In a major pivot, developer Jay Paul Co. has decided to convert a large portion of the ongoing CityView Plaza project from office to residential. The site, at the northeast corner of Almaden Boulevard and Park Avenue in Downtown San Jose, will transform an existing four-office building campus into 320 units, rebooting construction on the project which paused last year due to poor market conditions.
Last week, Berkeley Moshav, the nation’s first Jewish urban cohousing complex broke ground at its site on San Pablo Ave. The four-story, mixed-use construction begins more than 10 years after the original proposal, making a historic debut for a new type of community-based housing. Urban Development + Partners has worked with Studio KDA architects and local Jewish community groups to realize this long-held dream.
An expansion project for the Heritage on the Marina Retirement Community inches along with a new meeting scheduled for April 17th. The property owner, SF Ladies’ Protection and Relief Society will present findings to the joint planning and preservations committees regarding a historical preservation Certificate of Appropriateness, CEQA findings, and Conditional Use Permit.
Development permits have been filed seeking the approval of a new residential project proposed for development at 1742 Jackson Street in Santa Clara. The project proposal includes the construction of a new two-story building with an attached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU).
Last month, Brookfield Properties submitted a preliminary application for a mixed-use development at 678 Concar Drive in San Mateo. The project, designed by KTGY, replaces a previous proposal approved in 2020. The new project pivots from a more intensely commercial development to a more affordable housing-focused plan.
