New renderings have been published along with the release of the public review draft for 972 Elm Street, a residential villas project located just south of the Mineta San Jose International Airport. The project would increase the site density from a single-family unit to eight townhomes across the 0.44-acre site. Fahed Hbayeb Planning and Design is responsible for the project design.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, i.e., VTA, is welcoming the public to provide design feedback on the four future San Jose BART Stations. In particular, VTA is looking for ideas of visual elements to integrate into each of the stations. Along with the survey, the Authority has released some of the most detailed illustrations yet of the future transit hubs. The website is part of phase two in community engagement, the Construction Education and Outreach Plan. The website will receive its final comments on Friday, September 17th.
A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge has ruled in favor of plans to demolish the brutalist bank structure at 199 Park Avenue in Downtown San Jose. While the verdict is not final, it is a significant step toward the construction of CityView Plaza, a 3.8-million square foot office proposal by the Jay Paul Company to revitalize the city block. If built, the development would reshape the block between Almaden Boulevard and South Market Street, central to the city’s urban core.
Permits have been filed seeking the approval of a senior housing project at 390 Floyd Street in San Jose. The project proposal includes the development of an affordable housing complex for seniors located near Tamien Station in San Jose. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the design concepts and construction.
A project meeting has been scheduled to review the draft environmental impact report for 1065 South Winchester Boulevard, a six-story residential development proposed for West San Jose. The new building will add 70 new apartments to the Silicon Valley housing market. Cord Associates is responsible for the development.
