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.
Building permits have been issued facilitating the development of a supportive housing project proposed at 4801 Coliseum Way in Oakland. The project proposal includes the conversion of an existing motel to a supportive housing community with onsite services. Demolition work is required on the site which will be processed under separate permits. Danco Communities is the project applicant. Coliseum Motel LLC is the property owner. DG Group Architects is responsible for the designs.
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.
Preliminary plans have been filed for a new eight-story mixed-use infill at 1581 University Avenue in Central Berkeley, Alameda County. The project will replace two commercial buildings and a surface parking lot with over a hundred homes and retail. Trachtenberg Architects is responsible for the design.
New permits have been submitted seeking the approval of bringing affordable housing at 51 9th Street in Downtown Oakland. The project proposal includes the construction of a seven-story building offering residential units at affordable rates, along with residential amenities, and a commercial kitchen. The project site is located adjacent to the Lake Merritt BART Station.
