Source: The Mercury News
Saturday, February 3, 2024
VTA abandons eminent domain plans that would have derailed a high-rise project
Source: The Mercury News
Thursday, December 21, 2023
11-story building coming to San Jose's "Downtown West"
Source: SVBJ
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
RIP Apollo tower, site of proposed San Jose high-rise sold to VTA
Source: SVBJ
Monday, December 18, 2023
New details for University Station near Caltrain and SCU
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Santa Clara approves plan to rebuild its former Downtown
Thursday, December 7, 2023
San Jose approves 913 apartments east of Downtown
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Luxurious 21-story residential high-rise proposed for Tasman with a surprise amenity on top
Source: SF YIMBY
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Eight-story apartment building proposed near future San Jose Google campus
Monday, November 13, 2023
Owners of the San Jose Flea Market cutting office components entirely and dramatically downsizing housing plans
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Updated design for 1881 West San Carlos in Midtown San Jose
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Reimagining of Oakridge Mall in South San Jose as suburban village with two high-rises
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
SoFA will never be the same if these 6 towers get built
Feast your eyes on two projects consisting of three towers each in Downtown San Jose's artsy SoFA district. I love how these proposals continue to get more and more impressive with natural elements and rooftop amenities.
The first five renders below are a joint residential venture between Urban Community and Terrascape Ventures with 386 units. Two towers would be around 420 S. 2nd Street and clock in at 12 and 22 stories plus 8,000 SQFT of retail in a public plaza between the buildings. This is where the Dai-Thanh Supermarket and Dakao Sandwich shop currently stand. A third 20-story would rise on 420 S. 3rd St. and replace an old apartment complex. At least two towers would have an outdoor rooftop deck and lounge with trees and plants. The entire project would be built using mass timber and cross-laminated timber and operate with net-zero carbon emissions.
The next five renders are Westbank's "The Orchard" mixed-use project at the very entrance of SoFA from San Salvador Street. The towers looks great, but the ground-floor retail looks phenomenal! Currently, most of this proposal covers what today is a giant outdoor parking lot.
If just one of these projects moves forward, it will transform the area. If both make it, it'll be a revelation. It would triple the amount of foot traffic on most days and likely turn SoFA into an even more thriving area than San Pedro Square or the Historic District.
Sources: SVBJ, Aphelion2100 from the SJ Development Forum
Monday, December 21, 2020
SJDA Year in Review Meeting 2020
Alley on San Pedro Square earns Golden Nail Award for outstanding design and architecture
New public space creates a new destination within an already successful downtown San Jose destination
SAN JOSE – The new Alley on San Pedro Square today was recognized for its outstanding design and placemaking. The Downtown Design Committee of the San Jose Downtown Association honored the builder and architect of the mid-rise Modera on San Pedro Square project with the Golden Nail Element of Distinction Award.
The S-shaped alley creates a new and inviting connection between San Pedro Street and Almaden Avenue in the heart of San Pedro Square, one of the most popular destinations in downtown San Jose. On one side of the alley is a new residential apartment building with new retail spaces and on the other are several businesses such as Five Points and The Brit set in historic buildings that now offer their customers reinvented and expanded patios facing the alley.
The committee was impressed by the alley’s walkability, connectivity and the way it promotes socialization, said Brian Corbett, chair of the Downtown Design Committee.
"The new link adds to the already-successful San Pedro Square district,” Corbett said. “The former hidden gem Tabard Theatre becomes the focal point on the alley.”
“By drawing in people and spurring interaction, this is exactly the kind of design we need in San Jose. It is now a truly unique urban experience,” he said.
“We are pleased to bring additional housing to downtown," said Don Peterson of Mill Creek and Modera San Pedro Square. “We had hoped that this signature element of our project would enliven and enrich an already focal point of San Jose."
Rob Steinberg, chairman of Steinberg-Hart, accepted the award on behalf of his architecture firm.
“I’m pleased with how the alley turned out, including the inviting entry on South Almaden with column detail supporting the overhang,” Steinberg said, adding his appreciation for the project’s scale and how lower and higher elements of the residential building step back from the alley.
“The texture, palette colors, accents of the tile, the railing pattern and the variety of materials really add a richness to what I believe will be a great urban space in downtown San Jose.
“The only thing missing is the people, and they are coming,” Steinberg added. “I know they will.”
Modera has already attracted two new restaurants and an urgent care facility into retail space along its side of the alley.
“That is proof that great places attract people and new investment,” Corbett said.
Each year for more than two decades, the Design Review Committee has rewarded projects that contribute excellence and vibrancy to downtown’s built environment with the Golden Nail.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Cambrian Park Plaza Proposal
A once popular West San Jose shopping center is slated to be fully redeveloped into a mixed-use urban village. Cambrian Park Plaza is slated to have 58,000 SQFT of retail, a six-story apartment building with 305 units, 25 townhomes, 48 single family homes, a four-story assisted living facility, 229 hotel rooms and generous amounts of park space with include a children's playground, dog park, and community garden.
Weingarten Realty--the developer--was able to cram all of this into 18 acres by placing almost all of the 1,469 parking spaces underground.
The retail spaces are going to be between 1,080 and 5,000 SQFT, which will make it difficult for larger retailers such as BevMo to move back in but will be a convenient size for restaurants and small shops.
Cabrian Park Plaza drawings look pretty darn good so far and remind me a bit of Evergreen Village Square. This is envisioned as a signature project and effectively a downtown area for the Cambrian district.
There is no ETA yet, but hopefully this moves into demo and construction by the end of 2021.
Source: San Jose Inside, SVBJ