Urban Catalyst has purchased the final parcel needed for the Icon/Echo master plan in Downtown San Jose. The sale comes just over a month after the developer revealed plans to change the office component to housing, increasing the potential housing capacity from a few hundred to over one thousand units. New renderings shared by Urban Catalyst provide a preliminary glimpse at the design.
A new residential project has been proposed for development at 409 South Second Street in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The project proposal includes the construction of a new 30-story high-rise apartment tower. Canadian developer Westbank has partnered with the local real estate firm Urban Community as the project developers. James K.M. Cheng Architects is responsible for the design, with Steinberg Hart operating as the architect of record
A new affordable housing project has been proposed for development at 797 South Almaden Avenue in Downtown San Jose. The project proposal includes the construction of a six-story building offering affordable housing. RCD Housing is the project developer. Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects is responsible for the designs.
The City of San Jose has published the initial environmental study for a 23-story student housing tower at 100 North 4th Street in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The property would create 1,424 beds near the San José State University campus. Investor Brent Lee is responsible for the application, and Republic Urban is the developer.
Urban Catalyst is now considering adjusting plans for Icon/Echo by replacing the office component with more housing in Downtown San Jose, Santa Clara County. The plan was floated by the developer founder, Erik Hayden, and reported by George Avalos for the Bay Area News Group. If altered, Icon/Echo could create over a thousand units from the two-acre parcel.
