New building permits have been filed for a 140-unit affordable housing project at 1345 Willow Street in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. The development will replace an existing site of 82 units. California-based MidPen Housing is responsible for the development.
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.
Urban Catalyst, a Silicon Valley real estate opportunity zone fund, has plans to build a 21-story high-end student housing tower right next to the San Jose State University campus in the fast-urbanizing downtown San Jose. The 250-foot tower will yield 335,260 square feet with capacity for over 850 student residents, parking for cars and bicycles, and shared amenities. Permits filed in June and July of this year are currently under review by the city.
Site development permits have been filed to build a fourteen-story office building named at 255 West Julian Street in Downtown San Jose. The project yields 512,000 square feet. According to various outlets, the construction is led by Gary Dillabough and Jeff Arrillaga of Urban Community with Westbank Corporation. This marks the third proposal for redevelopment.
Permits have been filed for a new 119-unit mixed-use building at 2951 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, Santa Clara County. The five-story structure will offer 5,000 square feet of office space and 1,000 square feet for ground-floor retail. Twenty-three of the units will be sold as affordable housing. Acclaim Companies will be responsible for the development.