New renderings have been published for the seven-story mixed-use development at 1881 West San Carlos Street in Burbank, San Jose. The Project will replace four low-slung commercial structures with condominiums and a senior care facility above retail. Lori Greymont of Morgan Hill is listed as the property owner.
1881 West San Carlos Street stepped balcony over the private driveway, rendering by Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation
1881 West San Carlos Street over Boston Avenue, rendering by Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation
Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation is still the project architect. The project will loom over West San Carlos with an articulated collage-style exterior, while the rear end of the structure cascades down with stepped balconies to three floors overlooking a private driveway. Facade materials will include painted stucco, bamboo-style finish, and marble tiling.
The 85-foot tall structure will yield around 227,620 square feet with 125,260 square feet for the senior care facility, 78,070 square feet for housing, 6,000 square feet for four retail spaces, and 18,280 square feet for parking. Parking will be included for 113 cars in a space-efficient stacker complex and 75 bicycles.
1881 West San Carlos Street pedestrian view, rendering by Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation
1881 West San Carlos Street corner view, rendering by Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation
The project functions like two buildings with shared amenities centered around a courtyard. The two uses will share L-shaped halves of each O-shaped floor plan. The plan will create 61 condominiums and 246 senior units, with the space split between 109 memory-care apartments and 137 assisted-living beds. Each floor will have a nurse’s station and activity room. Condominium sizes will vary with a studio, 16 one-bedrooms, and 44 two-bedrooms.
Design Focus is the landscape architect. The surrounding sidewalk will be decorated with trees and planters. A pocket-plaza POPOS will be fit at the corner of West San Carlos and Brooklyn Avenue. The apartment lobbies are accessible from both of these streets, leading into a furnished plaza. The senior lobby will be accessible from a port cochere on a rear private driveway. The facility connects to a lounge, library, dining room, and an amenity space.
1881 West San Carlos Street ground-level floor plan, illustration by Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation
1881 West San Carlos Street site, image courtesy Salvatore Caruso Design Corporation
The 1.23-acre parcel is along the retail thoroughfare, just a few blocks from the Lincoln High School campus. The Westfield Mall and Santana Row are just a mile away.
BKF Engineers is consulting on civil engineering for the project. The estimated cost and timeline for construction have yet to be established.
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I request a hyperlink to the Google Maps url of the address in each such article. It could be right after the street address in parentheses.
What is funny about injecting a big residential complex amidst a retail/commercial thoroughfare is that the remaining retail outlets get a big boost from 300 new households in walking distance. Hence, their longevity is sustained further amidst a brick and mortar retail long-term disappearance.
Then, a couple years later, the next high-density residential complex, replacing the weakest retail/commercial property in the vicinity, but giving the remaining ones still more life.
Recursive repetition.
This is a great development and I like the step-down in the back. If marketed right, the commercial component has the potential of filling up quickly to meet the needs of the residence and surrounding area.