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300 South 1st Street overview, rendering by Steinberg Hart

New Plans for 300 South First Street, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on October 25, 2024 By Andrew Nelson

Westbank and Urban Community are once again considering shifting plans for an office building to housing in Downtown San Jose. New permits for the Valley Title property at 300 South First Street and 345 South Second Street have shifted from two office towers into three clustered 30-story apartment towers with over a thousand homes. However, the joint venture is not canceling permits for the office iteration. Steinberg Hart is responsible for the design.

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Orchard Workspace with Skybridge included, rendering courtesy WRNS Studio and Westbank

Construction Expected by 2023 for Orchard Workspace in Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on April 25, 2022 By Andrew Nelson

Construction is expected to start next year for Orchard Workspace, a 20-story office proposal at 300 South 1st Street in Downtown San Jose. The news comes from the publication of the Draft Environmental Impact Report and the start of a public review period. The project aims to replace the 2.8-acre Valley Title lot with over a million square feet of office space and a large public market.

Orchard Workspace is one of seven projects in the Westbank Campus, a masterplan vision being developed by Westbank and Urban Community.

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300 South 1st Street Hero view, rendering courtesy Westbank

Meeting Today To Review DEIR and Potential Skybridge for Orchard Workspace, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on August 16, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

The San Jose planning department is scheduled to review the draft supplemental environmental impact report for Orchard Workspace in Downtown San Jose at 6 PM today. Orchard Workspace consists of two proposed office towers as high as 301 feet above street level with new retail at 300 South 1st Street and 345 South 2nd Street. The major revelation ahead of the meeting is that a new sky bridge is considered to connect the two office buildings on levels ten and eleven. The project is one of several prospective San Jose projects with Gary Dillabough and Westbank as the joint developers.

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