Project permits have been filed to convert the Bank of Italy office tower into housing at 12 South 1st Street in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The plans would bring new life to the historic tower as the region deals with high office vacancy rates. RMW Architecture is the project applicant.
The Final Environmental Impact Report has been published for Terraine, a mixed-use proposal for housing and parking at 201 West Julian Street in Downtown San Jose. The plans include a new design from Studio Gang for the 17-story residential tower and a ten-year plan to convert the future garage into offices. Westbank Corporation is responsible for the application.
After missing a November deadline last year, one of the developers behind the tree-lined apartment proposal in Downtown San Jose has given a new estimate. Gary Dillabough of Urban Community has reportedly shared that construction at 409 South Second Street is expected to start in the first half of 2024. If this is accomplished, it would be the first project in the Westbank master plan to rise.
Westbank and Urban Community have submitted new plans to convert Downtown San Jose’s iconic Bank of Italy tower into housing. The adaptive reuse of the office tower would create well over a hundred apartments across most of the 13-story building. The filing comes as the region struggles with record-high office vacancy rates.
New permit activity has been filed for the 30-story apartment tower dubbed Orchard Residential in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The plan is part of the multi-tower redevelopment master plan for San Jose by the Canadian developer Westbank in partnership with the local real estate firm Urban Community.
