in preliminary plans Friday for a 23-story, 399-unit apartment tower at 150 S. Second St., next to the downtown Safeway Market store and The 88 condo tower. The preliminary concept — from Miami-based architecture firm Arquitectonica — comes four years after Sobrato acquired the 1.33-acre lot, known as Block 3, from the city’s now-defunct redevelopment agency.

It's the latest entrant to the downtown district's high-rise pipeline, which is now bursting with proposals. While it's too soon to tell if the project will get built during the current economic cycle, but Rob Hollister, Sobrato's president of real estate, sounded cautiously optimistic in an interview last week.

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This is a proposal for the parking lot next to Safeway downtown, I doubt Sobrato will pull the trigger on this one before the next downturn, but who knows really. I live right across the street, so any activity I will make sure to take a picture.

cardinal2007 Nov 12, 2015 9:47 AM
The Flats at Balbach | 4 Floors | 15M / 48ft
 
The Flats at Balbach | 4 Floors | 15M / 48ft

http://i.imgur.com/WnpOSqi.jpg
Courtesy Silicon Sage Builders

San Jose EIR by Silicon Sage

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/08/21/siliconsage-growing-homebuilder.html
Quote:
Downtown San Jose sprouts another residential project

Santa Clara-based SiliconSage Builders is accelerating long-time plans to convert an old used-car lot in Downtown San Jose into for-sale housing.

Its the latest developer to take a run at 180 Balbach St., located midway between South Market Street and South Almaden Blvd. adjacent to the McEnery Convention Center.
Broke Ground this week:
http://i.imgur.com/7yZS7ew.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/o3Rk2C7.jpg
Sam Liccardo Twitter Page

peanut gallery Nov 12, 2015 4:39 PM
Again, thanks for all the great updates, cardinal2007 (Stanford grad?). I really like 150 Second Street, and it fills a long time gap on the light rail line.

Any rumors on two other parking lots in the area: the corner of San Carlos and Market, and the one on San Fernando between First and Second? They aren't noted on the map you posted but seem like ideal development sites.

cardinal2007 Nov 12, 2015 5:21 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 7232699)
Again, thanks for all the great updates, cardinal2007 (Stanford grad?). I really like 150 Second Street, and it fills a long time gap on the light rail line.

Any rumors on two other parking lots in the area: the corner of San Carlos and Market, and the one on San Fernando between First and Second? They aren't noted on the map you posted but seem like ideal development sites.
Yeah, did my Masters there, but still a fan of the football team.

Sobrato's other lots, they are a rather conservative company when it comes to development. The first is known as Block 8, and the latter as Block 2, very endearing names I know. Those go back to the SJRDA (SJRA?) days when the redevelopment agency numbered them. Some people speculate it goes back to the original survey era, but I doubt it.

Anyway around 2010 Sobrato paid $20M for both lots, and has operated parking lots from those lots since then. They have not announced anything but from the article on 150 S. 2nd. they said the following:

Quote:
...
Sobrato's other sites

Sobrato has two other parking lots it owns, known as Block 2 and Block 8. Block 8 is a 1.5-acre site fronting at Market and San Carlos Street across from the Westin San Jose. Block 2 is a 1-acre lot between First and Second streets, fronting West San Fernando. (The sites were named in the days of the San Jose Redevelopment Agency and are somewhat arbitrary today, but are still used.)

Hollister said Block 8 is likely an office site because of its large size. "We're starting to fool around with it, but we don't think the market is quite ready," he said, adding that residential will lead the way. "You’ll see employers locate there when they see employees want to be there," he said.
Block 2, he said, is also a great site, and would likely fill in after Block 3. "We thought it was better to start (with Block 3), but honestly it could have gone either way between the two," he said.

Working through the Block 3 approvals should take a couple of months, but getting the construction drawings to the finish line will take longer. It's at that point that Sobrato will do a "budget check" to determine whether or not to go vertical.

...
Interesting that they think office for block 8, it may be large enough to have large floor plates, but it does seem well suited for Residential/hotel since the convention center is right by there.

I do think their choice on 488 Almaden was ill fated, being too far away from the walkable downtown. Almaden Blvd is kind of the office park area of downtown, not so nice.

cardinal2007 Nov 12, 2015 10:28 PM
Century Center Towers | 12 Floors both | 32M / 120ft
 
Century Center Towers | 12 Floors both | 32M / 120ft

http://i.imgur.com/pCT3CIb.jpg
Courtesy http://www.essexapartmenthomes.com/century-towers

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-with-swenson-to-build-long-stalled.html

Quote:
Essex Property Trust has joined with Barry Swenson Builder to build a pair of long-stalled apartment towers in North San Jose — a development that will essentially close out the city's bank of new housing units in the area for the foreseeable future.

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The 376-unit project, Century Center Towers, is located at 1733 N. 1st St. It will be the tallest residential project in North San Jose, with two, 12-story buildings rising up to 120 feet.

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Essex disclosed in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the project would carry a total cost — including land, development, construction and lease-up costs — of $170 million. Essex and BSB will operate as 50/50 joint-venture partners. The JV has already obtained a $90 million construction loan, according to the filing, and Essex has made a $27 million preferred equity investment.

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Progress from June 21, 2015 (almost 5 months ago):
http://i.imgur.com/v08p2an.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/egNj6Ub.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/aggZeql.jpg

From Sept 19, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/cXJpAlU.jpg
Courtesy Quest Windows
http://twitter.com/questwindows/status/645193706568556544

peanut gallery Nov 12, 2015 11:29 PM
Thanks for the info. So Block 3 may not be too far behind 150 Second, Block 8 is probably too far out to even think about, and none of them are likely to start anytime soon.

Still, good to see lots of change elsewhere, like the one just above near the airport. I haven't been over there in so many years I doubt I would recognize the area today.

PS: Though I'm a Spartan, I've always like Stanford as well. My dad used to take me to games there when I was a kid. It was pretty awe-inspiring for a little 10 year old to walk along with those huge football players after the game.

cardinal2007 Nov 12, 2015 11:42 PM
Federal Realty Santana Row Offices | 9 and 6 floors | 34M and 22M (113ft and 71ft)
 
Federal Realty Santana Row Offices (multiple buildings) | 9 and 6 floors | 34M and 22M (113ft and 71ft)

Federal realty is replacing the movie theaters and the Flames with offices, scrapping plans for residential.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-homes-goes-all-office-with.html?ana=twt

Quote:
Federal Realty ditches homes, goes all-office with 1M sq. ft. proposal across from Santana Row
Residential is no longer part of the plans for Federal Realty's proposed mega-development on San Jose's former Century dome theaters across from Santana Row.
Instead? Get ready for more office space — a lot of it.

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The Rockville, Maryland-based REIT turned in a revised proposal several weeks ago that scraps plans for nearly 1,000 apartments, replacing them with six office buildings totaling nearly 1 million square feet, plus a 29,000 square foot grocery store, planning documents show.
If approved, the project would further cement Santana Row's neighborhood — already the South Bay's biggest retail destination, with Westfield Valley Fair across the street — as a jobs juggernaut.

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http://i.imgur.com/4xEHG3M.png

http://i.imgur.com/Ya89Oa0.png

http://i.imgur.com/ik6kMJg.png
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

northbay Nov 12, 2015 11:53 PM
San Jose has a lot going on!

cardinal2007 Nov 13, 2015 12:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by northbay (Post 7233357)
San Jose has a lot going on!
There may be a lot more in the future, Apple has started the process to get approval for up to 4.15M sqft of office space on the land they bought near Paypal. We'll see what they have up their sleeve.

cardinal2007 Nov 13, 2015 7:07 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 7233328)
Thanks for the info. So Block 3 may not be too far behind 150 Second, Block 8 is probably too far out to even think about, and none of them are likely to start anytime soon.

Still, good to see lots of change elsewhere, like the one just above near the airport. I haven't been over there in so many years I doubt I would recognize the area today.

PS: Though I'm a Spartan, I've always like Stanford as well. My dad used to take me to games there when I was a kid. It was pretty awe-inspiring for a little 10 year old to walk along with those huge football players after the game.
In my experience these projects tend to break ground about 2 years after we first hear of them, sometimes it is quicker, but not that often, and with a conservative company like Sobrato, they may take longer.

The biggest threat with a company like that is that the economy tanks while they are in the middle and they leave an empty shell for a few years as they wait out the next recession. They did that with a building in Santa Clara just off Central Expwy, clearly visible shell, for years, recently finished, probably started in 2007 or 2008. Something like that would scar downtown and leave that part unwanted, sales prices at the 88 will probably plunge for any units facing south, and so on.

They are a big powerful company and it seems politicians are afraid to do anything that might remotely inconvenience them, presumably because they might use their money against them. Oh well, hoping that it doesn't turn out that way.

cardinal2007 Nov 13, 2015 8:02 AM
Tech Place at 101 | 6FL | unknown height
 
Tech Place at 101 | 6FL | unknown height

http://www.legacypartners.com/commercial/portfolio/property/tech_place_on_101#1

Quote:
In the heart of Silicon Valley, surrounded by prestigious corporate neighbors and with easy accessibility to prominent highways and public transit—Tech Place on 101 is here. 2 contemporary, LEED pre-certified six story Class A towers with total SF of 200,000 each will be surrounded by green space with collaborative work areas, barbeque area, bocce ball court and many other amenities. The property's prominent location near Highway 101 offers unparalleled visibility & branding opportunity. Additional phasing opportunities exist to accommodate up to 1.2 Million SF.
http://www.legacypartners.com/?e=view.im...11-66D3-2234DC862AFE0083.jpg&w=320&h=205

http://www.legacypartners.com/?e=view.im...0E-067A-CBE92C17CCD0D176.jpg&w=320&h=205

Courtesy Legacy Partners/Steelwave

https://vimeo.com/126291286

After siting on the land for a long time, they are finally making moves in building the first of up to 3 buildings. This project is very much suburban office park in nature, the height 6 to 8 stories is about what current building is like.

Apple has leased this building and all the proposal, but no idea what they are planning, combined they are entitled for up to 4M sqft of office space, and they are requesting to be allowed to build all of it.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-for-north-san-jose-are-starting-to.html

Quote:
Apple's plans for North San Jose are starting to take shape

Apple Inc. is taking its first steps to develop a 43-acre parcel it acquired earlier this summer, a sign the Mac maker may be moving forward with a project in North San Jose sooner rather than later.
Apple on Thursday turned in an application to modify the existing zoning for the land, currently a brush-covered patch of dirt on North First Street where Apple could build up to 2.8 million square feet of office, R&D or industrial space. The change? Apple wants to eliminate the 105-foot-tall height minimums that apply along that part of North First Street — a baseline that many observers have long considered fairly ambitious.

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http://media.bizj.us/view/img/7423052/screen-shot-2015-10-23-at-115114-am.png
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-contemplating-huge-campus-of-up-to.html
Quote:
Exclusive: Apple contemplating huge campus of up to 4.15 million square feet in north San Jose

Apple Inc. and the city of San Jose are working toward a development agreement that would allow the Cupertino-based juggernaut to build a north San Jose campus of up to 4.15 million square feet, according to city records — an amount larger than Apple’s “spaceship” campus under construction in Cupertino.
The draft agreement, which is not yet completed, will come before the city’s Planning Commission later this month, officials said. It would lock in development rights — and expectations for both sides — for the next 15 years in an area that sprawls across 86 acres north of Highway 101 across from the Mineta San Jose International Airport.

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All Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

Apple fanboy speculation is going crazy, though most people think the purpose of the large campus may be more automotive in nature.

As of Oct 18, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/92UJFuf.jpg

cardinal2007 Nov 14, 2015 9:55 PM
500 Sanata Row | 6 Floors | unknown height
 
500 Sanata Row | 6 Floors | unknown height

http://i.imgur.com/VOUyGqa.jpg
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

Santana Row snares Splunk, a big-data cruncher, with retail draw

Quote:
The company, which is based in San Francisco, this week leased 500 Santana Row, a 234,000-square-foot office building rising at the intersection of Winchester Boulevard and Olsen Drive. It’s a huge score for Federal Realty Investment Trust, the owner of the mixed-use juggernaut, which started construction of the $120 million office building on spec last year.

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Federal Realty is seeking city approvals on another roughly 500,000 square feet of office space at Santana Row. On tap are two large office buildings, which would rise eight and seven stories. One would include about 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space and would flank a central courtyard where Santana Row meets Olsen Drive. These projects would essentially build out the balance of Santana Row. (Splunk has rights of first offer on these buildings, under certain circumstances, according to the SEC filing.) Executives said they would make the decision on whether or not to go spec on these buildings after receiving approvals.
Federal Realty also has plans for an additional 500,000sqft of office space in Santana Row, and another 1M accross the street as seen in a previous post.
https://vimeo.com/129805276
http://i.imgur.com/7Shxary.jpg
Courtesy Newmark Cornish & Carey

Progress as of June 23:
http://i.imgur.com/xGlQZhM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/D59RaPo.jpg
Courtesy Santana Row

cardinal2007 Nov 16, 2015 6:32 AM
#Diridon | 10, 12, 9 floors | unknown height
 
#Diridon | 10, 12, 9 floors | unknown height

http://i.imgur.com/B0vqWfE.jpg
Courtesy Loopnet

http://i.imgur.com/gkBt3UP.png
Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...tech-campus-slated-for-downtown-san.html

Quote:
Trammell’s designs for the land are still being refined, but executives anticipate developing about 800,000 square feet of office in two buildings rising 10 to 12 stories, and 325 apartment units in a nine-story building. The site, which fronts West Santa Clara Street kitty corner from SAP Center, would be sprinkled with shops and restaurants and include a large public plaza along West Santa Clara Street. The historic San Jose Water Company building would be renovated and repurposed, possibly as an entertainment-focused retail space.

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But make no mistake: While developers are thrilled for the new Whole Foods, which has been credited with drawing investor interest, this is all about transit.

Trammell, which has developed more than $60 billion worth of real estate over its nearly 70-year history, was searching for a major transit-oriented development site next to Caltrain up and down the Peninsula, Little said. Executives quickly honed in on the Adobe land, attracted to its large size and Diridon’s frequent “Baby Bullet” Caltrain service, the line’s semi-express mode.

peanut gallery Nov 16, 2015 6:54 PM
I've been watching this, but hadn't seen renderings before. Thanks for finding that. It's a pretty rough illustration, so hopefully it will undergo a lot of refinement and end up looking much better than that.

cardinal2007 Nov 16, 2015 7:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 7237325)
I've been watching this, but hadn't seen renderings before. Thanks for finding that. It's a pretty rough illustration, so hopefully it will undergo a lot of refinement and end up looking much better than that.
Found a newer render on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/jarkatmu/status/663879761966428161

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CTaTICrUkAA9vJ6.jpg
Courtesy Jarret M @jarkatmu

I really hope the residential part doesn't look like that.

cardinal2007 Nov 19, 2015 6:46 AM
SJSU Campus Village Phase II | 10FL | approx 30M/100ft
 
Update Progress as of Nov 14, 2015:
http://i.imgur.com/BI8j9wo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lZflJ8l.jpg

This building has been topped off and now outside cladding and windows are being put in. :cheers:

http://rebusinessonline.com/sundt-tops-out-campus-village-phase-ii-at-san-jose-state-university/

Quote:
Sundt Tops Out Campus Village Phase II at San Jose State University

SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Sundt Construction Inc. recently topped out Campus Village Phase II, a 10-story student housing building at San Jose State University. When complete, the building will feature 850 beds, common study rooms, a lounge, multi-purpose room, recreation room and more.

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cardinal2007 Nov 20, 2015 3:45 AM
26 N. 1st St. Update (Nov 14, 2015)
 
26 N. 1st St. Update (Nov 14, 2015)

http://i.imgur.com/tGavgN4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dBm1Fbl.jpg

The rental office is now open at the base of the 88, this is for private student housing for SJSU.

cardinal2007 Nov 25, 2015 12:55 AM
Century Center Towers Update
 
Century Center Towers | 12 Floors both | 32M / 120ft

Update from BSB October 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTuoEng7GJg&feature=youtu.be
Courtesy Barry Swenson Builders

cardinal2007 Nov 25, 2015 1:14 AM
SJSC Towers (2 Towers) | 28 FL and 20 FL | 90M / 295 ft both
 
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-towers-envisioned-for-downtown-san.html

Quote:
A 1.4-acre parcel across the street from San Jose City Hall would sprout two towers — one office, the other condo — under plans being considered by the property’s new owner, a Chinese-backed development group that expects the project to be just the start of its work in Silicon Valley.
“They’ve built absolutely exquisite mixed-use projects in Beijing, and now they want to bring that level of quality and experience to San Jose,” said architect Rob Steinberg of the eponymous design firm, which is working with the company. “Their hope is they will become part of our community, and that this is the first of many that they’ll be able to do here.”

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The concept includes a 28-story, 350-unit condo tower on the western side, with a 20-story, 350,000-square-foot office building flanking the eastern edge of the parcel. Both would rise up to 295 feet from a shared podium parking garage, making them among the city’s tallest buildings. About 20,000 square feet retail would help “activate” Santa Clara Street and Fourth Street, Steinberg said.

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http://i.imgur.com/oSfKpiG.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dk9WSVk.jpg

Courtesy Steinberg Architects / SJSC / Silicon Valley Business Journal

So far we only have the massing diagrams, at 295 feet tall they would be the tallest towers in San Jose, and the residential tower will become the tallest residential tower between LA and San Francisco (stealing the title from the 88). The residential component will supposedly have a rooftop pool on the 28th floor, 278' off the ground. We'll see how much they scale back in the future.

cardinal2007 Nov 30, 2015 9:12 PM
Volar | 25 floors | unknown height
 
New proposal for a 25 story residential tower adjacent to Santana Row.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/...-story-mixed-use-tower-proposed-for.html

Quote:
Exclusive: 25-story mixed-use tower proposed for San Jose's retail mecca

The latest high-rise proposal for San Jose features a design inspired by the wings of a falcon, includes a circular top-floor restaurant under a glass oculus, and can automatically deliver your automobile in 60 seconds from a “car ATM.”
But here’s something just as notable: It’s not in Downtown San Jose. Instead, try “Santana Row adjacent.”

Meet Volar, a 25-story mixed-use tower proposed for 350 S. Winchester Ave., that’s definitely outside the proverbial box. (The word means “to fly” in Spanish.) On tap: 330 residential units and about 50,000 square feet of commercial space, encased in a curved glass skin wrapping around floors that are shaped a little bit like a Star Trek communicator badge.

While tall residential buildings have blossomed in downtown San Jose, no Silicon Valley developer in recent years has gone so high outside the central business district. That's partly because rents have not justified the steeper costs, but also because such density has not been seen as necessary — or even desirable — in more suburban locations.

http://i.imgur.com/dxhpBQH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DVB4adf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/XFIcoOp.jpg
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Courtesy Silicon Valley Business Journal

peanut gallery Dec 5, 2015 7:44 PM
That would certainly create a visual landmark for Santana Row. The circular glass restaurant at the top sounds promising too. That could be a real destination.

cardinal2007 Dec 7, 2015 8:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by peanut gallery (Post 7259223)
That would certainly create a visual landmark for Santana Row. The circular glass restaurant at the top sounds promising too. That could be a real destination.
It is interesting, one issue is that it is looking west instead of east, during the day it would have impressive views of the valley, and hills, but at night there are only a few highrises on the smaller highrises off in the distance, the Apple HQ and a few other things like that, if it faced east it would have the downtown skyline in view of the mountains behind it. Hope they make an outdoor seating section facing that way.


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