SAN JOSE | 35 South Second Street | 289 + 279 FT | 28 + 27 FLOORS

[38 Geary]

The specs for 35 South Second St:
- 28 floors, 289 ft and 27 floors, 279 ft
- 768 units (177 studios, 413 1BR, 152 2BR, 26 3BR)
- 5% of the units will be affordable
- 10,700 sq ft ground floor retail
- Parking for ? cars and 417 bicycles

The site: https://maps.app.goo.gl/u4hj12PjM4hoCGfU8

New Renderings For BIG-Designed Tower in Downtown San Jose



By: Andrew Nelson 5:30 am on December 12, 2025

The San Jose Planning Director is scheduled to review updated plans next Wednesday for 35 South Second Street in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The plans, dubbed the Fountain Alley mixed-use project, have shifted from the previous pants-shaped office-housing complex to a 27-story and 28-story tower with 768 apartments and ground-floor retail. The project is part of the wider San Jose master plan led by Westbank and Urban Community. The Westbank master vision for the capital of Silicon Valley started as an ambitious plan for urban density and nearly four thousand apartments across the city. Currently, the team is overseeing six different projects across downtown, including the Arbor Building, Bank of Italy tower, the Fountain Alley project, Orchard Residential, Terraine, 180 Park Avenue, and 300 South First Street.

So far, the two developers have publicly announced several construction start dates for a handful of their projects, with only one project starting at 180 Park Avenue. Demolition started in 2022, and limited excavation started, but work was halted due to an archeological discovery and never restarted. In August this year, George Avalos reported for the Bay Area News Group that Westbank has shifted the 180 Park Avenue plans from offices to residential, including 391 apartments and a data center.

Bjarke Ingels Group is once again responsible for the design, with Bionic serving as the landscape architect. Renderings show the two towers lined with balconies and trees. Facade materials will include aluminum, terracotta-toned glass-fiber-reinforced concrete, and curtainwall glass. The design appears similar to the Orchard Residential and office tower that Westbank and Urban Community proposed, designed by James K.M. Cheng Architects and Steinberg Hart.

https://sfyimby.com/2025/12/new-renderings-for-big-designed-tower-in-downtown-san-jose.html

[38 Geary]

And the renderings:











https://sfyimby.com/2025/12/new-renderings-for-big-designed-tower-in-downtown-san-jose.html

[ChiND]

Beautiful. But "Do you know the way to San Jose"?

Do you know the way to San Jose?
I've been away so long
I may go wrong and lose my way
Do you know the way to San Jose?
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose
LA is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas
You can really breathe in San Jose
They've got a lot of space
There'll be a place where I can stay
I was born and raised in San Jose
I'm going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose
Fame and fortune is a magnet
It can pull you far away from home
With a dream in your heart you're never alone
Dreams turn into dust and blow away
And there you are without a friend
You park your car and ride away
I've got lots of friends in San Jose
Do you know the way to San Jose?
Oh, LA is a great big freeway
Put a hundred down and buy a car
In a week, maybe two, they'll make you a star
Weeks turn into years, how quick they pass
And all the stars that never were
Are parking cars and pumping gas
I've got lots of friends in San Jose
Oh, do you know the way to San Jose?
Can't wait to get back to San Jose