SAN JOSE | Projects: Under Construction, Approved, and Proposed

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Draft EIR Published For BIG-Design Energy Hub Tower



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JUNE 24, 2022

The Draft Environmental Impact Report has been published for the Energy Hub Tower, designed by Bjarke Ingels Group for Downtown San Jose. The proposal aims to create nearly two hundred homes, offices, retail, and public open space all inside a 21-story pants-shaped building. The proposal is part of the Westbank Campus for San Jose, developed in partnership with Urban Community.

The EIR is drafted for the purposes of CEQA to identify potentially significant environmental impacts from the proposal and offer enforceable mitigation measures. For the Energy Hub Tower, the document highlights the project’s potential effects on air quality, biological, cultural resources (historic and archeological resources), hazardous materials, and noise.

The updated plans provide modified floor areas. From nearly three-quarters of a million square feet, the building will include 368,090 square feet for offices, 268,900 square feet for housing, 30,790 square feet for retail, and parking for 289 parking spaces. Parking will be included in a four-story garage stretching from ground level through three basement floors.

Though the measurements are reduced from the initial plans, the project will still include 194 homes. Units will range from one-bedrooms to three-bedrooms. Residential amenities will have access to a shared study room and lounge on the 11th floor. The second level features a gymnasium with two-story high ceilings.

https://sfyimby.com/2022/06/draft-ei...hub-tower.html

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^ Some more renderings.

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This one is turning out really nicely.

Construction Topped Out, Facade Installation For 200 Park Avenue, Downtown San Jose



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JUNE 27, 2022

Construction work is moving fast for 200 Park Avenue, a 19-story office tower rising in Downtown San Jose. The project topped out in late January, and now facade installation is six floors away from the peak, showcasing the metallic carved design by Gensler. The project developer is the Jay Paul Company.

The roughly 300-foot tall building will soon produce 1.35 million square feet of floor area from the 1.7-acre site, with 840,000 square feet of rentable office space and over half a million square feet of parking space from the fourth floor down to four stories below ground. At ground level, 2,000 square feet will be occupied by commercial retail.

https://sfyimby.com/2022/06/construc...-san-jose.html

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Arya at 500 Almaden (8 FL | 87 units | LMS Architects)

Topped out now.

Downtown San Jose Affordable Housing Project, Arya, Tops Out

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON JUNE 28, 2022

Branagh Construction has topped out for Arya, an eight-story residential infill at 500 Almaden Boulevard in Downtown San Jose. The project is being developed by Satellite Affordable Housing Associates, a non-profit organization based in Berkeley with projects across the Bay Area. The building is expected to add 87 homes for families and artists.

https://sfyimby.com/2022/06/downtown...-tops-out.html

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New thread: SAN JOSE | 600 S First Street | 252 FT | 23 FLOORS

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New thread: SAN JOSE | 200 Park Ave | 300 FT | 19 FLOORS

(A little late to the party but figured this one deserves its own thread since it will be SJ's new tallest building.)

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This one is pretty much wrapping up. Work hasn't started yet for the pedestrian bridge though.

Adobe North Tower Facade Complete, Move-Ins Expected By Early 2023, San Jose



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON JULY 1, 2022

A recent site visit by YIMBY has shown that Adobe North Tower’s facade has been fully installed in a highly-visible location for pedestrians coming from Diridon Station or drivers along Highway 87. The 18-story structure at 333 West San Fernando Street is the newest tower in Adobe’s downtown San Jose campus. Gensler is the project architect.

https://sfyimby.com/2022/07/adobe-no...-san-jose.html

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Affordable homes near downtown San Jose approach construction launch
Scores of affordable units are set to sprout between future San Jose BART stops



By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: July 8, 2022 at 5:30 a.m.

SAN JOSE — A residential complex near downtown San Jose that would consist of scores of affordable homes is slated to begin construction within weeks now that the project has navigated past some key milestones.

Roosevelt Park Apartments should start construction within weeks and is expected to be completed two years after that, according to Geoffrey Morgan, president and chief executive officer of First Community Housing, the project’s developer.

“We are very excited to be getting started,” Morgan said. “We’ll be able to start in a matter of weeks.”

The project, which is located at 21 N. 21st St. in the Roosevelt Park district of San Jose just east of the city’s downtown, will consist of 80 affordable homes.

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The proposed development would be near a stretch of East Santa Clara Street that’s between two future BART stations that will be built in San Jose. One proposed BART stop is the 28th Street/Little Portugal station and the other is the Downtown San Jose station.

“This is a good site for affordable housing,” said Bob Staedler, principal executive with Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use consultancy. “It’s near transit, near BART.”

The total development costs for the project, including the construction loan, permit expenditures and other items: $80 million, Morgan estimated.

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Of the 80 affordable units, 40 will be set aside for individuals and families who earn up to 50% of the area median income. In 2020, the median household income was $117,300 a year in the San Jose metro area, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The remaining 40 units are expected to include 20 residences for permanent supportive housing to address the needs of chronically homeless people and 20 residences for rapid rehousing to address the needs of people who might become homeless on a sporadic basis.

The eight-story building will include office and commercial space on the top level. First Community Housing is considering a plan to move its main offices into the top-level commercial space. The complex is also expected to include an array of common or gathering areas, according to a description of the project that’s posted on the First Community Housing website.

The common areas will include the property manager and social service coordinator’s offices, private rooms for case managers, large and small meeting spaces, a computer lab, open lounge and seating areas and a central laundry facility.

“A large outdoor space on top of the garage podium can accommodate a children’s play area, community garden plots and seating,” the post on the housing organization’s website states.

https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/0...p-real-estate/

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so many different treatments of the facade on the right that it looks like a samples display

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^Ha, yes it does!

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Housing towers in Downtown San Jose land huge financing package
Deal points to confidence in towers and downtown San Jose amid Google expansion



By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: July 13, 2022 at 5:30 a.m.

SAN JOSE — Miro, a two-tower housing complex in downtown San Jose, has landed a big financing package that points to confidence in the landmark project as well as the city’s urban core.

The residential highrises, located on East Santa Clara Street between North Fourth Street and North Fifth Street across from San Jose City Hall, have received a long-term refinance loan of $345 million, according to JLL, a commercial real estate firm that arranged the transaction.

Bayview Development Group is the principal developer of the 28-story project, which consists of a pair of towers with a combined total of 630 units. The mixed-use development also features ground-floor retail consisting of an Italian restaurant and a Starbucks coffee shop.

Pacific Life Insurance Co., based in the Orange County city of Newport Beach, provided the $345 million in permanent financing that also paid off a construction loan on the project.

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The development that’s blossoming in downtown San Jose is somewhat impeded by a sluggish recuperation from coronavirus spawned-economic woes.

Despite these uncertainties and obstacles, several players are preparing or have launched an array of projects.

“There’s a lot of great stuff going on in downtown San Jose,” McMahon said. “A lot of good things are coming.”

Among the projects that are underway or in the works in downtown San Jose:

— Google is edging closer to starting Downtown West near the Diridon train station, a mixed-use neighborhood where the search giant may employ up to 25,000 people.

— Adobe is completing a new office tower to enable the tech titan to greatly expand its downtown headquarters presence.

— Jay Paul Co. is completing an office highrise at 200 Park Ave.

— an alliance of developers Westbank and the Gary Dillabough- and Jeff Arrillaga-led Urban Community is planning several projects including a green office tower at 180 S. Market St. where people will be able to work in a garden.

— Urban Catalyst is pushing ahead with several projects, including a revamp of an old movie theater.

Plus, the corner of North Fourth Street and East Santa Clara Street could see the addition of a residential tower and office tower that are the components of a new Urban Catalyst development called Icon/Echo; and a Bayview Development mixed-use office and retail project at East Santa Clara and South Fourth Street called Suzaco. These new projects could help bolster Miro.

https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/0...evelop-google/

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Originally Posted by peanut gallery

I hadn't been in San Jose for a few years and it's changed a lot. It has a lot going for it and I hope as things up back up, it will fully realize its potential. A few random pix:





San Pedro Square is the epicenter of activity. I took this Saturday morning as the band was just setting up (you can see them in the background). About an hour later, this place was full of people, as it was every other time I walked by here Saturday evening and on Sunday:


Anyways, glad to be back and hope I can contribute more in the future.

Thought I recognized that name, welcome back. Hope all is well..

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New Renderings Revealed For Berryessa BART Transit Village In San Jose

New renderings have been revealed for Market Park, part of the expansive Berryessa BART Transit Village Development proposed for 1590 Berryessa Road in San Jose, Santa Clara County. Plans for the Market Park to occupy the Flea Market Southside District would add millions of square feet of office space and over three thousand homes on 60 acres next to mass transit. The Bumb family, the current property owner and founder of the Flea Market, is responsible for the application.



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According to the rendering the tallest building would be about 200 feet tall making it the tallest outside downtown if this ever gets off the ground.

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^ Nice project. Some much needed dense mixed use residential/office transit oriented development on that side of SJ. That's an absurd amount of parking though considering it's right at the Berryessa station. Hopefully they keep it down at the lower end of the 6,524 to 14,250 projected parking space range.

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Lots of activity in the massive pit at Platform 16. Pilings going in for the North building, tower crane bases being installed.
link to webcam:
https://mds.multivista.com/index.cfm...6-4C04BFF1E755

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Excavation Progress At Platform 16, Downtown San Jose



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON JULY 28, 2022

It has been nine months since the President of Boston Properties, Douglas Linde, announced his intention to resume construction at Platform 16 in San Jose, Santa Clara County. Work has indeed started this year, and a live camera linked on the firm’s website shows excavation work is underway for the north building at 375 Autumn Parkway. Devcon is the building’s general contractor.

Platform 16 is a joint development with BXP, TMG Partners, and Valley Oak Partners. BXP maintains a 55% ownership of the project. Speaking with YIMBY, Senior Vice President at CBRE Sherman Chan confirmed that shell completion for 375 Autumn Park is expected by the first quarter of 2025, with timing for the other two buildings to be determined.

The 5.4-acre plot of land by the Bay Area’s largest multimodal transit hub will create 1.1 million square feet of new rentable office space. A three-story below-grade garage will offer parking for 1,746 vehicles, including 140 CalGreen spots for carpooling, vans, and electric vehicles. Bicycle parking will be offered at ground level in each building.

The project’s overall floor area is spread across three buildings. Crews have started work on the north building, located at 375 Autumn Parkway, and to contain 390,000 square feet. The central addition will be the largest, addressed at 325 Autumn Parkway, and to create 530,000 square feet of rentable open space. Lastly, the south building at 455 West Julian Street will offer 170,000 square feet.

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The property is located west of the Guadalupe River, a few blocks north of the SAP Center and Diridon Station. Diridon Station is already connected with Amtrack, Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, Greyhound, and VTA light rail. BART is expecting to open up a new train line connecting Diridon to the rest of its regional network by the 2030s.

Another plan in the works by Platform 16 is Downtown West, Google’s ambitious redevelopment masterplan centered around Diridon Station. Developed in partnership with Lendlease, Downtown West will span 80 acres with 7.3 million square feet of offices, half roughly 4,000 homes of which 800 will be affordable, hotel rooms, 15 acres of parkland, and half a million square feet for retail or cultural tenants.

https://sfyimby.com/2022/07/excavati...-san-jose.html

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Google makes headway to resolve lawsuit over downtown San Jose village
Legal settlement is sought to clear path to launch construction of transit-oriented neighborhood

By GEORGE AVALOS | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: August 10, 2022 at 7:13 a.m. | UPDATED: August 10, 2022 at 7:33 a.m.

SAN JOSE — Google is making progress in efforts to settle land transfers for downtown San Jose parcels dating back to the mid-19th Century that reside within the footprint of the tech titan’s transit village, court papers show.

A legal battle had erupted that pitted Google and the city of San Jose against a group of individuals to determine the ownership of remnants of small land parcels near an old bakery building on the western edges of downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County court documents show.

The search giant and San Jose filed a lawsuit in April 2022 to pursue a county court ruling that definitively awards Google and the city clear and unquestioned ownership of the remnants of four small parcels, which are near the corner of South Montgomery Street and Park Avenue.

But in May 2022, Peter Adams, a possible descendant of one of the 19th-Century owners of the small properties, countersued Google and the city to attempt to convince the court that he was the legal owner of a parcel remnant in downtown San Jose.

On July 22, however, Adams filed a motion to dismiss his own lawsuit against Google and the city. This means that Adams for now has scuttled his efforts to seek a court ruling that he owns one or more of the parcels.

The legal process at the heart of these court cases is formally known as ‘quieting’ the title for the parcels that are involved. Google and the city seek to ensure that the parcel remnants are all transferred by court order to the tech company and the municipality.

“We’re working with the city of San Jose on a land transfer process,” a Google spokesperson told this news organization in June in connection with the outset of the quiet title litigation.

The legal maneuvers and the clear title to the properties must be settled before substantial development of the Google village, which is known as Downtown West, can proceed.

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In February 2022, Google offered Adams $5000, court papers show, as a “courtesy fee” if Adams filed a quitclaim deed to definitely show that Adams had no ownership rights to any of the parcel remnants.
Google hopes to begin construction by no later than sometime in early 2023 on infrastructure improvements as a precursor to the actual development of the transit village. The new neighborhood is viewed as a game-changing development for San Jose, which means the settlement of the land claims is a crucial preliminary step.

The move to settle the litigation is a hopeful sign for the downtown San Jose Google village, said Bob Staedler, principal executive with Silicon Valley Synergy, a land-use consultancy.

“This demonstrates that the Downtown West project is moving along as planned without any significant delays,” Staedler said.

https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/0...l-estate-tech/

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Detailed Renderings For Caltrain Towers At Diridon Station, San Jose



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON AUGUST 24, 2022

New renderings have been revealed for the two mixed-use towers and future office for Caltrain. The project will rise on the surface parking adjacent to San Jose’s Diridon Station. The public plaza and retail at the base would become a welcoming gateway for the future Google-led Downtown West masterplan. Perkins&Will is the project architect.

The new renderings show both towers will have a complex massing with setbacks and cantilevered extensions, all capped by tree-lined balconies. The ground levels will be wrapped with transparent curtainwall skin, flooding the interior retail with natural lighting.

The color palette will vary with wood-look panels, copper-toned metal panels, and green vertical shade louvers along the exterior.

The complex will create around 1.2 million square feet of office space with a capacity for as many as 6,000 employees on-site. The application is led by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. Construction is expected to last around 30 months from groundbreaking to completion. A timeline has not yet been established, though initial development plans indicate work could start as early as 2024.

The project is across from Diridon Station, one of Caltrain’s busiest stations after San Francisco and Palo Alto. Along with Caltrain, the transit hub has connections with VTA Light Rail, Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor, and Altamont Corridor Express. Construction is also expected sometime this decade to connect Diridon Station to BART as part of the Silicon Valley Expansion program.

https://sfyimby.com/2022/08/detailed...-san-jose.html