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143 South Third Street Main Rendering, image by AO

New Affordable Housing Approved for 143 South Third Street in San Jose

5:00 am on September 11, 2026 By Gabriel Clark-Clough

The City of San Jose has approved plans for a new seven-story affordable housing development at 143 South Third Street in the downtown neighborhood. The project will convert an existing surface-level parking lot into 168 units of new housing, to be made accessible to low-income and very low-income residents. Sobrato Organization and Pacific Companies are responsible for the site’s development.

South Second Street parking lot, image via Google Satellite

Preliminary Permits for 143 South Third Street, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on April 30, 2026 By Andrew Nelson

Preliminary permits have been filed for affordable housing at a sprawling parking lot at 143 South Third Street in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The proposal shifts away from a 24-story mixed-use tower that was first proposed by the Sobrato Organization in 2015. Pacific West Communities is responsible for the application.