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

[gillynova]

[mahanakorn]

Originally Posted by gillynova

Sorry; I haven't been to SJ in a long time, the downtown skyline is much changed, and my spatial orientation is off. This pic is from the NE, right? But from where?

Thanks for your many contributions, Gillynova.

[gillynova]

You're very much welcome mahanakorn! I seriously REALLY do appreciate the kind words.

Yes, this pic is from NE San Jose from the Berryessa area!

[Dariusb]

Awesome pics!

[craigs]

Originally Posted by mahanakorn

Sorry; I haven't been to SJ in a long time, the downtown skyline is much changed, and my spatial orientation is off. This pic is from the NE, right? But from where?

Oh man, let me tell you--the skyline has really changed since our high school track coaches had us running 'laps' over the Hedding overpass as part of our daily routine a zillion years ago! At that time, off in the smoggy distance the only buildings that announced their presence were the Bank of Italy building, the dingy twin "Towers @ 2nd," Comerica Bank, and Tower 55 (every one of these was called something else back then, just using the newer names). Downtown at that time still felt bombed out and empty, full of vast and half-used parking lots, and the skyline just sucked--from every angle.

Originally Posted by gillynova

You're very much welcome mahanakorn! I seriously REALLY do appreciate the kind words.

Yes, this pic is from NE San Jose from the Berryessa area!

Yes, thank you for providing the San Jose pics. Much appreciated!

[gillynova]

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

Real estate investment trust Boston Properties is aiming to turn an approximately 3.57-acre pay-to-park surface lot that it owns into two 16-story towers that would each stand 283 feet tall, the maximum allowable height for that area.

The project, for now called Almaden Office Project, would also include a combined total of more than 39,000 square feet of amenity/food and beverage space on the towers' ground floors. It proposes three levels of underground parking totaling 1,343 parking spaces as well as 319 bicycle spaces.

As for whether the Boston-based company is going to wait to pre-lease the Almaden Office Project before breaking ground on it, Fenton said in an email that it will "track market conditions and make the decision when it needs to be made."

Rendering with 200 Park Ave & City View Plaza. These 3 projects will for sure make downtown San Jose more modern and definitely something to be proud of for those around the area. Wished it included Miro Towers, The Graduate and SJSU science building.

[gillynova]

August 9, 2020
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11th & Santa Clara (Sparta)

[Justbuildit]

Originally Posted by gillynova

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










Rendering with 200 Park Ave & City View Plaza. These 3 projects will for sure make downtown San Jose more modern and definitely something to be proud of for those around the area. Wished it included Miro Towers, The Graduate and SJSU science building.

I like it!

[gillynova]

Miro Towers















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Sparta Student Housing

[gillynova]

200 Park Ave:





Miro Towers





Cityview Plaza



Skyline pic:

[gillynova]

Miro:


JCPenny Office space:



San Pedro:




Sparta:



VF:

Apple:


Shake Shack


Tiffany?

[homebucket]

Nice shots as usual, Gilly. They should just turn that street by SPS into a full time open dining area.

[gillynova]

They should definitely turn SPSM into a full time dining area...

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Adobe Tower



San Pedro has been renovating inside









Santana West






Modera










Night

[gillynova]

Japan Town

[gillynova]

Video courtesy of Google that breaks down the new development and design guidelines for Downtown West

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[gillynova]

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Apparently Apple installed a new graphic outside the new location today saying, "We’ve got something special in store for you. Our grand opening is coming soon."

Not sure if the opening date will coincide the the Apple 12 Pro or Apple 12 (regular) release dates or if this will be before Thanksgiving.

Also last note, the outside area of Valleyfair's expansion is REALLY alive! I'm so glad to see it thriving now with Shake Shack, Bamboo Sushi, Tiffany's and King's (?) Restaurant all now opening! I will post pictures that I took last Sunday in a bit.

Edit: Pics of VF

Eataly:

Salt & Straw. Apple can be seen to the left with the wooden ceiling:

Bamboo Sushi, in front of the future Apple store:

Tiffany's:



New restaurant next to Macy's Men's, Ramen Nagi, Somi Somi


And at Santana Row, there is a Hot Yoga spot replacing the former Urban Outfitters store

[RST500]

Google unveils portrait of massive downtown San Jose campus:

"San Jose revealed scads of new details about Google’s plans to build a sprawling downtown campus with 7.3 million square feet of office space and 4,000 housing units spread out over more than 80 acres with improvements to public amenities, including 10 parks and the trails that will eventually connect them all."

https://sanjosespotlight.com/google-...n-jose-campus/

[cardinal2007]

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/...-san-jose.html

Sobrato's office tower project would throw shade on downtown San Jose — literally

An office tower project proposed by The Sobrato Organization for San Jose's downtown would have a clear, unavoidable consequence on the neighboring Plaza de Cesar Chavez — more shade.

Sobrato's Market Street Towers would result in a "significant, unavoidable shade and shadow impact" on the plaza, with "no feasible mitigation to reduce" it, according to a draft supplemental environmental impact report for the up-to 20-story project published online earlier this week. More specifically, the proposed office building at 282 S. Market St. would result in:

A 16% increase in shadow cast on Plaza de Cesar Chavez for four morning hours during the summer.
A 19% increase in shadow for three morning hours in the fall/spring.
A 31% increase in shadow for two morning hours in the winter.

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I don't think this building will be built anytime soon, as Sobrato seems to be very conservative in terms of when to build, I imagine they will want a tenant pre-signed before they start construction. In theory they could try getting one of the companies that has been growing a lot during the pandemic after the pandemic is over, but I don't think they are good at sales as other investors nearby (like Jay Paul).

[The Best Forumer]

nice looking tower.

[RST500]

Looks awesome but I could see NIMBYs comparing it to high-rise public housing.

New residential village proposed for San Jose's Five Wounds neighborhood near future BART Station:

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/...lage-plan.html