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Park Habitat at 180 Park Avenue, rendering by Hayes Davidson and Westbank

Renderings Released for Westbank’s Park Habitat at 180 Park Avenue, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on February 8, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings have been released for Westbank’s mixed-use building, Park Habitat at 180 Park Avenue, Downtown San Jose. The illustrations came with the Westbank Campus Website launch, which provides a manifesto to connect the Canadian firm’s five Silicon Valley proposals with their innovative approaches that address climate change and encourage community through urban design. Each of the five projects has a unique goal. With Park Habitat, Westbank worked with Kengo Kuma & Associates to design a building that brings together offices and natural spaces in the city center.

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The Energy Hub at 35 South 2nd Street, rendering by Hayes Davidson and Westbank

Renderings Released for Westbank’s Energy Hub at 35 South 2nd Street, in Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on February 3, 2021 By Andrew Nelson

New renderings are out for Westbank’s Energy Hub, an innovative mixed-use tower proposed for 35 South 2nd Street in Downtown San Jose, with Bjarke Ingels Group’s design. The images were released with the launch of the Westbank Campus Website. The new website connects the firm’s five projects in San Jose with their master vision to get the Silicon Valley capital to the forefront of environmentally focused urbanization and offer solutions to address the climate crisis while meeting the demand for housing and workspace. The Energy Hub will provide shaded housing, retail, and office space just around the corner of the future San Jose BART station.

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Bank of Italy exterior egress stair core with green 'living' wall, rendering by Bjarke Ingels Group

Renderings Show Rehabilitation of San Jose’s Iconic Bank of Italy Tower

5:30 am on December 16, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

A preliminary review package has revealed plans for a dramatic rehabilitation of the iconic Bank of Italy Tower at 12 South 1st Street in Downtown San Jose. While the structure is currently actively operating as an office building, the ground level remains vacant. Plans include modern office space, outdoor terraces, retail, and a music venue. Design is by Bjarke Ingels Group and RMW Architecture, with Urban Community and Vancouver-based Westbank as developers.

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Shaded 35 South 2nd Street with greenery, elevation by Bjarke Ingels Group

“BIG Pants” Revealed for 35 South 2nd Street, Downtown San Jose

5:30 am on December 15, 2020 By Andrew Nelson

New elevations reveal plans for a tower at 35 South Second Street, Downtown San Jose. The starchitect Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is behind the design, which has a striking resemblance to a pair of trousers. The 289-foot tower will provide a large quantity of residential, office, and retail space around the corner from the future BART station and historic Bank of Italy Tower. Vancouver-based Westbank Corporation is developing the project.

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BoTown Residential, a 29-story housing highrise in downtown San Jose with ground-floor retail at 409 and 425 S. Second St., concept. James K.M. Cheng Architects, Steinberg Hart

New Construction On 409 South Second Street In Downtown San Jose

5:00 am on November 30, 2020 By Team YIMBY

Development permits have been filed for a new mixed-use building at 409 South Second Street in Downtown San Jose. The proposal includes a housing tower with rooftop amenities that may consist of an infinity pool, all set to sprout at the site of the old Bo Town restaurant in downtown San Jose. BoTown Residential is a 29-story housing high-rise in downtown San Jose with ground-floor retail at 409 and 425 S. Second Street. Concept and design are by James K.M. Cheng Architects and Steinberg Hart.

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