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

Demolition Permits Filed For Westbank Park Habitat at 180 Park Avenue, Downtown San Jose

Demolition permits have been submitted to the city for the existing building at 180 Park Avenue in Downtown San Jose. The application hopes to clear the low-rise convention hall for Park Habitat, a 20-story office building proposed by the international Westbank and local firm Urban Community. The proposed office tower will create an innovative new addition to the skyline, with its distinctive design by Kengo Kuma & Associates, a Japan-based firm.

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200 Mission Street hyper-realistic view, rendering courtesy Hines, design by Pickard Chilton

New Imagery for Hines’ Atlas Block Campus and $105M Refurbishment of 77 Beale Street

Building permits have been filed for the estimated $105 million reskinning and renovation of 77 Beale Street, to be renamed 200 Mission Street, in Hines’ headline-grabbing plan for the Atlas Block Campus in SoMa, San Francisco. Along with building permits, planning documents reveal new imagery and programming details for the mixed-use project. The Atlas Block includes the dynamic Foster + Partners-designed facade for 50 Main Street, the potential second tallest building for the Bay Area.

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