Site development permits have been filed to build a fourteen-story office building named at 255 West Julian Street in Downtown San Jose. The project yields 512,000 square feet. According to various outlets, the construction is led by Gary Dillabough and Jeff Arrillaga of Urban Community with Westbank Corporation. This marks the third proposal for redevelopment.
Residential proposal for 255 West Julian Street from 2018, development by Terrascape Ventures LLC
The 2018 bid would yield 653 new residential units between two 17-story buildings with 10,250 square feet of ground-floor retail and parking for about as many cars as units. The next design was for new office buildings to be built on the 78,000 square foot site. This most recent proposal will renovate the existing building, and place beside it a new 14-story office project.
255 West Julian Street residence designed by Arquitectonica, courtesy Urban Community
Studio Gang is reported as the architect of the new building. Specific details for the more recent proposal are not public, so little is known currently about the most recent proposed design. Studio Gang has often created show-stopping landmark designs, including the recently complete Mira in SoMa, San Francisco.
255 West Julian Street, via Google Street View
The existing six-story structure was built in 1984 and was last assessed to have $7.98 million.
In all instances, the property has been owned by the developer Charles W Davidson.
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I worked for the developer and DKB Homes in the building for over 9 years in the early 80’s. The building was spectacular then and built on rollers to withstand earthquakes. I will always remember watching the building sway in my rear view mirror as I was leaving work on October 17, 1989,as a magnitude 6.9 earthquake rocked northern California during Game 3 of the World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics at Candlestick Park. Days gone by…