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New Renderings Published For 420 South 2nd And 3rd Street, Downtown San Jose



BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON OCTOBER 6, 2021

Detailed renderings have been published for the three-tower apartment proposal at 420 South 2nd Street and 420 South 3rd Street in Downtown San Jose. Later tonight, the project will be reviewed by the San Jose Historic Landmarks Commission, which is expected to recommend approval for the demolition of the existing structures. Urban Community and Terrascape Ventures are in a joint venture for the development.

The development will produce 352 apartments, parking for 394 cars, and 11,000 square feet of retail across three structures at full build-out. Ground-level landscaping will provide a public amenity. San Francisco-based Build Group is the contractor, and Guzzardo Partnership is responsible for the landscape architecture.

RMW Architecture is the architect. The distinctive design is a consequence of choices in construction. The firm focused on modular panels for the building envelope to help hasten the building job and reduce emissions. According to the design narrative, the “building envelope is component based and driving by performance requirements, occupant comfort, flexibility of the space as well as efficiency of fabrications and installation.”

The modular design also opens up outdoor balconies for every unit with greenery and shading integrated into the design. Each tower will have a distinct design characteristic: Build Group will wrap tower A with angular panels; Tower B’s envelope will be stacked with two-story half-arches; Tower C will be covered with pillbox-shaped balconies.

Construction is scheduled to start with Tower A at 420 South 2nd Street. Tower A will rise 13 floors to yield 139,450 square feet. The 175-foot structure will include 88 units, ranging in size with 56 one-bedrooms, 22 two-bedrooms, nine three-bedrooms, and one four-bedroom unit.

Next, construction will build up the 293-foot Tower B, also at 420 South 2nd Street. The 22-story building will yield 233,330 square feet. Of the 167 apartments, there will be 104 one-bedrooms, 46 two-bedrooms, and 17 three-bedroom units.

Construction will finish with the 276-foot Tower C at 420 South 3rd Street. The 20-story building will yield 201,150 square feet, with 3,000 square feet of retail. 152 apartments onsite. Unit sizes will range from 97 one-bedrooms, 40 two-bedrooms, and 15 three-bedroom units.

https://sfyimby.com/2021/10/new-rend...-san-jose.html

[cardinal2007]

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/10/...state-develop/

Three housing towers could sprout in downtown San Jose’s SoFA district
SAN JOSE — More than 400 homes are being planned in a hip, trendy and increasingly busy section of downtown San Jose as part of a project that would add three housing towers to the city’s skyline.

Urban Community, a real estate company led by local developers Gary Dillabough and Jeff Arrillaga, has proposed a trio of towers that would sprout on parcels at 420 S. Second St. and 420 S. Third St. near East San Salvador Street, documents prepared for a San Jose city panel show.

The three towers all have an airy appearance and are adorned with decks and greenery and envision structures with varied surfaces.

The highrises would add 406 residences to downtown San Jose, if the projects are all constructed, documents on file with municipal planners show.

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Three high rises are being planned for the area around SoFA and SUN (South University)

[gillynova]

Japan town San Jose:

Oct 20, 2021:

[homebucket]

Some nice TOD infill on/next to the Great Mall.

Milpitas Considering Zoning For 7,000 Apartments In Transit-Oriented Plan

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:00 AM ON OCTOBER 21, 2021

The City of Milpitas is encouraging the public to comment on a new draft plan to rezone portions of the city, the Milpitas Metro Specific Plan. MMSP would establish five new districts around the city’s BART Station, which opened in June of 2020. Full build-out could produce roughly seven thousand apartments, two and a half million square feet of office space, light industrial space, retail, and hotels to be built by 2040.

The goal of the specific plan is to establish mixed-use neighborhoods around the Santa Clara County city’s new public transit. The planning process started in March of 2020 and is expected to be adopted by the City Council in the Spring of next year.

The Five Districts for rezoning include the Great Mall, Innovation District, Piper, Tango, and McCandless.

The most impactful district is expected to be the Great Mall, which could see 3,500 dwellings, 500,000 square feet of office space, 250,000 square feet of retail, and a 350-room hotel on-site. Two options include developing only surface parking lots or redeveloping surface parking and a portion of the existing mall. The Great Mall redevelopment concept can be compared to Brookfield’s $2 billion proposal for Stonestown Mall in San Francisco.



The Innovation District would focus on the commercial development at Montague Expressway and South Milpitas Boulevard. The district could see 1,000 new apartments, 1.8 million square feet of office space, 500,000 square feet of light industrial use, 40,000 square feet of ground-level retail, and another 350-room hotel.

Piper, Tango, and McCandless, the remaining three districts, could be rezoned by the city for 2,500 new units, 200,000 square feet of office space, and 10,000 square feet of retail.

For residential structures, the MMSP considers parking requirements ranging from one parking space for every two units or three spaces for every two units. In non-residential structures, the range would be one to two spaces per 1,000 square feet. Bicycle parking would range from 0.5 spaces per bedroom in housing, one space for every 10,000 square feet in retail, and 1.5 spaces for every 10,000 square feet of office space.

https://sfyimby.com/2021/10/milpitas...nted-plan.html

[gillynova]

SJSU Science Building:







Adobe:









200 Park Ave









San Antonio Paseo







Santa Clara / First St

[gillynova]

Some pictures I took last week:



Miro Towers at night:

















Sonic Runway is back!









First / Santa Clara





Forgot the name of this haha





Virginia Studios









Cranes near Santana Row

[mahanakorn]

Great SJ pic updates, Gilly. Thanks as always.

[gillynova]

Originally Posted by mahanakorn

Great SJ pic updates, Gilly. Thanks as always.

Thank you mahanakorn as always! Glad you're still checking out the San Jose thread.

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San Jose Photo Dump - November 14

Adobe:











200 Park Ave








City View Plaza:


Around Downtown:

[gillynova]

[homebucket]

Nice proposal here.

Preliminary Plans Published for 250 Stockton Avenue by Diridon Station, San Jose


By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on December 27, 2021

Yet another high-rise proposal demonstrates the gravitational pull for Diridon Station and Google’s Downtown West project in San Jose. Steinberg Hart and Imwalle Properties have announced plans for 250 Stockton Avenue, a 16-story office tower, to replace a single-story commercial structure within walking distance of the future end-of-line for the Silicon Valley BART extension. The proposal aims to capitalize on the district’s urban qualities and access to public transit.

250 Stockton Avenue will rise 213 feet tall to yield over 1.3 million square feet of office space. Parking will be included in four levels below-ground. With over 60,000 square feet of open air-decks split between terraces and the roof deck, the office interiors promise to be a major selling point for the tower, which Steinberg Hart describes as having “a mix of class A office space and distributed outdoor terraces with planted roofscapes and sky gardens.” This programming was balanced to maximize the mild regional climate and for the unique office culture in Silicon Valley.



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https://sfyimby.com/2021/12/prelimin...-san-jose.html

[NYC2ATX]

I find it interesting how San Jose has become a bit of a laboratory for low- and mid-rise architecture because of the fact that the entire downtown is restricted by low height limits. Some of these designs really are spectacular

[gillynova]

If only they break ground...

[homebucket]

Approved.

Looks only a mother of a SketchUp developer could love but it should get the job done.

285 FT | 30 FL
345 units | 100% affordable

The site:
https://goo.gl/maps/sg9jHbiPyaJhv2gP9

Approval + New Renderings For 605 South Second Street High-Rise, Downtown San Jose

BY: ANDREW NELSON 5:30 AM ON DECEMBER 28, 2021

The City of San Jose has approved plans for a 30-story residential tower to rise at 605 South Second Street in Downtown San Jose. With a rooftop height of 285 feet, the building will be among the tallest in a city whose height limit is heavily regulated by the FAA. Roygbiv Real Estate, a low-profile firm with high ambitions, is responsible for the project.

Since SFYIMBY’s last coverage of the tower in September of 2020, the developer has shifted gears. Initial plans were for at least 70% of the units to be affordable housing. Now, project architect Kurt Anderson shares with SFYIMBY that the plan “is 100% affordable with community room, fitness area, expanded bike storage and additional other community spaces.” Once complete, the tower will contribute significantly to the downtown residential market. Units will be made available for residents earning between 70-80% of the Area Median Income.

The development will receive assistance thanks to state law. ROYGBIV has applied for protection by California Senate Bill 35, legislation that streamlines housing construction to address the state’s housing crisis. In addition to SB35, the 50% State Density Bonus program makes available incentives and waivers that increase the residential capacity available for 605 South Second in exchange for creating affordable housing.

The 285-foot tall structure will yield 289,420 square feet with 273,940 square feet for residential use, 6,400 square feet for amenities, and 7,440 square feet for the lobby and other utility functions, according to updated plans. A garage will be included for 91 vehicles, using stackers across three levels below-ground, spanning 12,830 square feet.

Of the 345 new units, there will be 183 studios, 81 one-bedrooms, 27 two-bedrooms, and 54 three-bedrooms. Amenities will be included with a community-oriented second floor and a roof deck with panoramic views of the South Bay. Parking for bicycles will be included on-site, with 74 long-term spaces and 40 short-term spaces.

Anderson Architects will design the building. The tower will be wrapped with curtain wall glass, articulated by the white-painted balconies that offer open air space for residents, and a bright orange highlight as an aesthetic focal point. With SFYIMBY’s last coverage, the firm principal, Kurt Anderson, shared that 605 South Second Street will include “architectural lighting that will contribute to the nighttime skyline of San Jose.”

The base-level will be highlighted with a two-story lobby with dramatic white columns and curtain-wall. Landscaping planters will surround the building and short-term bicycle parking immediately next to the entrance. Light rail and bus lines will be within walking distance for future residents.

The property is bound by South Second Street, East Read Street, South Market Street, and I-280. With approval from the city, construction is expected to begin by mid-2023, reshaping the vacant 0.3-acre property with housing, parking, and amenities. The estimated construction cost has not yet been announced.

https://sfyimby.com/2021/12/approval...-san-jose.html

[dirk_birkin]

EDIT: These two high rises have begun site prep, formal ground breaking still pending

Two new high rises have broke ground this past week:

Acquity Realty's The Carlysle - 21 story mixed use
https://www.acquityrealty.com/projects/the-carlysle/

photo source: https://sfyimby.com/2021/06/construc...-san-jose.html

Scape's Garden Gate - 336 residential units in 23 stories
https://sfyimby.com/2021/04/new-rend...-san-jose.html

[gillynova]

Finally... I'll go take pics sometime soon now! Can't wait for Garden Gate tbh

[cardinal2007]

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/...r-project.html

A local advocacy group dissed Urban Catalyst's planned San Jose tower, calling it a 'Las Vegas-style' project

A community advocacy group has given its thumbs down to Urban Catalyst's high-profile planned residential high-rise in Downtown San Jose.

Catalyze SV gave the Apollo, the San Jose developer's proposed 18-story tower, an overall score of 3.25 on a 5-point scale. The nonprofit group won't support projects that score below 3.5.

The community group criticized the design of the project, likening it to the big casino buildings in Las Vegas. But its main bone of contention was that Urban Catalyst declined to discuss it with them or other community organizations at Catalyze's December meeting, said Alex Shoor, the group's executive director. Starting in late August, Catalyze representatives tried to contact their counterparts at the developer multiple times to no avail, according to email messages shared with the Business Journal. Urban Catalyst is the first to pass on meeting with Catalyze, the organization said on its scorecard for the project.

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[cardinal2007]

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/...icon-echo.html

Urban Catalyst paid $9.5M for the third piece of the puzzle for its $600M 2-tower project

Urban Catalyst has purchased another property it needs to move forward on its $600 million twin-tower project in Downtown San Jose.

The San Jose developer paid $9.5 million on Jan. 7 for a site located between East St. John and East Santa Clara streets, according to documents filed with the Santa Clara County Clerk-Recorder's Office. It purchased the property from Madrone Ventures and Salinas Valley Corp. via an affiliate, UC 77 N 4th Street Owner, according to those documents.

Located at 77 N 4th Street, the site is the third of four the developer needs to acquire to build a proposed two-tower office and residential development, dubbed Icon/Echo.

"We're just really happy that we were able to acquire the third of four properties in this assemblage and we are in contract for the fourth property towards the end of this year," said CEO Erik Hayden.

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A mix of office and residential, I really like this project

[LAisthePlace]

Popping in from the big city down south. Love what I've been seeing in terms of proposals and renders for San Jose.

Have any of the more flashy/starchitect projects been built/broken ground?

[gillynova]

Originally Posted by LAisthePlace

Popping in from the big city down south. Love what I've been seeing in terms of proposals and renders for San Jose.

Have any of the more flashy/starchitect projects been built/broken ground?

A couple more buildings are going to break ground soon (crossing fingers)

Garden Gate Tower will be the tallest new building in the south of downtown







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The Carlysle will break ground soon





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200 Park Avenue topped off




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SJSU Science Building is topped off and the glass is being installed rn





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I'll try to take real life pictures sometime soon

[homebucket]

Small update.

200 Park (300 FT | 19 FL | 840,000 sq ft office | Gensler)




Arya at 500 Almaden (8 FL | 87 units | LMS Architects)
Note: low income housing, units are for residents earning 30-60% of AMI